Resources & Sample Language
Sample Legal Language
Legal language templates for donor gifts and the creation of funds are available on this page to assist professional advisors. For more information or assistance, please contact your local community foundation.
The model documents were developed by Duane L. Tarnacki, Esq., counsel for the Council of Michigan Foundations and attorney with Clark Hill P.L.C. in Detroit, Michigan.
The documents were made possible through the community foundation project of the Council of Michigan Foundations supported by grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, and the Council of Michigan Foundations' community foundation members.
- Will Language
- Creation of a General Purpose Fund
- Creation of a Field of Interest Fund
- Creation of a Donor-Advised Fund
- Creation of a Designated (Agency) Fund
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