Bequest Language

Planning for the future and creating the legacy you wish to leave is one of the most effective ways to ensure a lasting impact. Making a gift in your will or living trust, known as a bequest, can guarantee that your legacy endures. Your gift may be a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate, or the remainder after all other provisions are specified.

Our federal tax ID number is: 13-1656610

Below is suggested language to use when drafting your bequest.

Sample Language

Unrestricted Endowment

"I, (name), have named APS in my will. Upon my death, I will give, devise, and bequeath (percentage) of my estate or (fixed dollar amount) to benefit the American Physical Society (APS), a 501(c)(3) qualified nonprofit organization located in and existing under the laws of the District of Columbia, and with principal business address of One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740-3844. Tax Identification Number: (EIN 13-1656610). I would like my gift to be treated as an endowment, whereby the earnings will be used to support the operations and programs of APS, including but not limited to Research Dissemination, Membership and Meetings, Education and Diversity, Outreach, Public Affairs, and International Affairs."

Unrestricted Quasi-endowment

"I, (name), have named APS in my will. Upon my death, I will give, devise, and bequeath (percentage) of my estate or (fixed dollar amount) to benefit the American Physical Society (APS), a 501(c)(3) qualified nonprofit organization located in and existing under the laws of the District of Columbia, and with principal business address of One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740-3844. Tax Identification Number: (EIN 13-1656610). I would like my gift to be treated as a quasi-endowment, whereby the corpus and earnings will be used to support the operations and programs of APS, including but not limited to Research Dissemination, Membership and Meetings, Education and Diversity, Outreach, Public Affairs, and International Affairs."

Endowment for Specific APS Programs

"I, (name), have named APS in my will. Upon my death, I will give, devise, and bequeath (percentage) of my estate or (fixed dollar amount) to benefit the American Physical Society (APS), a 501(c)(3) qualified nonprofit organization located in and existing under the laws of the District of Columbia, and with principal business address of One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740-3844. Tax Identification Number: (EIN 13-1656610). I would like my gift to be treated as an endowment, whereby the earnings will be used to support the (APS program)."

Quasi-endowment for Specific APS Programs

"I, (name), have named APS in my will. Upon my death, I will give, devise, and bequeath (percentage) of my estate or (fixed dollar amount) to benefit the American Physical Society (APS), a 501(c)(3) qualified nonprofit organization located in and existing under the laws of the District of Columbia, and with principal business address of One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740-3844. Tax Identification Number: (EIN 13-1656610). I would like my gift to be treated as a quasi-endowment, whereby the corpus and earnings will be used to support the (APS Program)."

If you have named the American Physical Society in your will or trust, please let us know so we can ensure that your gift is used according to your wishes. Notifying us of your plans will enable us to plan for the use of your future gift. However, if you prefer to remain anonymous, we will keep your name and gift in strict confidence.

Please contact Kevin Kase at 301-209-3224 or development@aps.org for more information.