Create Your Legacy

Planning for the future and creating the legacy you wish to leave is one of the most effective ways to ensure a lasting impact. Making a gift in your will or living trust, known as a bequest, can guarantee that your legacy endures. Your gift may be a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate or the remainder after all other provisions are specified. 

Suggested Language for Drafting Your Bequest

"I give, devise and bequeath to National Safety Council, an Illinois nonprofit corporation and a qualified 501(c)(3) organization, located in Itasca, Illinois, Federal Tax ID Number 36-2167809, the sum of __________ (or % of my estate), to be used for its general programs to increase safety from the workplace to anyplace (or a specific program can be identified) as it shall determine."

If you have named the National Safety Council in your will or trust, please let us know so we can ensure that your gift is used according to your wishes. Notifying us of your plans will enable us to plan for the use of your future gift. However, if you prefer to remain anonymous, we will keep your name and gift in strict confidence.

How Will You Be Remembered?

Adrian Hertog and his family have chosen to leave a lasting impact on the world of safety. Working for BNSF Railway for 35 years, Adrian knows firsthand the importance of keeping people safe and valued his experiences through the NSC Safety Congress & Expo. 

With a strong desire to continue helping others, Adrian and his family, through their estate planning, will leave a legacy gift to establish the Adrian and Nancy Hertog Family Endowment Fund, providing funding for academic scholarships and research at NSC. Their generosity will support future generations of safety professionals and critical research in train safety. If you would like to learn more about giving a legacy gift to NSC, please contact us here.