Leave a gift in your Will
We want to be at the heart of our community long into the future.
Whatever the amount, a gift in your Will can bring high-quality art and creativity to Kent for generations to come. Below you'll find plenty of information to help you update your will, but if you have questions, you can speak to our development team.
Your donations help us:
- Plan and deliver globally renowned exhibitions.
- Support artists to bring their creative vision to life.
- Provide funding for our learning and outreach programmes.
- Support our work driving economic regeneration in the area.
A legacy gift is easy to arrange, will not alter your current lifestyle, and can be easily modified to address your changing needs.
What can you give
Gifts can be a sum of money, equities and bonds, property, a specific item, or a share of what is left of your estate. Turner Contemporary is a registered charity, so legacy gifts to us are exempt from inheritance tax, thus reducing the overall amount of tax payable out of your estate. Further tax reductions are available for those who leave 10 per cent or more of their estate to charity.
How your gift is used
Unrestricted legacies allow us to use your gift where it is most needed. It means you can make a real, long-lasting difference by helping to protect the gallery, our exhibitions programme, the artists we work with, and our community outreach programme.
Want to leave your gift to a specific area of our work? Talk to us on 01843 233 001 or support@turnercontemporary.org so we can make sure your wishes are fulfilled.
Writing your Will
There are few ways you can consider leaving a gift in your Will. We recommend that you consult a solicitor when writing or amending your Will to ensure that it reflects your intentions and is legally valid. They can also advise you about further matters such as Inheritance Tax.
Below is some suggested wording that your solicitor can use when writing your Will.
A Residuary Gift
A Residuary Gift is all or part of the value of your estate, once all your other commitments have been settled.
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“I give [state a proportion e.g. one third] of the residue of my estate to Turner Contemporary, based at Rendezvous, Margate, Kent CT9 1HG, UK, absolutely for its general charitable purposes to further its mission. My Trustees shall have no further duties relating to this benefit if they obtain a written receipt from an authorised officer.
A Pecuniary Gift
A Pecuniary Gift is a specific sum of money. You may wish to protect this gift against the effects of inflation by asking your solicitor to ensure that it is index linked, which means that your specific sum would be adjusted according to an independent index, such as the UK Retail Price Index.
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“I give the sum of [amount in words] (£____ [amount in figures]) to Turner Contemporary based at Rendezvous, Margate, Kent CT9 1HG, UK, absolutely for its general charitable purposes to further its mission. My Trustees shall have no further duties relating to this benefit if they obtain a written receipt from an authorised officer.”
Amending Your Existing Will
If you have already made a Will but would like to leave a gift to Turner Contemporary, you can still do so by writing a codicil.
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“I [full name] of [full address] declare this to be a [first/second/etc.] codicil to my Will dated [day] [month] [year]. In addition to any legacies given in my said Will, I give, devise and bequeath to Turner Contemporary of Rendezvous, Margate, Kent CT9 1HG, UK [the whole (or ____% share) of my residuary estate] or [the sum of ____ (____ pounds)] absolutely for its general charitable purposes to further its mission. My Trustees shall have no further duties relating to this benefit if they obtain a written receipt from an authorised officer. In all other respects I confirm my said Will and any other codicils thereto.”
Let us know about your gift
Thank you for considering making a gift to us. If you decide to support us in this way, we would like to thank you personally and let you know what a difference your support will make. To help us keep in touch with you, we ask that you complete and return the form below.
More ways to give
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