Planned gifts make it possible to leave a legacy for future generations. What kind of world will our grandchildren inherit if we let ‘never again’ fade into history? The Holocaust compels us to ask that question and to act on it. That was the promise the survivors made. Building a permanent memorial on the National Mall was part of that promise; so is the imperative to transform memory into action. A bequest in your will to the Museum's endowment—a gift that costs nothing today—is the easiest way to create an enduring legacy.

Have you already left the Museum a bequest? Please let us recognize your generosity as a member of the Legacy of Light Society. To learn more about bequests and other planned giving opportunities, please contact: George Hellman, J.D., Director of Planned Giving at 202 488-6591 or Planned_Giving@ushmm.org.

Planned Giving

Contact:
George E. Hellman, J.D.
Director of Planned Giving

(202) 314-1748

Planned_Giving@ushmm.org

Making a planned gift is a meaningful way to create a personal legacy and make a lasting contribution to the work of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. And you do not have to be rich to do it. Did you know that your gift can:

• Help reduce your income taxes?
• Potentially reduce capital gains taxes?
• Remove assets from your estate and possibly reduce your gift and estate tax?
• Provide income for yourself and others?

Use the Museum's Gift Calculator for an illustration of income and tax benefits to which you may be entitled if you make a planned gift to benefit the Museum.

We at Planned Giving are here and ready to answer your questions. Please call us at (202) 314-1748 or send an e-mail to us at Planned_Giving@ushmm.org.

We hope you will consider including the Museum in your Will or estate planning. Click here for sample bequest language (printable version PDF). Click here for Naming the Museum the Beneficiary of Retirement Plan Assets. (printable version PDF).

 
Planned Giving Brochures (printable version PDF)

The Charitable Gift Annuity: A Simple Gift That Benefits You, Too Deferred Charitable Gift Annuity: Waiting Can Pay Off Retirement Plan Assets: A Smart Way to Secure Your Legacy Your Will: Planning for Your Life, Your Family, Your Legacy

 
Generations Newsletters:

	Asked why they support the Museum, Ann Krouse replied, "We have to." She feels fortunate to live in the United States, a country that has built a Museum to recognize and memorialize the Holocaust—which, she said, sends an important message to Holocaust deniers. This is why Ann and her husband Paul fund the Museum’s educational programs both in Washington D.C. and around the country. In addition, Ann and Paul decided to make a $1 million commitment through their estate plans by naming the Museum as a beneficiary of their retirement plan assets. Read more...
	Museum Chief of Staff William ("Bill") S. Parsons has devoted 30 years of his career to Holocaust education, but that's not surprising given his family background. His father, E. Spencer Parsons, a minister who worked tirelessly to advance the civil rights movement and the war on poverty, imbued his children with a strong desire to promote mutual respect and confront injustice. Bill and his wife Sylvia, recently began to contemplate their own legacy and their role in shaping the future. They have decided to name the Museum as the beneficiary of a substantial portion of their retirement plan assets. Read more...
	Rosalie Avery's entire Jewish identity centered on Holocaust history and its timeless lessons. In fact, she was described as being an "intolerant person" because she was "intolerant of intolerance." Rosalie's commitment to Holocaust awareness led her to designate the Museum as a major beneficiary of her estate—a commitment her family honored when her Will was invalidated. Read more...
	Herbert "Herb" Robinson learned a valuable lesson at a young age: Do not stand idly by when others are in need. Unable to understand how people could commit the atrocities they did in the Holocaust, he says, "It is simply unacceptable, and we must perpetuate the memories of those who perished." Read more...
	"Everything about this institution is about legacy," Sara J. Bloomfield, Museum Director says. "The legacy of survivors, the legacy of our Museum, the legacy of supporters. And for me--I, too, have a moral obligation to ask, 'Have I done all that I can?'" Read more...
	Bella Heppenheimer considers herself "one of the lucky ones", and to her remembering the Holocaust is vital. Bella recently established a charitable gift annuity to memorialize her family members... Read more...
	Kurt and Marilyn Wallach wanted to perpetuate their support beyond their lifetimes, so they decided to establish a charitable lead annuity trust--a permanent and meaningful gift that also benefits their family... Read more...
	"Life is very important to me," she said, explaining why she became a nurse. "I wanted to help people--I still do." This may explain Helga Wolff's extraordinary bequest of nearly $400,000 to the Museum... Read more...

The information provided on this web site is not intended to serve as tax or legal advice. Please consult your attorney and/or financial advisor before making a gift. Contributions to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum are eligible for the maximum income and estate tax charitable deductions available for gifts to the public charity.

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