You can remember the Koanga Institute in your will

The Koanga Institute exists to preserve, conserve and develop NZ's heritage plants and animals. We hold a nationally important collection of heritage fruit trees, vegetables and flowers. By making a bequest to the Koanga Institute you will be supporting us to continue our important work.

This gift is one that you may not be able to make during your lifetime, but will ensure that our heritage plants are available for future generations as a resource for cultivation and genetic diversity.

The Institute receives no external funding and we rely on our membership for support. In these changing times it feels very important that we continue to flourish and grow.

In your will, you can leave a bequest to the Koanga Institute for “general purposes” or a “specific purpose”. It is our preference though that the bequest be for "general purposes" rather than "specific purposes" as this will allow Koanga Institute to respond to changing circumstances and utilise the bequest in the best way. However, we will obviously respect your wishes if you leave a gift for a specific purpose.

We invite you to inform us that you have left a bequest in your will to the Koanga Institute. This would of course be treated confidentially but would give us the opportunity to thank you in life.

OPTIONS
There are four ways you can include us in your will:

• Specific sum
This is a common form of bequest, where a specific amount is written in to your will. We recommend that you review your will regularly in light of inflation and changes to the value of your estate if you choose to nominate a specific sum to bequest.
• Percentage of your estate
You can nominate a percentage of your estate to be gifted. By nominating a percentage of your estate, your donation keeps pace with inflation and your estate value.
• Residue of your estate
This is the money or assets remaining from your estate after it has been divided amongst those you wish to remember. You can specify to gift the full sum, a nominated amount or a percentage of your residue estate.
• Gift of assets or property
You can nominate to gift a property, home, shares or other assets, allowing them to be retained as a capital investment or to be sold to raise funds. If you choose to do this, we ask that you please contact us first to ensure that we are able to accept and utilise your gift in the way that you would hope.

SAMPLE WORDING WHICH YOU MAY FIND HELPFUL

Gift for general purposes
“I give to the Koanga Institute the sum of $_________ (or_____% of my estate or _____% of the residue of my estate) for general purposes. A receipt given on behalf of the Society will be a complete discharge to my trustees for the gift."

Gift for specific purposes
“I give to the Koanga Institute the sum of $___________ (or _____% of my estate or _____% of the residue of my estate), to be used for _____________. Should the Koanga Institute be unable to use the money for that purpose, I direct the Society to use the funds for the general purposes of the Society. A receipt given on behalf of the Society will be a complete discharge to my trustees for the gift."