Ways to Give

Preserve the Past
Plan for the Future

Your thoughtfulness will help us to preserve and protect local history for generations to come.

Gifts/Donations will be recorded in our Annual Donor Report and may be made anonymously if desired, and given In Memory or
In Honor of someone special.

For further information on any of the options below, please contact museum director Johanna McBrien  (781) 326-1385 or at [email protected].

Dedham Museum & Archive advises that you consult with your financial/tax advisor(s) when making financial decisions.

Third graders visit Dedham Museum, 2023

Types of Bequests:

  • Outright Bequest: You can direct a specific dollar amount or assets—such as securities, real estate, or tangible property (art, etc.)—or a percentage of an estate.
  • Residuary Bequest: After amounts bequeathed to other beneficiaries and estate-related expenses have been paid, DM&A receives all or a percentage of the remainder. 
  • Contingent Bequest: A Bequest made on condition that a certain event occur prior to distribution.

Bequests: Leave a Lasting Legacy

Make a Bequest to Dedham Museum & Archive in your estate plans.

 

With legacy gift planning, you can help ensure that Dedham Museum & Archive will continue to be able to preserve and share local history into the future. 

A Gift in Your Will—or Bequest—is the easiest and most popular form of Planned Giving. You simply name Dedham Museum & Archive as a beneficiary by will, trust, or designation form and your charitable act will leave a needed gift and an important legacy to the institution.

A Bequest may enable you to make a major gift that might not otherwise be possible and receive an estate tax charitable deducation. In addition, leaving a Bequest may also reduce the federal estate tax burden on your family due at death.

An unrestricted bequest will allow DM&A the flexibility to use your funding where it is needed most. The bequest may be made in honor or memory of an individual or family.

Dedham Museum & Archive advises that you consult with your attorney prior to creating a new will or amending an existing will. 

Your Bequest to Dedham Museum & Archive will help us preserve and share Dedham’s history in perpetuity. Thank you for your generosity and consideration of our future.

Gifts of Charitable Securities

Charitable gifts of Securities include
donating shares of stocks, bonds, or mutual funds.

 

When you donate some of your appreciated stock to Dedham Museum & Archive, you will receive tax benefits—including claiming an income-tax charitable deduction—and your donated stock will continue to grow and benefit the museum.

If you would like to donate securities, please reach out to our investment firm, RBC Wealth Management.

Contact:  Sandy Leith (617) 725-2288, Rob Taylor (617) 725-2366, or John Turco (617) 725-1799.

Donelan and Babe Ruth
Archivist sharing photos with students

Qualified Charitable Distributions

Put your required IRA distribution toward helping save history for the future! 


If you are 70 ½ or older, you can make a donation to one or more charities directly from your taxable IRA instead of taking the Required Minimum Distribution.  

To learn about the tax benefits and the process of transferring IRA funds directly to Dedham Museum & Archive—while making a difference to the museum—please contact your financial advisor. 

There are also additional Ways to Give to Dedham Museum & Archive. They include, but are not exclusive of, the following options:

  • Gifts of Cash: Made by check, credit card, Venmo (@DedhamMuseumArchive), or PayPal (credit card or through your account).
  • Matching Gifts: If your company/employer has a Matching Gift Program, you may be able to double your donation.
  • Life Insurance: Fill out a Change of Beneficiary form available from your insurance provider and give us a copy for our records. While there is no immediate tax deduction, you will be helping Dedham Museum & Archive and your estate will eventually receive a deduction. Additional options are available. Consult with your financial advisor.
  • Personal Property and Real Estate: Gifts of valuable personal property and real estate may be donated (outright or through your will) for resale by the Museum. 

All financial decisions should be discussed with your financial/tax advisor(s).