Wills & Bequests
By naming Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS in your will, you may leave a gift in the form of cash or securities.

Life Insurance
You can name Broadway Cares as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy or open a new policy to benefit Broadway Cares.

Retirement Plan
You may designate Broadway Cares as a beneficiary of your retirement plan.

Revocable Charitable Remainder Trust
A Revocable Charitable Remainder Trust allows you to earn income throughout your lifetime and pass the remainder of the trust on to Broadway Cares upon your death.

Each one of these gift plans is flexible and easy to make. No matter which option you choose, you have all the rights of enjoyment, use and disposition of the intended gift throughout your lifetime. You also may change your beneficiary if your circumstances change. We encourage you to contact us or your financial planner for more information.
 

Here are several examples of suggested bequest wording which you may share with your legal counsel if you would like to make a gift to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS through your will or living trust.

Bequest of Specific Amount
“I give, devise and bequeath $___________to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Inc. federal tax ID 13-3458820. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS may be contacted at 212.840.0770, ext. 262, or 165 West 46th Street, Suite 1300, New York, NY 10036.”

Bequest of Remainder of Estate
“I give, devise and bequeath to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Inc., federal tax ID 13-3458820, all [or state the fraction or percentage] of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, both real and personal. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS may be contacted at 212.840.0770, ext. 262, or 165 West 46th Street, Suite 1300, New York, NY 10036.”

Bequest of Life Insurance Policy
“I hereby name Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Inc. as the owner and beneficiary of my ______ (insurance company), policy #______, with a face value of $______. I designate that upon my death, the proceeds will be distributed to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Inc., New York, New York, for its general purposes.”

Bequest of Retirement Plan

As primary beneficiary:
“The beneficiary of the entire amount in the plan upon my death is Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Inc., for its general purposes.”

As contingent beneficiary:
“The beneficiary is my spouse as long as he/she survives me. The beneficiary if my spouse does not survive me, or of any portion thereof that my spouse may disclaim, is Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Inc. for its general purposes.”

Legal Name: Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Inc. Legal Address: 165 W. 46th Street Suite 1300 New York, NY 10036 Tax Identification Number: 13-3458820
 

In fiscal year 2019, gifts to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS were received from these estates.

Estate of Eileen Stapelton
Estate of Basil Merle Debuskey
Estate of Christine Plath
Estate of Harry Bennett
 

The following have provided for an estate or other planned gift to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

We salute our many friends and colleagues who are no longer with us and left planned gifts to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.