Where a charity is a beneficiary under a will, sometimes the personal representatives administering the estate - who will usually be the executors - may request an indemnity from the charity before they are willing to distribute the legacy to it. This is usually done with the aim of protecting the executors from a liability that the executors are worried might arise for them in the context of the estate. To understand the full scope of charity legacies and indemnity, read more here.