The following is intended to help you draft a gift from your estate that meets your intentions regarding Claremont McKenna College. If you wish to support a particular program, we ask that you contact our office. Our legal name should appear as:

Legal name: Claremont McKenna College, Federal Tax ID number: 95-1664-101

We suggest the following wording:

Estate Gift of a stated sum or percentage of money may be worded:

“I give to Claremont McKenna College, 400 North Claremont Blvd., Claremont, CA 91711, a California nonprofit corporation, or its successor, Federal Tax Identification Number 95-1664-101 [insert here the exact dollar amount or percentage of your estate] for its general purposes.”

Estate Gift of a specific asset from your estate may be worded:

“I give to Claremont McKenna College, 400 North Claremont Blvd., Claremont, CA 91711, a California nonprofit corporation, or its successor, Federal Tax Identification Number 95-1664-101, [insert here a description of the particular property].”

Residuary Estate Gift, after other bequests and expenses have been paid, may be worded:

“I give to Claremont McKenna College, 400 North Claremont Blvd., Claremont, CA 91711, a California nonprofit corporation, or its successor, Federal Tax Identification Number 95-1664-101, all [or a portion] of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate.”

Contingent Estate Gift if the person making the will is not survived by certain individuals:

“If [name/s of primary beneficiary/ies] do/es not survive me, or shall die within ninety (90) days from the date of my death, or as a result of a common disaster, then I give to Claremont McKenna College, 400 North Claremont Blvd., Claremont, CA 91711, a California nonprofit corporation, or its successor, Federal Tax Identification Number 95-1664-101, [insert here the exact dollar amount, description of property, or percentage of residual estate].”