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Legacies - Leaving a Gift in your Will to Cuan Mhuire
Cuan Mhuire is a charitable drug, alcohol and gambling rehabilitation organisation in Ireland. Cuan Mhuire provides a residential programme to persons suffering from alcohol, other chemical dependencies and gambling. It was founded by Sr. Consilio Fitzgerald, a member of the Sisters of Mercy, in 1966 and has treatment centres and other recovery facilities based across the country, supporting approximately 2500 people each year. Since 1966, more than 100,000 residents have been helped to lead an addiction free life.
Sadly, the regular everyday costs we incur to undertake this work have been increasing – mainly due to the increased demand for our services across the country and the increasing cost of living crisis, which, as you can imagine, directly affects our Treatment Centres and their very limited budgets and resources. The funds we receive each year we use entirely for the benefit of those suffering from addiction.
The income that Cuan Mhuire receives from the State, residents’ contributions, our cafes and garden centres does not meet the ever-increasing demand for our services each year. To continue providing our life changing programmes we need the support of individual philanthropists.
Leaving a gift in your Will is a hugely powerful way to ensure that our work continues in perpetuity. Cuan Mhuire has received very few legacies to date. However, we know that by sharing our story more widely we will encourage more people to support our work. The work we do is so important because it is available to all, regardless of financial capacity, faith or background – all we require is a genuine desire to recover from addiction.
To honour Sr Consilio’s vision we have created the Sr Consilio Legacy Society – we invite you to consider leaving a gift in your Will to Cuan Mhuire to ensure Sr Consilio’s vision for recovery from addiction in Ireland remains unaltered, alive and available for all, in perpetuity.
Leaving a Gift in your Will to Cuan Mhuire
It is very important to ensure any gift you leave in your Will is done correctly, and fully in line with your wishes. To this end, we advise you to always discuss any legacy gift with your solicitor to ensure you receive independent advice.
Leaving a gift in your Will is usually very straightforward. The most popular ways to leave a legacy gift include:
- Residuary Gift (what resides of your estate)
- Pecuniary Gift (a certain amount of money)
- Specific Gift (a particular item(s) of value)
How do I leave a Gift in my Will to Cuan Mhuire?
The first step is to always talk to your solicitor so you can receive independent advice. After which, it is likely that your solicitor will discuss the three options for leaving a legacy gift to Cuan Mhuire, as mentioned above.
To include Cuan Mhuire in your Will you may wish to include the following suggested wording – which should be approved of by your solicitor:
"I give to Cuan Mhuire, Head Quartered in Athy, County Kildare, R14 EC59 (Cuan Mhuire CLG & Cuan Mhuire NI are registered with the Charities Regulatory Authority of Ireland (No.20012724) and The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (No.105761). Revenue Charity Number CHY6648 and HMRC Charities Reference: XR27855
(One of the following bequests, in line with your wishes):
- “All (or a percentage share of) the residue of my estate whatsoever and wheresoever…”
- “A (specific item) or all my property known as (name of property) and situated at (location of property).” (This is a method whereby a specific gift relating to the bequest of a particular item or asset such as property, jewellery, shares etc. is included in your Will.)
- “The sum of (amount in figures and in words).” (This is a pecuniary gift, meaning a fixed sum of money is being included as a gift in your Will.)
Followed by this suggested wording:
“And I direct that my bequest be applied by Cuan Mhuire for its charitable purposes and the receipt of any Trustee of Cuan Mhuire for the time being shall be sufficient discharge to my Executors."
Including Cuan Mhuire in an existing Will?
Again, the first step is to always talk to your solicitor so you can receive independent advice.
If you wish to amend your existing Will to include a gift Cuan Mhuire, you have the option of using a codicil form to update your Will in this way.
A codicil changes or amends your Will, in line with your wishes. Once this form is completed, incorporating all the changes/additions you wish to make, you must ensure that it is signed, witnessed and dated as appropriate.
This codicil must then be sent to the person who holds your Will (this is most probably your solicitor or executor).
The best advice we can give is to ensure you discuss any proposed changes with your solicitor and to always receive independent advice, before making any changes to an existing Will. Publicly available information on making a Will is available in ROI from Citizens Advice Making a Will (citizensinformation.ie) and from the UK you can find out more about how to write a will and leave legacies at:
How to leave a gift to charity in your will – Remember a Charity
Do I need to let Cuan Mhuire know that I have left a gift in my Will?
No, not at all, there is no obligation on you to let us know you have left Cuan Mhuire a gift in your Will. However, you can do so if you wish, and we would be honoured to personally thank you for your gift and to acknowledge the importance of your legacy gift to the future of Cuan Mhuire. We would also be thrilled to keep you updated on all Cuan Mhuire News and, of course, welcome you to the Sr Consilio Legacy Society, if you wish to be contacted in this way – we hope to hold an annual lunch of thanks each year.
Can my legacy gift support Cuan Mhuire in an unrestricted way or be restricted to a particular Cuan Mhuire Treatment Centre or to support a particular recovery activity such as the provision of counsellors or basic essentials such as food or clothing for the residents of Cuan Mhuire?
Yes, you can make your legacy gift to Cuan Mhuire in either a restricted or unrestricted way, fully in line with your wishes. If it would be helpful, we would be delighted to discuss this with you.
Please note that Legacies to charities are tax free, so leaving a gift to Cuan Mhuire can help reduce the tax payable on your estate.
If you would like to find out more about leaving a gift in your Will to Cuan Mhuire, please contact our Philanthropy Department by email: donorrelations@cuanmhuire.ie
We are proud to be a member of My Legacy:
My Legacy has grown to an umbrella group of 90 Irish charities working together to make gifts in wills the norm in Ireland. My Legacy ask people to consider leaving a gift in their will to a favourite charity, once family and friends have been taken care of and all other important personal decisions have been made. My legacy exists to increase the power of legacy giving now to benefit our future society. Please visit Will you include a gift in your Will? - My Legacy for more details.
Thank you for helping to secure the future of Cuan Mhuire
Please note that Legacies to charities are tax free, so leaving a gift to Cuan Mhuire can help reduce the tax payable on your estate.
If you would like to find out more about leaving a gift in your Will to Cuan Mhuire, please contact our Philanthropy Department by email: donorrelations@cuanmhuire.ie