Contribute to the Metropolitan Museum's future by planning for a special kind of gift. Although cash contributions to the Metropolitan are always appreciated, there are other creative and flexible options that can benefit you and the Museum. You can help ensure the Metropolitan's future by creating a trust while you are living or by including the Museum in your will.
In late 2010, Congress extended the IRA charitable rollover provision for 2010 and 2011. That means, if you are age 70 1/2 or older, you can take advantage of using your IRA to make charitable contributions of up to $100,000 directly to The Metropolitan Museum of Art and those contributions may be excluded from your gross income and may count against your required minimum distribution (RMD)!
One of the simplest ways to support the Museum's future, a bequest provides a gift for the Metropolitan in your will.
The William Society recognizes and honors those friends and Members of The Metropolitan Museum of Art who have made a commitment to the future of this institution by including the Museum in their estate plans.
An agreement between you and the Metropolitan that provides you with regular fixed payments annually (an annuity) for life in exchange for transferring assets to the Museum.
This agreement between you and a trustee can provide fixed or variable income to meet your specific financial needs, at the termination of which the remaining assets are passed to the Museum.
This arrangement operates somewhat like a mutual fund, accepting gifts from many donors, managing them as a common fund, and providing variable annual income.
This agreement between you and a trustee provides income to the Metropolitan for a period of years, at the end of which the trust property typically passes to an heir.
Retirement, life insurance, and real estate assets may all be donated to the Museum.
Our Planned Giving Calculator illustrates the income and tax benefits to which you may be entitled if you make a planned gift to benefit the Metropolitan.
This glossary includes financial terms that may be helpful as you plan your gift to the Museum.