Making a bequest to the Mater
If you are considering leaving a bequest to the Mater Foundation, you can make your gift in a number of different ways:
- A residuary bequest is the residue of your estate after all debts, charges and other bequests have been deducted. This form of gift maintains its relative value over a period of time
- A percentage of your estate after family have been provided for
- A specific bequest of money (dollar amount)
- A specific bequest of property, shares, jewellery, art etc, or
- You may have a life insurance policy with the Mater Foundation named as beneficiary
When leaving a bequest to Mater Foundation, you are helping improve patient care and enable our research teams to find better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat life-threatening diseases. Therefore areas of great concern today may not necessarily be a priority in the future. One way of ensuring your gift will bring the most benefit is to leave a bequest which can be used at the Mater Foundation's discretion. However if you would like your gift to benefit a specific area we are happy to discuss this with you.
A bequest can also be directed to the Mater Foundation Endowment Fund, enabling support to be ongoing. The capital placed in the fund in your honour remains in perpetuity as only the interest derived from it is used to support the area designated in your Will.
Please be assured all information remains confidential.