Legacy Gifts

Remembering the National Shrine in Your Will

      When preparing, amending or adding a codicil to your Last Will and Testament, please consider remembering the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.  Charitable bequests of a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate, or specific assets such as stock securities or real estate are a meaningful way to remember the National Shrine and leave a personal legacy.

      To remember the Basilica of the National Shrine in your will, you may contact your attorney for assistance in making a bequest, or, you may simply include the following in your will:

      I give, devise, and bequeath to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, a body corporate of the District of Columbia, and located in Washington, D.C., (the sum of _____) or (__ % of rest residue, and remainder of my estate) or (__ shares of _____) or all my right, title and interest in the following described property _____).

      For further information or assistance please feel free to contact Mr. Lindy Bowman, Director of Development, at 202-281-0617.  Thank you for your prayerful consideration and continued support of Mary’s Shrine.