The following is intended to help you draft a bequest that meets your intentions regarding the University of Missouri–St. Louis. If you wish to support a particular program, we ask that you contact our office. Our legal name should appear as:

Legal name: Curators of the University of Missouri, for the St. Louis Campus, Federal Tax ID number: 43-6003859

We suggest the following wording:

General Bequest of a stated sum of money:

  "I give to Curators of the University of Missouri, for the St. Louis Campus, 1 University Boulevard, 414 Woods Hall, St. Louis, MO 63121, Federal Tax Identification Number 43-6003859 ___________________Dollars ($___________)."

Specific Bequest of a certain asset from your estate:

  "I give to Curators of the University of Missouri, for the St. Louis Campus, 1 University Boulevard, 414 Woods Hall, St. Louis, MO 63121, Federal Tax Identification Number 43-6003859, [insert here a description of the particular property]."

Residuary Bequest, after other bequests and expenses have been paid:

  "I give to Curators of the University of Missouri, for the St. Louis Campus, 1 University Boulevard, 414 Woods Hall, St. Louis, MO 63121, Federal Tax Identification Number 43-6003859, [all] [a portion] of the rest of my estate."

Contingent Bequest if you are not survived by certain individuals:

  "If [name/s of primary beneficiary/ies] do/es not survive me, or shall die within ninety (90) days from the date of my death, or as a result of a common disaster, then I give to Curators of the University of Missouri, for the St. Louis Campus, 1 University Boulevard, 414 Woods Hall, St. Louis, MO 63121, Federal Tax Identification Number 43-6003859, [insert here the exact dollar amount, description of property, or percentage of residual estate]."