Planned Giving
The 1937 Circle
Planned gifts represent your life’s work and
reflect your values. A planned gift
communicates your legacy; it tells a story of
what you hold most important in your life and community. Planned giving makes it possible for you to make a generous contribution while preserving or even enhancing your lifestyle. |
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The 1937 Circle recognizes those who have chosen to support the Boise Art Museum through their wills, estate plans, life income arrangements, and major planned gifts. Contributions received as a result of charitable planning help build for the future by supporting the programs and activities of the Museum in perpetuity.
Participation in the 1937 Circle is open to individuals and businesses that provide one or more of the following:
- Cumulative lifetime giving of $1 million or more in cash or gift value, including property;
- The establishment of a named endowment fund (minimum of $250,000);
- Inclusion of the Museum in personal estate plans; or
- Completing a life income arrangement in which the Boise Art Museum is named as a beneficiary.
Bequest Language
The charitable bequest is the most frequently utilized method to support the Boise Art Museum. It can take a number of forms, including naming a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate, or specific assets. A Statement of Intent form is often used to first communicate the charitable intentions of an individual.
The language to use in an individual’s estate planning may follow one of these examples:
“I bequeath the sum of $______ to the Boise Art Museum in Boise, Idaho for its general use and purposes.”
“I devise and bequeath ___% of the remainder and residue of property owned at my death, whether real or personal, and wherever located to the Boise Art Museum in Boise, Idaho for its general use and purposes.”
“If (spouse/partner’s name) survives me, I devise and bequeath ___% of the remainder and residue of property owned at my death, whether real or personal, and wherever located to (name). If (name) does not survive me, then I devise and bequeath ___% of my residuary estate, whether real or personal property and wherever located to the Boise Art Museum in Boise, Idaho for its general use and purposes.” |
The Boise Art Museum accepts a range of planned giving options, including charitable bequests, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, retirement plan designations, and life insurance gifts. Your financial
advisor can help tailor a plan that is best for you.
To learn more about BAM’s planned giving program, or inform the Museum of your intentions, please contact
Erin Kennedy, Development Specialist, (208) 345-8330 x26. You may also complete BAM’s Statement of Intent
form and send it to the Museum:
Melanie Fales, Executive Director
Boise Art Museum
670 Julia Davis Drive
Boise, ID 83702
Bequests of Artwork
BAM accepts bequests of works of art for its Permanent Collection. All offered artworks are carefully considered for their appropriateness to the collecting mission of the Museum prior to acceptance. Please contact Sandy Harthorn, Curator of Art, at 208-345-8330 x19 to discuss bequests of art to the Boise Art Museum.
Coming Soon – Meet BAM’s 1937 Circle Donors |
