Suggested Language for Your Will

To simplify the process of adding Franciscan Missions to your will, you can take this language to your attorney. 

In Your Will or Trust 

“I give and bequeath to the General Secretariat of the Franciscan Missions, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation organized under the Laws of the State of Wisconsin, having its principal office at 940 Browns Lake Drive, Burlington, WI 53105 and a mailing address of P.O. Box 130, Waterford, WI 53185."

To make a cash bequest: 

“The sum of $________ to be used by the General Secretariat of the Franciscan Missions, Inc. for its general purposes.”

To give a percentage of the estate: 

“________ percent of my estate to be used by the General Secretariat of the Franciscan Missions, Inc. for its general purposes."

To give a residual amount or remaining interest: 

“the rest, residual and remainder of my estate after all debts, expenses and taxes have been paid and all the general and specific bequests have been made, to be used by the General Secretariat of the Franciscan Missions, Inc. for its general purposes."

Bequest Wording For Donors