Beneficiary Designations

This video talks about what is needed to name a charitable organization as a beneficiary in a planned gift like a life insurance policy or retirement savings account.

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or Its Charities

In order to designate The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‐day Saints or its charities as a beneficiary for a charitable gift, the following language should be used:

Church General Fund

“...to THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER‐DAY SAINTS, a Utah corporation "sole" with offices in Salt Lake City, Utah, to be used for its GENERAL FUND, or if such need should not exist at the time of any distribution, then for those charitable purposes determined by the then President of the Church.” (Tax Identification Number: 87‐0234341)

Humanitarian Aid Fund

“...to THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER‐DAY SAINTS, a Utah corporation "sole" with offices in Salt Lake City, Utah, to be used for its HUMANITARIAN AID FUND, or if such need should not exist at the time of any distribution, then for those charitable purposes determined by the then President of the Church.” (Tax Identification Number: 87‐0234341)

General Missionary Fund

“...to THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER‐DAY SAINTS, a Utah corporation "sole" with offices in Salt Lake City, Utah, to be used for its GENERAL MISSIONARY FUND, or if such need should not exist at the time of any distribution, then for those charitable purposes determined by the then President of the Church.” (Tax Identification Number: 87‐0234341)

If the donors prefer not to restrict the gift to a particular program, they may use the following language after naming the Church and stating the office location:

“...to be used for its general charitable purposes."

Church Educational Institutions

In order to designate any of the Church educational institutions as a beneficiary for a charitable gift, the following language should be used:

Brigham Young University

“...to BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, a Utah non‐profit corporation with offices in Provo, Utah, to be used for its ___________________________, or if such need should not exist at the time of any distribution, then for those charitable purposes determined by the then President of the University.” (Tax Identification Number: 87‐0217280)

Brigham Young University - Hawaii

“...to BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY HAWAII, a Utah non‐profit corporation with offices in Laie, Hawaii, to be used for its ___________________________, or if such need should not exist at the time of any distribution, then for those charitable purposes determined by the then President of the University.” (Tax Identification Number: 99‐0083825)

Brigham Young University - Idaho

“...to BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY IDAHO, a Utah non‐profit corporation with offices in Rexburg, Idaho, to be used for its ___________________________, or if such need should not exist at the time of any distribution, then for those charitable purposes determined by the then President of the University.” (Tax Identification Number: 82‐0207699)

BYU-Pathway Worldwide

“...to BYU-PATHWAY WORLDWIDE, a Utah non‐profit corporation with offices in Salt Lake City, Utah, to be used for its general purposes. (Tax Identification Number: 82‐1516199)

Ensign College

“...to ENSIGN COLLEGE, a Utah non‐profit corporation with offices in Salt Lake City, Utah, to be used for its ___________________________, or if such need should not exist at the time of any distribution, then for those charitable purposes determined by the then President of the College.” (Tax Identification Number: 87‐0280678)

If the donors prefer not to restrict the gift to a particular college, department, program, or scholarship, they may use the following language after naming the University and stating the office location:

"...to be used for its general charitable purposes."

The address to be used for all of these entities is the following:

[Name of Institution]
c/o Philanthropies
Attn: Gift Planning Services
1450 North University Avenue
Provo, Utah 84604