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PLANNING A GIFT FOR THE GALLERY...
A gift through your will preserves your commitment to the Gallery and provides ongoing support of the visual arts for many future generations.
There are many ways to plan a gift to the National Gallery of Canada. The most popular and simplest way is to include a bequest gift to the National Gallery of Canada Foundation in your will.
The following statements are suggested as appropriate language for making an unrestricted bequest to the National Gallery of Canada Foundation. (This information is not intended as legal or financial advice and therefore, we recommend that you consult your lawyer and financial advisor.)
Specific Bequest: I give to the National Gallery of Canada Foundation the sum of (amount) or (description of property) … I impose no restrictions upon the use of this bequest to the National Gallery of Canada Foundation.
Residual Bequest: I give to the National Gallery of Canada Foundation all (or stated percentage) of the rest, residual, and remainder of my estate … I impose no restriction upon the use of this bequest to the National Gallery of Canada Foundation.
Contingent Bequest: 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 common disaster, then I give to the National Gallery of Canada Foundation (describe amount of cash, property or percentage of residual estate) … I impose no restriction upon the use of this bequest to the National Gallery of Canada Foundation.
If you wish to designate your bequest gift to a specific programme, purpose or acquisition, please contact the National Gallery of Canada Foundation to determine the wording that will ensure the Gallery’s appropriate use of your gift such that your wish will be fulfilled.
The Woolsey Family (1809)
William Berczy, Sr.
Oil on canvas, 59.8 x 87.2 cm
National Gallery of Canada
Gift of Major Edgar C. Woolsey, Ottawa, 1952
For further information or to advise the National Gallery of Canada Foundation of your bequest gift, please contact:
National Gallery of Canada Foundation
380 Sussex Drive,
P. O. Box 427, Station A,
Ottawa ON K1N 9N4
Tel: 613.241.9359
Fax: 613.241.0279
foundation@gallery.ca
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