it is easy to leave a gift to charity

Many people who give to charity throughout their lives also choose to make a gift to their chosen charities in their will. For some, a gift in their will may be the largest donation they ever give to charity.

A gift, whether large or small, always makes a big difference to the charity concerned. The fact that no Inheritance Tax is payable on gifts to charities made during your lifetime or through your will means your donation can have much more impact.

Your solicitor can advise on what best suits your circumstances if you wish to make a gift to charity when making or amending a will. You can leave gifts to more than one charity as you wish.

You can give:

• the remainder of your estate after your other wishes have been fulfilled
• a proportion of what you own
• a specific amount of money, whether that is £100 or £100,000 or whatever you can afford
• property or possessions that would be valuable to a charity

Will to Give is endorsed, supported and promoted by a number of local Northern Ireland charities that you may wish to consider for a gift. You can of course make a donation to any registered UK charity. All the Will to Give member charities are listed below.

It is very helpful to inform the charity or charities you intend to leave a gift to. The charity will be happy to work with you to ensure your wishes can be carried out.

For information on selecting a charity visit www.willtogive.org or www.charitycommissionni.org.uk or phone Will to Give care of NICVA on 028 9087 7777. You can also use the organisation search on NICVA's CommunityNI website www.communityni.org/orgs