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Our Guide can help you get your estate plans off the ground.

Whatever your stage in life, it is a good idea to think about and plan for how your affairs will be handled after you've gone. A few simple steps today can give you peace of mind tomorrow by ensuring that your wishes are honored and your loved ones are well protected. Your estate plan can also be used to support charitable causes that matter most to you, such as the quality programs and education services offered to our community by PBS Fort Wayne.
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Consult with Your Attorney

Below is suggested language that you might use in your will to designate PBS Fort Wayne/Fort Wayne Public Television Inc as a beneficiary in your will:

I give/devise to Fort Wayne Public Television, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation of the State of Indiana, ____percent of my estate (or the residue or the sum of $_____; or the properties, securities, etc. described herein) to be used for its unrestricted purposes.

If You Already Have a Will

It is very easy to add a codicil to your will, which designates PBS Fort Wayne/Fort Wayne Public Television Inc. as one of your beneficiaries.

Full Legal Name of PBS Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne Public Television, Inc.

Federal Tax I.D. Number: 23-7173906

Honoring the members of the PBS Fort Wayne Legacy Society

We remember and honor the memories of the following members of the PBS Fort Wayne Legacy Society

Bea Branning • Betsy Chapman • David Smith • Thomas Fawley • Brad Hageman • Justine Kramer • Linda Locke • James Morrell • Marcia Stannard • Robert Stouffer 

• Mark Suedhoff • Bonnie Wolf