How can you bequeath something to the Red Cross?

Would you like to include a charity such as the Red Cross in your will? Then you are doing something very special. With your bequest to the Red Cross, you are helping people in need in the best possible way. This is a wonderful gesture. Because only with the financial support of the Flemish population can we accomplish our mission of helping the most vulnerable in our society. We would therefore like to thank you very much for considering us as a charity in your will.

Bequests through a bequest 

Leaving something to the Red Cross can only be done by including a bequest in your will. There are different types of bequests, each with its advantages: general bequest, special bequest, bequest under general title. We have a handy overview of the different types of bequests, each with its advantages.

Overview of various bequests

Include the Red Cross in your will?

If you would like to include Belgian Red Cross-Flanders as a charity in your will, we would be very grateful.

Please include the correct and full name of our organization in your will:

Belgian Red Cross-Flanders, Motstraat 40, 2800 Mechelen, the Flemish Community of the Belgian Red Cross, institution of public utility, enjoying legal personality under the law of March thirty-eight hundred and ninety-one. Enterprise number Belgian Red Cross: 0406.729.809 

Our promise

Bequeathing to Belgian Red Cross-Flanders is an important decision. A decision that we believe you should be 100% happy with. That's why we promise you the following:

  • Whatever you leave us, we treat it with the utmost care. We make sure it is spent expertly where it is needed. We do this with complete transparency.
  • You can change your mind about a bequest in your will at any time. After all, your personal situation can change over the years.
  • Your will does not apply until you die. Until then, you can amend it at any time. You remain the owner of your assets until the last day. The last drafted version of your will counts.
  • If you include Belgian Red Cross-Flanders in your will, you don't have to let us know. But if you do, we can thank you personally and keep you informed about how we help people.
  • Any information you share with us will be treated strictly confidentially, respectfully and appropriately.

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