Yes. You can name a charity or other qualifying organization as your primary beneficiary, a partial beneficiary alongside individuals, or a backup beneficiary if your other named beneficiaries don't survive you.
General information
- Using the charity's full, correct legal name helps avoid confusion during probate.
- You can leave a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate, or specific property to a charity.
- Some charities offer guidance or sample language for including them in a will.
Service steps to consider
- Identify the charity's full legal name and confirm it's still active.
- Decide whether to leave a specific amount, a percentage, or specific property.
- List the charity as a beneficiary in your questionnaire.
Quick check
- Do I have the charity's correct full legal name?
- Have I decided how much or what to leave them?
How Complete Wills can help
Complete Wills' questionnaire is built to make naming any beneficiary, including a charity, straightforward. You can add a charitable organization as a beneficiary the same way you would an individual, specifying an amount, percentage, or specific property, which makes it easy to support causes you care about as part of your overall estate plan.
Important limits
- Using an outdated or incorrect charity name can create confusion; double-check the exact legal name before finalizing.
DRAFT - This article is newly written and has not yet been verified against a live Complete Wills source or fact-checked by the Complete Wills team. Confirm all details, especially pricing, attorney-support terms, and state availability, before publishing. Prepared September 14, 2026.
