Make a Bequest

Thank you for your interest in leaving a bequest to the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture Inc. in your will.  By remembering Foundation House in your will, your support will ensure that newly arrived people from refugee backgrounds who have survived torture and trauma will receive the care and support they need to assist them in rebuilding their lives in Australia. If you are considering including a clause in your will, we have suggested wording as below. 

Should you have any questions or would like to have a confidential discussion about making a bequest, please contact our Finance Officer on (03) 9389 8948 or email finance@foundationhouse.org.au Your inquiry and privacy will be held in the strictest confidence. To view our privacy policy click here

It is important for us to understand wherever possible when bequests to the Victorian Foundation for the Survivors of Torture Inc. have been written into a will. This not only assists us with future planning but enables us to thank you for your intentions before the bequest occurs. 

If you do include a bequest to the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture Inc. in your will we would be very grateful if you could advise us on (03) 9389 8948.

Suggested bequest wording

For a Pecuniary legacy:

“I bequeath the sum of $xxxx and/or xx% of my residual estate, free of all duties and testamentary expenses, to the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture Inc. (Foundation House), 6 Gardiner Street, Brunswick, Victoria, 3056 to be used to continue the work of supporting refugees to Australia who have experienced torture and trauma in their country of origin or while fleeing.  A receipt from the Treasurer or other authorized officer of the Victorian Foundation for the Survivors of Torture shall be sufficient discharge to my executor for this bequest.”

For a Residuary estate:

“I bequeath the real and residue of my estate to the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture Inc. (Foundation House), 6 Gardiner Street, Brunswick, Victoria 3056 to be used to continue the work of supporting refugees to Australia who have experienced torture and trauma in their country of origin or while fleeing. A receipt from the Treasurer or other authorized office of Victorian Foundation for the Survivors of Torture Inc. shall be sufficient discharge to my executor for this bequest.”