Leave a gift in your will (a bequest)
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Making your will
A Will is your gift to the people and causes that were important to you during your lifetime. It is also the only way to make sure that your wishes are carried out after your death. Without a valid Will, your entire estate will be settled intestate, with distribution determined by a set formula which may not meet your giving wishes. This could mean your family and favourite charity may miss out.
Types of bequests
You may choose to provide the Kids Research Institute with one of the following bequests in your Will:
A Residual bequest: This is when you provide instructions for the remainder of your estate, after all other gifts and expenses have been deducted, to be bequeathed.
A Pecuniary bequest: This is when you nominate a gift of a specified amount of money, for example $5,000.
We recommend you discuss the type of bequest you intend to provide to the Kids Research Institute with your family and solicitor prior to finalising your Will. Our Planned Giving Manager is also available to discuss your bequest. Please call 02 9845 3367 or email to discuss your requirements.
Bequest wording
Thank you for your interest in including in your Will a bequest to Kids Research Institute at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead. It is important to ensure that you have the right wording in your Will. Please contact our Bequest Manager on +61 2 9845 3463 for more details.
The Children's Hospital at Westmead has been endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office as a deductible gift recipient and an income tax exempt charitable entity for tax purposes.
Information for solicitors
If you are a solicitor and you have a client who would like to leave a bequest to The Children's Hospital at Westmead, please pass on our sincere thanks. Our Planned Giving Manager would be happy to speak to you and to your client personally about this. Please contact +61 2 9845 3367 or email
Make a donation in memory of a loved one
A gift to the Kids Research Institute in memory of a loved one will provide much needed support for more than 500,000 sick children who need the Hospital’s services each year.
Following receipt of your donation, we will send a letter to the family of the person you have donated in memory of, notifying them of your donation. For your privacy, we will not disclose the amount of your donation. We will also send you a tax deductible receipt (for all donations over $2.00).
If you wish to make an in memoriam donation please:
Download the In Memoriam Donations Form and fax your credit card details or mail your credit card details/cheque/postal order to:
- The Planned Giving Manager
The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Locked Bag 4001
WESTMEAD NSW 2145
Fax: +61 2 9845 3457
Organising a collection at a funeral
Many families are now choosing to ask friends and family to give a donation to Kids Research Institute at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead in lieu of flowers at the funeral of a loved one.
If you are organising a funeral, please ask your Funeral Director to provide The Children's Hospital at Westmead's in memoriam envelopes at the service of your loved one. If your funeral director is unable to assist, please contact us by email at [[mailto:fund@chw.edu.au]] or by telephone on +61 2 9845 3367 and we will organise for our in memoriam envelopes to be delivered direct to you within one to two working days.
To order in memoriam donation envelopes
Please call us on +61 2 9845 3367 or email us at to order your in memoriam envelopes.
In memoriam envelopes are provided in packs of 30 envelopes along with instructions on how to return donations. Please let us know if you will require additional envelopes.
How to inform others
If you would like people to make a donation to Kids Research Institute at The Children's Hospital at Westmead in lieu of flowers, we suggest you include a request in your loved one's death notice. An example is:
- Donations in lieu of flowers to Kids Research Institute,
Kerry Packer Building
Locked Bag 4001 Westmead NSW 2145.
Information For funeral directors
Kids Research Institute at The Children's Hospital at Westmead has specialised in memoriam envelopes for funeral directors free of charge. If you do not have any of our in memoriam envelopes, or if you need to re-order, please contact us by email at or call us on +61 2 9845 3367 with your required amounts and we will organise delivery of these to you.
We thank you again for your continued support of the Kids Research Institute at The Children's Hospital at Westmead.
