Bequest Language & Tax ID Number

A bequest to Eight/KAET will qualify your estate for a charitable deduction equal to the entire amount you bequeath.

Example bequest language - Please feel free to change the numbers or percentages as you desire.

1. Bequest of specific cash amount or a specified asset

"I give (insert specific amount or asset) to the Arizona State University Foundation for A New American University, a separate, non-profit corporation, located in Tempe, Arizona, to be used by it for the benefit of Arizona State University's affiliate Public Television Station, Eight/KAET, in Phoenix, Arizona. Should Eight/KAET cease to exist my gift shall then be used for the benefit of the Public Television Station then-existing and affiliated with Arizona State University."

2. Bequest of a percent of the estate

"I give (insert percentage of estate) to the Arizona State University Foundation for A New American University, a separate, nonprofit corporation, located in Tempe, Arizona, to be used by it for the benefit of Arizona State University's affiliate Public Television Station, Eight/KAET, in Phoenix, Arizona. Should Eight/KAET cease to exist my gift shall then be used for the benefit of the Public Television Station then-existing and affiliated with Arizona State University."

3. Contingent Bequest

After your specific gifts to loved ones have been made, you may designate that the entire residue or a percentage of the remainder shall go to one or more charitable organizations.

"I give the rest or (insert percentage) of the residue of the property I own at my death to the Arizona State University Foundation for A New American University, a separate, non-profit corporation, located in Tempe, Arizona, to be used by it for the benefit of Arizona State University's affilate Public Television Station, Eight/KAET, in Phoenix, Arizona. Should Eight/KAET cease to exist my gift shall then be used for the benefit of the Public Television Station then-existing and affiliated with Arizona State University."

NOTE: The Internal Revenue Service recognizes Arizona State University Foundation for A New American University as a tax-deductible, 501(c) 3 non-profit organization. Our tax identification number is 86-6051042.

If you have included Eight/KAET in your will or estate plan and would like to join the Eight’s Legacy Society, please contact Gary L. McMahan, Associate Director of Development, at 602-496-9693 or gary.mcmahan@asu.edu