PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR YOU

Making your Will is very important, and we always recommend you discuss your circumstances with your solicitor. This will ensure your Will is properly prepared, is valid and reflects your personal situation.

We appreciate that your family and loved ones should always come first and believe it is very important to talk with them. It is also very important to discuss your choices with your nominated executor and share why leaving a gift to Perkins is important to you. This will ensure that in the future your wishes will be fulfilled exactly as you have planned.

Your solicitor can ensure that the causes and loved ones you hold dear benefit from your Will exactly as you wish. Your solicitor will ask you what kind of gift you would like to leave, and if there is a specific area of research you wish to direct your gift to.  By clearly specifying your requests, you reduce the likelihood of any disputes about your estate or your intentions.

There are two types of monetary gift you can make. The first is residual gift, the second is a pecuniary gift (see explanations of these options below). You may also choose to gift an asset such as property, cars, jewellery, investments, or shares. The Perkins can also be nominated as the beneficiary of a superannuation fund.

A residual gift is a nominated percentage of your estate, after all your other wishes have been fulfilled and expenses met.

The value of a residual gift will rise with inflation, so it will be worth as much to us tomorrow as it is today. As this kind of gift doesn’t decrease with inflation, it is the most efficient way to support the Perkins.

Just a small percentage can go a long way. You can choose to gift the whole, a percentage, or remainder (residue) of your estate to the Perkins.

Even leaving a gift as little as 1% of your estate to a charity means those closest to you receive 99% of your estate, but the causes that you care about benefit too.

A pecuniary gift is a specific dollar value that you choose and set at the time you make your Will. The value of pecuniary gift will decrease over time, as inflation and the cost of living increases.

A specific bequest is a gift of a specific item of value i.e. a painting or a property.

You will need to provide your solicitor with the legal name and ABN of your chosen beneficiary. If you choose to make a gift to the Perkins, we have wording that we recommend including in your Will. You can click here to print this key information or contact Ann.

Your gift will be used to realise our shared vision for a world-class medical research facility in Western Australia. The Perkins is focussed on improving health outcomes and keeping families together for as long as possible.

Gifts made to the Perkins are used to fund the greatest area of need as deemed by the Perkins Director. This may include funding the latest cutting edge piece of equipment, employing the best and brightest researchers or funding shortfalls for promising projects.

Contact Ann to arrange for a pack to be sent to you with information to help you make this important decision. Ann can also organise for you to visit the Perkins, and to see first hand the difference that your gift could make to the future of research at the Perkins.

Ann understands that this is a very personal decision and will always be driven by your wishes and will ensure they are fulfilled exactly as you intended.

Yes, your gift is personal to you and it’s very important to us that we honour your wishes and create a fitting legacy when your gift is realised.

Sometimes specifying an area of direction for your gift can be restrictive. We may not be able to fulfill your request if it is too specific or if our research focus changes in the future.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the near elimination of cervical cancers through the HPV vaccine, are both prime examples of the ever-evolving focus of medical research teams. For this reason, it is our preference that your gift be directed for general research purposes.

To ensure that the Perkins can carry out your wishes as you have specified, we urge you to contact Ann to discuss your intentions before making a gift that is restricted to a specific use. Once Ann has an understanding of your wishes, she will also be able to suggest the most suitable wording for your solicitor.

Yes, you can honour or pay tribute to a loved one this way. Please contact Ann to discuss how the Perkins can fulfil your wishes and respectfully recognise you and the person you have chosen to honour.

We’d greatly appreciate you letting us know, if and when you make the selfless choice to leave a gift in your Will to the Perkins.

We would love to have the opportunity to thank you for your kindness and your gift, which will not only support our research, but also the lives of so many others in the future.

The gift you choose to leave today, will benefit the health of our families, loved ones, and generations of those yet to come.

If you decide to leave a gift in your Will to the Perkins, we would be honoured to invite you to join a special group of committed supporters. Like you, this wonderful group of people understand the importance of medical research. We’ve named this special group of special supporters, the Perkins Silver Lining – because every cloud has a silver lining.

Our Silver Lining family receive invitations to special Perkins events that show how realised gifts like yours are making a difference. You can meet our researchers and hear updates from the Director about plans for the future. Silver Lining family members are such an important and valued part of our future, and for that, we are truly thankful.

We’d love you to become part of our special Perkins Silver Lining family. Please get in touch with Ann if you would like to join.