[WSBAPT] Unknown charitable beneficiary of Will

[Nicholas Pleasants]

I agree with Paul and Michael. The testator may have meant Northwest Harvest, which operates a Food Bank in Seattle. You could check with their planned giving officer, Anne Knapp, if they have resources for helping to interpret that provision of the Will. https://plannedgiving.northwestharvest.org/
On a statutory level, see RCW 11.96A.127<https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=11.96A.127>. You could bring a Petition for Instructions to ask the court to interpret where the charitable bequest should go. If you have the WSBA Estate Planning, Probate, and Trust Administration Deskbook, see Section 4.7(5) for a discussion of missing charitable beneficiaries.
I think also under Rathbone the executor could probably interpret that provision to mean Northwest Harvest. Although the “Rathbone Fix” (SB 5132<https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5132&Year=2021&Initiative=False>) is likely to pass this term, so you may not have Rathbone as a basis for much longer!
Best,
Nick

From: <wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> on behalf of Paul Neumiller <pneumiller at hotmail.com>
Reply-To: WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com>
Date: Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at 2:07 PM
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Subject: Re: [WSBAPT] Unknown charitable beneficiary of Will

Maybe:  https://www.northwestharvest.org/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIv9rkz_PY7wIVszytBh3FPw96EAAYAiAAEgIpNvD_BwE

They say they have over 375 food banks.


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Subject: [WSBAPT] Unknown charitable beneficiary of Will

I have Probate with a Will which identifies numerous charities as residuary beneficiaries. I’m having trouble locating/identifying one of them. Specifically “Northwest Food Bank, Seattle, WA”.

Any bright ideas for determining who this might be, or if they don’t exist, identifying an option for handling the share of the estate designated to them.

Thanks,

Heather

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