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Ways You Can Support the Seneca Falls Library

Mission
The mission of the Seneca Falls Library is to serve the community's educational, informational and leisure needs through the provision of library materials, programs, meeting venues and multi-media services.

The Seneca Falls Library receives funding from the Town of Seneca Falls, the Village of Seneca Falls, Seneca County, the United Way, from businesses, members and individuals such as you as donations, bequeaths, and memorials.

Here are a few planned giving techniques that can maximize tax and economic benefits for your and your family.

Gifts of Cash

Traditionally, the majority of gifts to the Seneca Falls Library have been in the form of cash. Some people find it more convenient to make an annual pledge and make multiple, regular payments during the year.

If you'd like to donate money, you can download and print a donor form to accompany your donation:

Donate Online

You can use your credit card to Donate Online, including your membership donation as well as donations to honor or remember someone.

Donations with a Message

Often families of people with a celebration have asked for donations to the Seneca Falls Library in honor of their loved one - sometimes for a birthday - the first or one ending in a zero, for a special event such as a graduation or an anniversary, or at the end of a life in celebration for that life. A card is mailed to the person for whom the donation is made informing them of a special gift in their name.

Gifts of Real Estate

Gifts of real estate can consist of almost any type of property - a personal or "recreational" residence, a commercial building, a farm, a subdivision lot, or an undeveloped parcel of land. Individual financial needs and goals determine which method of giving is most appropriate for you.

Gifts of Tangible Personal Property

This type of gift includes collections, library works, jewelry, and works of art, which may be subject to estate taxes. By contributing such items during your lifetime rather than at death, you not only reduce your taxable estate, but also reduce you taxable income in the year of the gift.

Gifts of Life Insurance

Life Insurance offers an attractive method for making a substantial gift to the Seneca Falls Library. There are several ways to use life insurance for charitable purposes, the most frequent being the liquidation of a policy no longer needed for family protection and donating the proceeds to the Seneca Falls Library.

Gifts of Appreciated Securities

Contributions of appreciated securities eliminate paying a capital gains tax on securities and entitle you to an income tax charitable deduction equal to the fair market value of the securities at the time of the gift. picture

Bequests

The Seneca Falls Library has been fortunate throughout the years to receive bequests from members and friends. These donors felt they needed their capital during their lifetime, but found it possible to associate them with the Seneca Falls Library by making us the beneficiary of a portion of their estate.

If any of these ways of giving appeal to you we suggest you contact your broker or lawyer while you are living and complete an agreement (trust contract) outlining exactly what you desire. Once this is done, all you have to do is designate an amount from your estate to be put in the already established fund. It saves time, legal work and assures you that your intentions are carried out. Some charitable gifts require the assistance of your tax advisor or attorney. If you want to qualify for a deduction in the coming tax year, these gifts may require advance planning.

The Seneca Falls Library respectfully reserves the right to reject non-cash gifts, which in its sole judgment would not be in the best interest of the Library to accept. Absent specifications, gifts will be placed in the Library's Endowment Fund or used in such other manner as the Board of Trustees deems appropriate.

 

Take Time for Giving
Top Ten Ways to Invest in the Seneca Falls Library

  1. Remember loved ones with memorial and in-honor gifts to the Seneca Falls Library
  2. Make a gift of cash, appreciated securities or real estate.
  3. Encourage friends and family members to leave bequests to the Seneca Falls Library in their wills.
  4. Remember the Seneca Falls Library in your will planning.
  5. If you already have a will, consider adding a Codicil for the benefit of the Seneca Falls Library.
  6. Ask your financial advisor(s) to include charitable giving to the Seneca Falls Library as part of their counsel to other clients.
  7. Name the Seneca Falls Library as beneficiary or partial beneficiary of a new or existing life insurance policy.
  8. Name the Seneca Falls Library as partial beneficiary of your IRA or Pension plan.
  9. Volunteer your time and expertise.
  10. Join the Seneca Falls Library - your membership dollars enable us to continue our mission as a non profit organization whose purpose is to enhance and enrich life in our region through education and advancement of the arts.

Some charitable gifts require the assistance of your tax advisor or attorney. If you want to qualify for a deduction in the coming tax year, these gifts may require advance planning.

If you are interested in receiving a donor's packet, please e-mail us: Seneca Falls Library

 

47 Cayuga St., Seneca Falls, NY 13148

315-568-8265 (phone), 315-568-1606 (fax)