You may make a bequest to the Institute by preparing a new will or by adding a codicil to your present will. Wording for an unrestricted bequest might include: 

"I give and bequeath to the Trustees of the Institute for Advanced Study, a non-profit corporation in Princeton, New Jersey, the sum of _____ dollars ($_____) [or _____% of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate], [or the property described below] for such purposes as the Trustees of the Institute shall determine to be in the best interests of the Institute."

If you wish to make a restricted bequest, we strongly urge you to add the following wording as one of the terms of the gift in your will:

"If at some future time, in the judgment of a majority of the Trustees of the Institute, the income or principal of the fund established by this bequest can no longer be utilized to the best advantage of the Institute for the purposes or in the manner specified, then the income or principal, or both, may be used for such related purpose and in such other manner as the Trustees may deem appropriate that will most nearly accomplish my wishes."

The tax ID number for the Institute for Advanced Study is 21-0634988.

Peggy Jackson
Planned Giving Officer
Institute for Advanced Study
Einstein Drive
Princeton, NJ 08540
Telephone: 609.951.4612
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