Bequest Language

Printable Bequest Language

You can make a bequest simply by including language in your will designating a portion or percentage of your estate to Yeshiva University. You can use the text below or adapt it when you are ready to make a gift.

Suggested Language for Bequests

“I give and bequeath _____ (percentage of my residuary estate or a specific dollar amount) to Yeshiva University, Federal Tax I.D. Number 13-1624225, a New York nonprofit tax-exempt organization, for its tax-exempt charitable purposes.”

For a Bequest to RIETS
Please use this Federal Tax I.D. Number: 13-2673756.

For a Bequest to the Yeshiva University High Schools
Please use this Federal Tax I.D. Number: 20-0247649.

Suggested Language for Canadian Donors

“I direct my Trustees to pay or transfer _____ (specific amount, gift-in-kind or percentage of residue of estate) to CANADIAN FRIENDS OF YESHIVA UNIVERSITY, BN/Registration No. 819680851 RR 0001, and I declare that the receipt of the person professing to be the Treasurer of the recipient or other proper person to receive such sum shall be a sufficient discharge to my Trustees.”

If you have provided for Yeshiva University in your estate plan but have not yet notified us of your intention, please consider letting us know so we can thank you.

Communicating your plans helps us ensure that your requests are met and guides us in long-term planning efforts. You can reach out to Daniel Satlow, Director of Major Gifts, at daniel.satlow@yu.edu or 646.592.6864 to let us know your intentions or to ask any questions.