Many of our supporters make charitable gifts by naming the Red Cross as a beneficiary in their wills or living trusts.

How to name the Red Cross in Your Will:

To include a gift to the American Red Cross in your will or trust, please designate a specific amount or percentage to benefit the "American Red Cross, Mid-Fairfield County Chapter."

Your gift will be used to prepare for, prevent and respond to disasters and emergencies in the Mid-Fairfield County, serving Norwalk, Westport, Weston, and Wilton, Connecticut.

1. Specific Bequest - You designate a specific dollar amount, specific percentage, or specific property to the American Red Cross.
   
2. Residual Bequest - Your estate will pay all debts, taxes, expenses, and specific bequests. The remaining amount--the residue--will be transferred to the American Red Cross.
   
3. Contingent Bequest - You can ask that the American Red Cross receive all or a portion of your estate only under certain circumstances.

For example, you can name the Red Cross as a beneficiary of your estate only if there are no surviving close family members. Childless couples sometimes provide for the entire estate to go to the surviving spouse, or if the spouse does not survive, to the Red Cross.