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Plan Your Legacy at the Alamo

Remember the Alamo with a bequest from your estate to help sustain and strengthen the historic site for years to come.

A bequest is a gift from your estate - a transfer of cash, securities, or other property - made through your estate plans. It costs nothing now and enables you to contribute to the Alamo far into the future.

You can make a bequest to the Alamo by including language in your will or living trust leaving a portion of your estate to the Remember the Alamo Foundation or by designating Remember the Alamo Foundation as a beneficiary of your retirement account or life insurance policy.

Advantages include:

  • A bequest costs nothing now, yet gives you the satisfaction of knowing you have provided for the Alamo in the future

  • You retain control of and use of your assets during your lifetime

  • You may modify your bequest if your circumstances change

  • Gifts to Remember the Alamo Foundation from your estate are exempt from federal estate taxes

  • If you let us know of your plans, we will be able to thank you now and discuss opportunities

Making a Bequest

A bequest to Remember the Alamo Foundation can be made for a specific amount, for a percentage of your estate, or for all or a portion of what is left after you have made bequests to your family. To make a gift to Remember the Alamo Foundation from your estate, you must sign a new will or living trust instrument, add a codicil to your present will, or make an amendment to your present trust instrument.

Alternatively, you can designate Remember the Alamo Foundation as a beneficiary of a retirement plan or life insurance policy. To do so, contact the retirement plan administrator or life insurance company and complete the appropriate beneficiary designation form. 

To assist you in preparing your bequest, we have provided sample bequest language below.

Sample Bequest Language

  • Unrestricted Expendable Bequest

    I hereby give ___________________* to the Remember the Alamo Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, to provide support exclusively for the Alamo and its preservation, educational outreach, and public programs.

    * Fill in the blank with the dollar amount, percentage of estate, or specific property you intend to give to Remember the Alamo Foundation.

  • Unrestricted Endowed Bequest

    I hereby give ______________* to the Remember the Alamo Foundation (hereinafter, “the Foundation”), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The property comprising this gift may, for investment purposes, be merged with any of the investment assets of Remember the Alamo Foundation, but the gift shall be entered in the Foundation’s books and records as an endowed fund known as THE _____________ FUND (the “Fund”). The Foundation shall use the endowment payout from the Fund to support the objects and purposes of the Alamo.

    * Fill in the blank with the dollar amount, percentage of estate, or specific property you intend to give to Remember the Alamo Foundation.

Foundation Name and Tax ID Number

The official name is Remember the Alamo Foundation.

The federal tax ID number is 47-4470136.

Let Us Thank You

If you have included Remember the Alamo Foundation in your estate plans, please let us know. We would like to thank you for your generosity, make sure the purpose of your gift is understood by the Foundation, and discuss potential opportunities.