Legacy Giving | BRAHM Legacy Society
What is a Legacy Gift?
A Legacy Gift is a gift left to a charity in your will or estate plan. Legacy Gifts go to the BRAHM Endowment. They can be undesignated or may be designated for use for specific programs or activities.
Why Give?
Unlike membership fees and donations, Legacy gifts and Endowment gifts are invested for the long term and only the interest and dividends are used by the museum for operational expenses. The original gift amount is untouched. This creates a revenue stream for the museum that is available in perpetuity.
BRAHM Legacy Society Charter Members
As a Charter Member of BRAHM's Legacy Society you will be named in the Annual Report as a member of this group. You will also be included annually in an event honoring this group.
Already have BRAHM in your estate plans? Please complete the Declaration of Intent form and send to BRAHM, PO Box 828, Blowing Rock, NC 28605.
Thank you to our current Legacy Members!
Chris Albertson & Joe Coyne
Lucy & John Aldridge
Anonymous
Anna Dulaney Butler & Family
Teresa Caine
Marion Johnson Church
Nelson Crisp
Dain & Anna Dulaney
Joe & Virginia Dulaney
Steve Eichner & Joyce Ogburn
Sue Glenn
Dean Hamric & Burt Mulford
Bo Henderson
Sandy & Randy Huff
Pat Mauldin
Dan & Bonnie McLamb
Brent Moore & Tim Gupton
Lee Rocamora & John Thompson
Maria & Bryan Saterbo
Norma & Jack Suddreth
Bill & Judy Watson
Terry & Carolyn Wiley
Jean & Walter Wilkinson
Bob & Betty Hartnett
"We can't imagine what life would be like in Blowing Rock without BRAHM. For the two of us, the time we spent helping put BRAHM into place and now helping keep BRAHM in place is very meaningful to us."
- Bill and LaRose Spooner, BRAHM Founding Members
WAYS TO MAKE A LEGACY GIFT
Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA}
You may designate that remaining funds or a percentage of the remaining funds in a specific IRA account will go to BRAHM in the settlement of your estate. You may also direct that gifts be given now to BRAHM from your IRA through a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD). Your IRA custodian can guide you on this process.
Bequest
You may choose to leave a specific amount to BRAHM in your will. The value of the bequest is deductible from the estate of the donor. These bequests can be unrestricted or restricted.
Life Insurance Policies
Life Insurance may serve as a charitable gift. Life Insurance can be the direct funding source for a Legacy gift. You may choose to gift an existing policy, take out a new policy, or give a previously paid-up policy.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
If you have questions or would like to discuss the opportunity to be a Charter Member of BRAHM's Legacy Society, please contact Lee Carol Giduz, Executive Director at 828-295-9099 x3008.
You should consult your attorney and tax advisor about the applicability to your own situation and for the legal and tax implications of the information provided here.
"Today we see the meaningful impact of many of those before us because of their generous gifts to BRAHM. It is important to us that BRAHM's mission and vision of providing cultural enrichment to our region is secure and continues well into the future."
- Dean Hamric, President of BRAHM Board of Trustees
WHAT YOUR GIFT MEANS
Legacy gifts help ensure that BRAHM, its exhibitions, programs and collection will be a resource for this community for years to come. Your Legacy gift is an investment not just in BRAHM, but in the community of Blowing Rock. Donors who make their Legacy gift by October 1, 2022 will be named as Charter Members of the BRAHM Legacy Society.
