Frequently Asked Questions on Wills and Inheritance
How you can use your inheritance to help shape the future of culture
Through your will, you can make a difference long after you are gone. By leaving a legacy to the Kulturpalast Hamburg Foundation, you will be supporting projects for children, young people and families – in the fields of music, dance, education and integration. Your support helps to shape the future, foster culture and build a sense of community.
Your donation helps to:
- enable early musical education for nursery children with the Klangstrolchen
- to offer young people opportunities and support for their talents through the HipHop Academy
- to foster cultural participation regardless of background
- to create a home for people with a background of migration or as refugees
- Bequest: The Kulturpalast Hamburg Foundation will (either alone or jointly with others) become the legal successor and assume all rights and obligations.
- Bequest: You can stipulate that we receive, for example, a specific sum of money, a property or a memento – without being named as an heir.
Both options are possible – we would be happy to advise you on the differences.
It’s quite simple – for example, like this:
“I bequeath to the Kulturpalast Hamburg Foundation, Öjendorfer Weg 30a, 22119 Hamburg, a sum of 10,000.00 euros to support cultural education work with children and young people.”
Or:
“I appoint the Kulturpalast Hamburg Foundation as my sole beneficiary.”
We’d be happy to help you with wording suggestions or advice.
Yes. As a charitable foundation, the Kulturpalast Hamburg Foundation is exempt from inheritance tax. This means that your donation goes in full to where it is needed.
Yes – if you write it by hand, sign it and include the place and date, it is generally legally valid. We do, however, recommend that you seek legal advice.
Yes! Our estate planning team will be happy to advise you personally and, if you wish, put you in touch with our experienced notary and specialist solicitor in inheritance law – discreetly, free of charge and with no obligation.
It’s not essential – but we’d of course be delighted if you got in touch with us. That way, we can better understand your requirements and thank you personally.