How to leave a Gift in your Will

Leave a Gift in your Will in 3 easy steps:

1. Contact Us

Reach out to the Graeme Dingle Foundation to discuss leaving a gift in your Will and to ask any questions you may have.

Harry Silver, Business Engagement and Fundraising Manager
Email: Harry.Silver@dinglefoundation.org.nz
Free phone: 0800 435 775
Phone: 027 2465332

2. Consult a Professional

Connect with a financial or legal advisor, lawyer, or Will provider, either in person or online, and ask them to:
a. Create a Will (if you do not already have one)
b. Amend your existing Will to include your gift

Thanks to our partnership with Footprint, New Zealand’s largest online Will provider, you can create your Will at a discounted rate. Please visit the website Graeme Dingle Foundation – My Footprint.

Suggested Wording:

I give and bequeath to the Graeme Dingle Endowment Trust, a charitable trust registered with the New Zealand Charities Commission (CC28794),

[the residue of my estate] OR

[ % of the residue of my estate] OR

[my       ] (describe specify item(s) OR

the sum of $………

free from all duties and charges, as a contribution to the Graeme Dingle Endowment Trust to be applied for ‘greatest needs’, for which the receipt of the Graeme Dingle Endowment Trust shall be sufficient discharge to my trustees.

3. Inform Us

Once your Will is updated, if you feel comfortable, please let us know. We would love to acknowledge your generous contribution to the Graeme Dingle Foundation.

What kind of gift can I make in my Will?

There are many ways to leave a lasting legacy through your Will. Whether you want to gift a specific amount, a cherished item, or a portion of your estate, every contribution helps ensure that the Graeme Dingle Foundation can continue its vital work for generations to come. Below are some of the ways you can make a meaningful impact:

You can give a specific amount of money or percentage of your estate. This type of gift sometimes called a pecuniary gift, allows you to nominate a specific amount of money or percentage to give to the Graeme Dingle Foundation.

You can leave a particular item or items such as property, land, works of art, jewellery, shares etc. It needs to be specifically named in your Will and given to the Graeme Dingle Foundation.

You can leave the residue of your estate after specific items and/or monetary gifts (if any) have been given. Here you make a gift to the Graeme Dingle Foundation of what is left over (or a percentage of the residue) in your estate after all expenses and debts have been settled and your loved ones have been provided for. A residuary gift is one of the best types of Gift in Will donations because it maintains the relative value of your gift and automatically adjusts to changes in the value of your estate. This is the type of gift we ask our supporters to consider because it upholds the intended value of the gift over time.

You can make a gift to take effect after the death of your spouse—your spouse would have your estate for as long as he/she lived, and then the indicated portion would revert to the Graeme Dingle Foundation.

You can make a gift through a perpetual trust that will provide ongoing financial support.

You can gift a life insurance policy on your own life or the life of another nominated person, with the Graeme Dingle Foundation nominated as the sole beneficiary. Alternatively, you could make the bonuses of your life insurance policy payable to the Graeme Dingle Foundation.