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Include a charity in your will
“The Life You Can Save’s focus on effectiveness and all lives being equal aligns with our core values. Their curated list of charities helps us ensure we help those who need it most, via charities that demonstrate proven effectiveness. We’re proud to partner with them and would recommend any company seeking to maximise their social impact to speak to them.”
— Peter Singer, Founder, The Life You Can Save
Already made up your mind?
Select your country and get suggested wording and required details to include a charity in your will or in your client’s will.
Australia
What types of gifts can you leave in your will?
Residual bequest
After you have provided for your friends and family in your will, give a percentage of the remainder of your estate — 10% can make a huge difference. And this type of bequest won’t lose value over time.
Percentage of estate
Specify a percentage of your estate — any amount from 1% to 100% — that you would like The Life You Can Save Australia or one of our recommended charities to receive. This gift will also keep its value over time.
Pecuniary bequest
Leave a specific amount of money, real estate or shares to The Life You Can Save Australia or one of our recommended charities
Charity details
In Australia, you can include The Life You Can Save Australia or one of the two charities from our list that are registered charities in Australia.
The Life You Can Save Australia Limited
When you include The Life You Can Save Australia in your will, you let us direct the funds to where they are needed the most at the time.
The Life You Can Save Limited
ABN 90 623 716 370
Suite #1047, 1 Barratt St, Hurstville, NSW 2220
The Fred Hollows Foundation
The Fred Hollows Foundation
ABN 46 070 556 642
61 Dunning Ave, Rosebery NSW 2018, Australia
Against Malaria Foundation Australia
The Against Malaria Foundation (Australia) Ltd
ABN is 72 120 213 701
Wording for your will
Wording for The Life You Can Save Australia
“I give, devise and bequeath, free of all duties and taxes, ____________________________________* to The Life You Can Save Australia Limited (ABN 90 623 716 370) of 17 Nicholson St, Woodend VIC 3442 for its general purposes. An authorised receipt from The Life You Can Save Australia Limited will be a sufficient discharge for the executor(s) or trustee without seeing to the final distribution of the funds.”
Wording for one of The Life You Can Save’s recommended charities in Australia
“I give, devise and bequeath, free of all duties and taxes, ____________________________________* to (ABN ) of for its general purposes. An authorised receipt from will be a sufficient discharge for the executor(s) or trustee without seeing to the final distribution of the funds. This gift was inspired by The Life You Can Save. I request the charity to notify The Life You Can Save Australia of the value and date of this gift.”
* Insert one of the following
- the whole (or …%) of the residue of my estate
- the whole (or …%) of my estate
- the sum of $[amount]
- [Details of a particular asset, such as shares or property]
The language we provide is only sample language. We recommend you consult with your estate planner or lawyer.
United Kingdom
For queries please contact Leslie Limpert.
United States
How to get started
We have partnered with FreeWill to make creating your will, and planning your gift, easy and completely free. This powerful commitment costs nothing today, and ensures that your support will always go to the not-for-profits and causes that need it most — not just today, but in the generations to come. Give to a charity of your choice, or support them all through a gift to The Life You Can Save, by planning a gift in your will at cost today.
Charity details
If you wish to name one of our recommended non-profits or The Life You Can Save in your will or estate plan, you will need the legal name and tax ID.
The Life You Can Save
When you include The Life You Can Save in your Will you let us direct the funds to where they are needed the most at the time.
Tax ID (EIN): 46-2100400
Against Malaria Foundation
Tax ID (EIN): 20-3069841
Evidence Action
Tax ID (EIN): 90-0874591
Fistula Foundation
Tax ID (EIN): 77-0547201
Food4Education
Tax ID (EIN): 88-0664918
The Fred Hollows Foundation
Tax ID (EIN): 82-2851329
GiveDirectly
Tax ID (EIN): 27-1661997
Helen Keller International
Tax ID (EIN): 13-5562162
Living Goods
Tax ID (EIN): 20-5010527
Malaria Consortium
Tax ID (EIN): 98-0627052
One Acre Fund
Tax ID (EIN): 20-3668110
Raising the Village
Tax ID (EIN): 81-2578460
Sanku – Project Healthy Children
Tax ID (EIN): 83-0396815
Seva
Tax ID (EIN): 38-2231279
Village Enterprise
Tax ID (EIN): 22-2852248
In the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, only 6.5% of wills include a charitable gift. Let’s change that!
Contact an advisor with questions
To help us measure our impact and effectiveness, please email to let us know if you have included The Life You Can Save or any of our recommended non-profits in your will.
A legacy of impact
When you leave a bequest to a charity like The Fred Hollows Foundation, you’re helping fulfil Fred’s vision: a world where no person is needlessly blind.
A legacy of impact
When you include an evidence-backed charity like GiveDirectly in your will, you’re enabling people living in poverty to choose for themselves how to improve their lives.