Gift Planning
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How to Give

How to Give

Giving to the Museum of New Mexico Foundation and the institutions we support can be done either directly or through a gift model that can provide tax benefits and even income. Click on a gift model below to learn more.

  • Bequest
    You designate our organization as the beneficiary of your asset by will, trust, or beneficiary designation form.
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  • Beneficiary Designation Gifts
    You can designate us as a beneficiary of a retirement, investment or bank account, or your life insurance policy.
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  • Donor Advised Fund
    You can use a DAF to distribute gifts to numerous charities. With a DAF, you can make gifts to the Museum of New Mexico Foundation or any of the cultural institutions we support during your lifetime, and when you pass away, your children can carry on your legacy of giving.
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  • Gift and Bequest
    A gift and bequest is a combination of a current gift and a charitable gift made in your will or trust. It is an easy way to support our cause today and make a lasting future impact.
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  • IRA Rollover
    Congress has enacted a permanent IRA charitable rollover. As a result, you can make an IRA rollover gift this year and in future years.
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  • Charitable Gift Annuity
    You transfer your cash or appreciated property to our organization in exchange for our promise to pay you fixed payments (with rates based on your age) for the rest of your life.
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  • IRA to Gift Annuity Rollover
    You may be looking for a way to help further our mission and enhance your income. If you are 70½ or older, you can make a one-time IRA rollover to fund a charitable gift annuity and receive fixed payments for life.
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  • Endowment Gifts
    An endowment is a fund you can create now or in the future to achieve the impact you desire.
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  • Charitable Remainder Trust
    You transfer your cash or appreciated property to fund a charitable remainder trust. The trust sells your property tax free and provides you with income for life or a term of years.
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Our Mission

The Museum of New Mexico Foundation supports the Museum of New Mexico system, in collaboration with the Museum of New Mexico Board of Regents and the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. The Foundation's principal activities are fund development for exhibitions and education programs, retail and licensing programs, financial management, advocacy and special initiatives.