VNA In Your Will

Remembering the Vineyard Nursing Association in your Will

Thank you for your interest in remembering the Vineyard Nursing Association in your will. By doing this, you ensure that your life will have a lasting impact on the home health care of the Vineyard community. If you have already included the VNA in your estate plans or if you would like more information on how to do so, please e-mail: gifts@vineyardnursing.org or call the VNA Development Office at 508-696-0785 or write to us at:

Even if your aims are simple, a legal adviser will ensure that your will accurately reflects your intentions. They may help you to determine whether there are any family members who you have not included in your will or who you may wish to include, in order to avoid a subsequent claim against your estate. This may be important to consider before deciding to leave a legacy to the VNA. Legal advice may also help you to reduce the amount of tax payable on your estate.

Preferred Wording

If you would like to remember the VNA in your will, your lawyer might like to use the preferred wording:

"I give to the Vineyard Nursing Association, located at 15 Merchant's Court, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568, a registered 501 (c) (3) non- profit organization (#22 225 7839), my gift of _____ and I direct that the receipt of the Chief Executive Officer or other proper officer of the organization shall be a full and sufficient discharge of the same."