Once you have made provision for your family and those dear to you, please consider including in your will a gift to The Orangutan Project (TOP).
By making a bequest to the TOP you will leave a legacy of loving care to orangutans by supporting rescue, rehabilitation and habitat protection projects. Such a gift is a lasting memorial of generosity and humanity that will advance the plight of orangutans for generations to come.
Because wills are technical documents it's best to seek legal assistance to ensure they are correctly worded. Suggested clauses to discuss with your estate planner are below.
"(A) I give to The The Orangutan Project Incorporated (The TOP), or any corporation to which The TOP'S registration is voluntarily transferred under the Associations Incorporation Act 1987 (WA), the sum of $........... [or………%] of my estate, free of State and Federal duties, for general use.
(B) If the gift in (A) cannot take effect completely or at all, to the extent that it cannot take effect, I give it to the charitable organisation or organisations in Australia which my executors consider most nearly fulfils or fulfil the objects I intend to benefit.
(C) The receipt of the treasurer, secretary or public officer for the time being of the beneficiary organisation is an absolute discharge to my executor(s)."
"(A) I give to The The Orangutan Project Incorporated (The TOP), or any corporation to which the TOP's registration is voluntarily transferred under the Associations Incorporation Act 1987 (WA), the sum of $..….…. [or ………%] of my estate, free of State and Federal duties, to be used for the purpose of …………….….. (name specific purpose either e.g. 'habitat protection', 'rescue and rehabilitation projects').
(B) If the gift in (A) cannot take effect completely or at all, to the extent that it cannot take effect, I give it to the charitable organisation or organisations in Australia which my executors consider most nearly fulfils or fulfil the objects I intend to benefit.
(C) The receipt of the treasurer, secretary or public officer for the time being of the beneficiary organisation is an absolute discharge to my executor(s)."
(A residuary estate is any portion of one's estate that is not specifically devised to someone in the will)
"(A) I give to The The Orangutan Project Incorporated (The TOP), or any corporation to which The TOP's registration is voluntarily transferred under the Associations Incorporation Act 1987 (WA), the whole [or stated fraction] of the residue of my estate, free of State and Federal duties, for general use.
(B) If the gift in (A) cannot take effect completely or at all, to the extent that it cannot take effect, I give it to the charitable organisation or organisations in Australia which my executors consider most nearly fulfils or fulfil the objects I intend to benefit.
(C) The receipt of the treasurer, secretary or public officer for the time being of the beneficiary organisation is an absolute discharge to my executor(s)."
For more information please contact TOP at bequests@orangutan.org.au