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Legacy Society

JOIN OUR LEGACY SOCIETY

You can help ensure the preservation of our rich history by joining our Legacy Society and including Historic Saranac Lake in your estate plans. Planned gifts, including bequests, represent a wonderful opportunity to preserve Saranac Lake’s history for future generations. Joining our Legacy Society is easy. You can make Historic Saranac Lake a beneficiary in your will, retirement plan, life insurance, trusts, or other estate planning vehicles. Legacy Society members receive special recognition and invitations to donor events. Please consider joining today. What’s the first step? — Contact Executive Director Amy Catania by phone at 518-891-4606 or email.

Historic Saranac Lake is a 501(c)3 organization.
Federal Tax Identification #: 14-1635407. 
​View our Legacy Giving brochure.

FIVE WAYS TO GIVE

  1. Bequests — By including Historic Saranac Lake in your will, you can make a difference while retaining assets you may need now.
  2. Life Insurance — By donating your life insurance policy to Historic Saranac Lake, you may be able to claim an income tax deduction for the current value of the policy. Additionally, you may be able to deduct future premium payments. 
  3. Retirement Assets — By making a gift of 401(K), 403(B), IRA, or Pension funds, you may save your estate the burden of paying estate and income taxes on those assets
  4. Trusts — By creating a charitable remainder trust, you may support Historic Saranac Lake while continuing to provide for yourself and your loved ones.
  5. The Historic Saranac Lake Fund at the Adirondack Foundation — By making a gift now to the Historic Saranac Lake Fund, you help ensure our work into the future. 

SPECIAL THANKS TO MEMBERS OF THE LEGACY SOCIETY

Eric and Charma Behnke
Kay and Marvin Best in memory of Ralph Kelly
John and Peter Black
Deborah Brown and Wendy Austin
Jane and Charles Carroll
Amy Cheney-Seymour
Alexandra Dame
Gloria Drucker
Gloria C. Duffy in Memory of Ortanza “Tennys” Redinger Cohan
Terri Ferraguto
David Firestein
Hayes Firestein
Dorothy and Chester Fobare
Priscilla Goss
Jim and Carol Griebsch
Amy Heckethorn-Jones and Peter Jones
Shelby Gwatkin Hines, the Dr. Sidney Blanchet and John A. Gallaway Families
Ann Caroline Hotaling
Jim and Mary Hotaling
Janet Klemperer
Cheryl Maid
Jean Mason
Edward and Mary McCarthy
Judy Meagher
William Menz
The estate of Florence Mulhern
Nancy and Ed Murphy
The estate of John Packard
Henry Parnass in memory of Barbara Parnass
Dorothy E. and Michele Pecora
Marilyn and Dave Riotto
James and Vida Rothschild
James and Anne Townsend
Sarah Wardner and Dave Chapin
Dave Whitman
Dr. William Winn
Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation
Gifts in Memory of Mary B. Hotaling
Gifts in Memory of Helen Sandhaus
Gifts in Memory of Jody Sandhaus- Malinverni
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Please note that this is not legal advice. Prospective donors should seek the advice
​of a qualified estate and/or tax professional to determine the financial consequences of their gift.

Image: Priscilla Christensen Bergren on Broadway, courtesy of Priscilla Goss.

Please note: Our exhibit fabricators at Apogee Exhibits will be installing the final phase of exhibits the week of October 26. The museum campus will be open to visitors; however, please be aware that some gallery spaces will be impacted. The team will do their best to cause as little disruption as possible.