Your gift can help protect equality for generations to come
After taking care of your loved ones, many people choose to leave a gift to charity in their Will because they care about causes that are important to their life.
By including Equality Australia in your Will, you can help ensure the fight for equality continues - not just today, but for future generations.
your gift will make a difference
Progress towards equality is not guaranteed. The rights and protections we have fought for can be challenged, changed or taken away.
Your legacy can help protect the progress we’ve made - and power the work still to come. This is the long-term change your gift can help make possible.
A gift that reflects your values
We know that your family and loved ones will always come first.
Many of our supporters choose to leave a gift in their Will because they want their values to live on, and to support the causes that have mattered most in their lifetime.
Even 1% of your estate can help drive lasting change for the LGBTIQ+ community.
A gift in your Will can help us continue working towards a future where:
There are a number of ways you can include Equality Australia in your Will:
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If you have already included Equality Australia in your Will - thank you.
We would love the opportunity to thank you personally and keep you updated on the impact your future gift will help achieve.
If you feel comfortable, please let us know by contacting us.
Legal wording
If you choose to include Equality Australia in your Will, we recommend the following wording:
After the payment of all my debts, funeral and testamentary expenses including all death, estate and succession duties payable upon or in consequence of my death and in relation to my estate:
a. I give to Equality Australia Ltd ABN 20 609 977 764 for its general charitable purposes:
[Choose and insert the appropriate statement from the list below]
i. the whole of my estate of whatsoever kind and wheresoever situate; or
ii............. % of my estate; or
iii. the sum of $ …………………….... free of all duties and taxes payable at my death; or
iv. my ……………………… (fully describe any asset to be gifted); or
v. the residue of my estate, subject to the preceding gifts in this Will;
b. If the gift in subparagraph (a) of this clause cannot take effect completely or at all, to the extent that it cannot take effect I give the gift in subparagraph (a) of this clause to the charitable organisation or organisations in Australia which my executors in their discretion consider most nearly fulfils or fulfil the objects I intend to benefit in the share or shares my executors think fit. The objects I intend to benefit include to improve the wellbeing and circumstances of LGBTIQ+ people; and
c. I declare that the receipt of the treasurer, secretary or public officer for the time being of a beneficiary under this clause is a sufficient discharge to my executors in respect of a gift to that beneficiary.
We also recommend speaking with your solicitor or legal advisor to ensure your wishes are carried out correctly.
Thank you
Thank you for considering leaving a gift in your will to Equality Australia.
Your legacy can help ensure that future generations can live with dignity, safety and respect.
