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<p class="MsoNormal">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. <a href="https://plannedgiving.northwestharvest.org/">https://plannedgiving.northwestharvest.org/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On a statutory level, see<a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=11.96A.127"> RCW 11.96A.127</a>. 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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I think also under <i>Rathbone</i> the executor could probably interpret that provision to mean Northwest Harvest. Although the “Rathbone Fix” (<a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5132&Year=2021&Initiative=False">SB 5132</a>)
is likely to pass this term, so you may not have <i>Rathbone</i> as a basis for much longer!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nick<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> on behalf of Paul Neumiller <pneumiller@hotmail.com><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at 2:07 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [WSBAPT] Unknown charitable beneficiary of Will<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Maybe:
<a href="https://www.northwestharvest.org/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIv9rkz_PY7wIVszytBh3FPw96EAAYAiAAEgIpNvD_BwE">
https://www.northwestharvest.org/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIv9rkz_PY7wIVszytBh3FPw96EAAYAiAAEgIpNvD_BwE</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">They say they have over 375 food banks.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Heather de Vrieze<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 30, 2021 1:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com' <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Unknown charitable beneficiary of Will<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">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”.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">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.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Heather</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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