Bequest Language

Planning for the future and creating the legacy you wish to leave is one of the most effective ways to ensure a lasting impact. Making a gift in your will or living trust, known as a bequest, can guarantee that your legacy endures. Your gift may be a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate or the remainder after all other provisions are specified.

Our federal tax ID number is: 83-0180403

Below is suggested language to use when drafting your bequest.

Sample Language

For an unrestricted gift that allows the Buffalo Bill Center of the West to determine how to use the funds based on the most pressing needs, use the following language for your will and/or trust:

"I give to Buffalo Bill Memorial Association, a nonprofit corporation currently located at 720 Sheridan Ave. Cody, WY 82414, or its successor thereto, _________ [written amount or percentage of the estate or description of property] for its unrestricted charitable use and purpose."

To designate your provision for a particular purpose:

"I give to Buffalo Bill Memorial Association, a nonprofit corporation currently located at 720 Sheridan Ave. Cody, WY 82414, or its successor thereto, _________ [written amount or percentage of the estate or description of property]. This gift should be used for (state purpose) if and so long as Buffalo Bill Memorial Association determines that the need exists. If Buffalo Bill Memorial Association shall determine at the outset or at a later time that the need does not exist, or no longer exists or for some reason it is not possible (or prudent) to administer my gift as originally intended, then Buffalo Bill Memorial Association may, in its sole and uncontrolled discretion, direct the use of my bequest for a purpose related as closely as possible to that stated above."

If you have named the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in your will or trust, please let us know so we can ensure that your gift is used according to your wishes. Notifying us of your plans will enable us to plan for the use of your future gift. However, if you prefer to remain anonymous, we will keep your name and gift in strict confidence.

Please contact Amy Sullivan at 307.578.4014 or amys@centerofthewest.org for more information.