Leave a gift in your will
Bequests
Many people have charities and causes that they support throughout their lives. After you have provided for family and friends in your estate, a bequest can continue your support for the causes you care about, leaving a legacy that helps people and communities thrive. Legacies can be large or small, they are left by people from all walks of life.
Bequests (leaving a gift in your will) support our work with disabled people and their whānau. Making a will can give peace of mind, ensuring your wishes are recorded.
As a charity, we rely on the generosity of the many New Zealanders who choose to make donations or leave a bequest. We acknowledge bequests in our Annual Report, to celebrate our kind supporters that have left a legacy, supporting our work in their community, or where funds are needed most.
Bequests are an important source of funding for us. They can unlock important projects and services that are challenging to fund on top of our ongoing operational costs. A bequest can be directed to where funds are needed most, or to your nominated branch.
Giving pathways
There are many different options to explore when leaving a gift in your will:
Many Kiwis are using websites that offer an online will making service, which provide a fast and inexpensive option for simple estates.
Organisations like Public Trust or Perpetual Guardian can provide advice on all kinds of wills and trusts. Trusts can be established to support people and causes that you care about – now and in the future. Read more about the CCS Disability Action Fund.
Endowment funds are another way to give that can provide an ongoing, inter-generational and transformational impact. Read more about the Fund for CCS Disability Action Waikato.
Detailed instructions can be found below for the wording you can use to leave a gift in your will to CCS Disability Action, plus a list of the legal name and charity number for our branches.
How to leave a gift in your will
Your will is an opportunity to ensure your wishes are recorded. As writing your will is an important task, it is a good idea to discuss your wishes with your trusted family and friends and seek the advice of a solicitor or trustee company.
If you would like to leave a gift to CCS Disability Action, your gift can be:
The residue of your estate after you provide for your family and friends.
A set dollar amount or selected property.
A percentage of your estate.
If you already have a will, you can choose to add a codicil that provides a bequest to CCS Disability Action.
Example wording for your will:
I bequeath to CCS Disability Action Inc. (or name your local branch), for the general purposes of the Society, (a specified share of the residue / or the sum of / or percentage of your estate / or a specified bequest) and declare that the receipt of the authorised officer of the Society shall be good and sufficient discharge for my Trustee(s).
What happens next?
If you choose to leave a gift in your will to CCS Disability Action, we would love to know.
It would give us a chance to say thank you and make sure you are on our mailing list, if you would like to be. You will then receive our regular newsletters sharing the stories of how support like yours improves the quality of life for many Kiwis. We can also discuss the recognition you might like to receive for your support, or your anonymity, should you prefer that.
How your bequest could help community development projects and bring positive change
A small percentage of all bequests left to CCS Disability Action goes to the Mainstream First Fund. Four percent of each bequest goes to the fund, to resource projects where CCS Disability Action can contribute to “changing the world” for Aotearoa and disabled people.
Community development projects that have been funded through the Mainstream First Fund recently include:
Language Matters - Producing resources and online panel discussions that explore a variety of topics on how language choices can impact disabled people.
Project SEARCH Aotearoa – CCS Disability Action helped to fund Project SEARCH in Canterbury from 2020-2022 and also provided a direct support to participants. A one-year programme based at Burwood Hospital, Project SEARCH provides young disabled people the skills they need to enter the workforce with confidence. Designed to break down barriers to employment, the programme sees each intern work across three 10-week placements to explore a variety of career paths. A number of graduates have gone on to gain paid employment.
The CCS Disability Action Fund
There are many giving pathways when you consider a legacy gift.
In partnership with Perpetual Guardian the CCS Disability Action Fund, under the umbrella of the Perpetual Guardian Foundation, was created in February 2018. The Fund consolidated several small named trusts and other donors, who together created a community of donors leaving funds for CCS Disability Action.
Combining these funds not only created efficiency by reducing administration costs but has also improved returns to our organisation annually. Income from the Fund is carefully allocated in accordance with each of the underlying wishes determined by the original donors, for example to specific CCS Disability Action branches and purposes around New Zealand.
We rely on legacy funds like these as government contract income does not meet the costs of providing our services, directly supporting 5,000 disabled adults and children across New Zealand.
If you would like to become a part of the community of donors supporting CCS Disability Action Fund through the Perpetual Guardian Foundation partnership fund, you may like to donate to the Fund now, or as a gift in your will.
Gifts to the Fund will be held at Perpetual Guardian in a named fund under the CCS Disability Action Fund. Distributions will then be made according to your wishes, allowing you to support your local branch or for funds to go where they are needed most. If you’d like to find out more about leaving a legacy gift to the CCS Disability Action Fund, please email philanthropy@pgtrust.co.nz or phone 0800 87 87 82.
Fund for CCS Disability Action Waikato
Another example of legacy giving is an invested endowment fund dedicated to the Waikato region and growing local philanthropy, managed by Momentum Waikato.
The Fund for CCS Disability Action Waikato, previously known as The Gemini Trust, is now part of Momentum Waikato and generates investment income that supports CCS Disability Action Waikato. Giving through the fund means your gift can have an ongoing, inter-generational and transformational impact on the place where you live and give.
These funds help the branch to provide tailored support for disabled people across the region, and to provide scholarships for disabled people to attend The University of Waikato. Between 1995 and 2022 The Gemini Trust granted over $1 million in support.
This support makes a huge difference in the lives of disabled people and their whānau across the Waikato, Coromandel and King Country. You can visit the webpage for the fund to learn more or contact info@momentumwaikato.nz.
Leaving a gift for your local branch
Here are the details for our local branches, if you would like to leave a gift in your will to benefit a specific region.
Local branch name and Charity registration numbers:
CCS Disability Action Auckland Incorporated CC23348
CCS Disability Action Bay Of Plenty Incorporated CC25810
CCS Disability Action Canterbury West Coast Incorporated CC29239
CCS Disability Action Manawatu/Horowhenua Incorporated CC31190
CCS Disability Action Nelson Marlborough Incorporated CC28565
CCS Disability Action North Taranaki Incorporated CC30448
CCS Disability Action Northland Incorporated CC24019
CCS Disability Action Otago Incorporated CC24042
CCS Disability Action South And Central Taranaki Incorporated CC31166
CCS Disability Action South Canterbury Incorporated CC33271
CCS Disability Action Southland Incorporated CC24296
CCS Disability Action Tairawhiti Hawkes Bay Incorporated CC27231
CCS Disability Action Waikato Incorporated CC25395
CCS Disability Action Wairarapa Incorporated CC39624
CCS Disability Action Waitaki Incorporated CC23914
CCS Disability Action (Wellington Branch) Incorporated CC31431
CCS Disability Action Whanganui Incorporated CC54863
Contact us
Thank you for considering CCS Disability Action in your will. If you’d like to discuss a bequest in confidence, please contact Victoria Corey, National Fundraising Advisor at: donate@ccsDisabilityAction.org.nz.