Make miracles happen with a gift in your will to Sightsavers

A gift in your will to Sightsavers can help transform the lives of generations to come.

Ten-year-old Mary from Malawi (pictured above) was going blind from cataracts. She faced an uncertain future until a straightforward cataract operation from Sightsavers helped to restore her sight. Mary was able to see the world again and follow her dreams.

Imagine a child’s future as your legacy: that’s the difference you can make by leaving a gift to Sightsavers in your will.

Your gift of sight can change a life forever.

Mary’s story is one of many: the kindness of people like you has helped to change not just her life, but those of many other people too.

For more than 75 years, Sightsavers has been working to prevent avoidable blindness in some of the world’s poorest countries. Since we began, our supporters have helped us to provide more than 23 million treatments worldwide to protect eyesight, and more than 9 million sight-restoring cataract operations.

All our programmes are well established and are fully costed and recorded. And because we help to train eye care workers and surgeons, and support them to carry out eye operations and sight-saving treatments on such a scale, we are able to deliver real and lasting change in the communities where we work.

After you’ve taken care of your loved ones in your will, we’d be very grateful if you’d consider leaving a gift to Sightsavers. You can leave the world a brighter place.

I already have a will. How do I include a gift to Sightsavers?

If you don’t need to update your will but want to add to it, this can be done with a separate document called a codicil. It must be kept with the will but not attached to it. If you wish to add a gift to Sightsavers to your existing will, you can download and complete a codicil document.

What kind of gift should I leave?

We understand your family are your first priority, so any size gift you choose to leave us, no matter large or small, will make a difference and will be hugely appreciated. You can nominate a gift of a specific sum called  a pecuniary. You can also leave a residuary gift – a portion of your estate that hasn’t been promised to family or friends. You can also select to give a specific item of value, such as stocks, shares, jewellery, property, the proceeds of a life assurance policy or other valuable items.

What details do I need to include a gift to Sightsavers in my will?

When including a legacy to charity, it’s important to specify the charity’s registered name, charity number and address. These are:
Sightsavers Ireland
Registered charity number: 20053246
305 The Capel Building, Mary’s Abbey, Dublin 7, D07 RD25, Ireland

Are there tax benefits to leaving a gift to Sightsavers?

Any gift you leave to a charity will be tax free. Everything you leave to family or friends above the tax threshold incurs an inheritance tax of 33%.