Leave a Gift in Your Will

Thank you for considering leaving a gift in your Will.

Leaving a gift in your Will to support people experiencing chronic homelessness through St Mary’s House of Welcome is an extraordinary act of kindness and a powerful reflection of your lasting commitment to helping some of the most disadvantaged members of our community. It is also an investment in the future of effective services and programs for those who are sleeping rough, homeless and vulnerable in Melbourne.

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How Your Gift Will Make a Difference

Legacy gifts are essential to helping St Mary’s House of Welcome provide practical support to people sleeping rough and experiencing chronic homelessness. We are incredibly grateful for any gift – big or small – that is left to us because every gift helps us enable people who are homeless, disadvantaged and socially isolated to be nourished and safe, to have practical support and to find hope, experience belongingness and achieve to their full potential.

How to Leave a Gift in Your Will

We recommend that you speak to your solicitor or legal practitioner before making a Will. They can advise you on how best to ensure your wishes and intentions are met.

    • Residuary: A residual gift is what is left of your estate or percentage thereof after your loved ones have been provided for and expenses have been deducted.

    • Specific: A gift of a specific item such as shares or property.

    • Pecuniary: A specific sum of money.

    • Percentage: A percentage gift of the residual or entire estate.

  • You can make changes to your existing Will. Simply consult your solicitor to create a Codicil. Often certain life events trigger changes to be made to your existing Will such as marriage, having a child or buying a house. These are good times to consider adding a gift in your Will to the causes that are important to you.

  • “I give and bequeath to St Mary’s House of Welcome (ABN: 54 050 278 754) for its general purposes, free of all duties:

    The residue, or % of my residual estate / % of my entire estate after other gifts have been distributed, or the sum of $…, or (item/asset)”

  • The following may be of use to your solicitor:

    Business Name St Mary’s House of Welcome Inc.
    Trading Name: St Mary’s House of Welcome
    Postal Address: PO Box 60, Fitzroy, Victoria, 3065

    Email: operations@smhow.org.au
    Phone:     (03) 9417 6497

    Legal Entity: Australian Public Company
    ABN: 54 050 278 754
    Governance: Board of Directors Australian Tax Office Endorsements:

    St Mary’s House of Welcome is registered as a Public Benevolent Institution and is endorsed for Charity Tax Concessions (TCC) which includes GST concession; income tax exemption; FBT exemption; the organisation is also registered for Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR).

Thank you for considering a gift to St Mary’s House of Welcome in your Will.

We would like the opportunity to be able to thank you personally, but you are under no obligation to let us know your intentions. We understand that this is a very personal decision and we will treat your decision and information with the strictest confidence.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us on (03) 9417 6497 should you require further information.