Planned Giving

 You can help the Friends of the San Francisco Maritime Museum Library change the lives of researchers and other users of the San Francisco Maritime Museum Library with a direct gift or a gift through your estate.

Think of it as your gift to the future, a legacy with a permanent impact. You and Friends of the San Francisco Maritime Museum Library in partnership, making a difference that endures.

How to give:

  • Bequeath or give directly a specific dollar amount or specific assets such as securities or tangible personal or real property to Friends of the San Francisco Maritime Museum Library.
  • Direct in your will that Friends of the San Francisco Maritime Museum Library receive all or part of your remaining estate assets after the payment of any specific bequests and final, estate-related expenses.
  • Establish a testamentary trust that pays lifetime income to you, your spouse and/or other beneficiaries (living at the time the trust is established), after which the trust assets are given to the Friends of the San Francisco Maritime Museum Library.
  • Designate the Friends of the San Francisco Maritime Museum Library as the beneficiary of your IRA, 401(k), or other retirement plan.
  • Purchase a charitable gift annuity to provide income to you and your spouse during your lifetimes with any remaining assets given to the Friends of the San Francisco Maritime Museum Library.

What you gain through your gift:

  • For all gifts, the satisfaction of knowing that you are contributing to the future of the San Francisco Maritime Museum Library.
  • For purchasing a charitable gift annuity, providing for increased spendable cash income on a tax-advantaged basis, while receiving a deduction for a charitable donation. The return is generally greater than that available through fixed investments.
  • For estate gifts:
    • Capping a lifetime of generous giving to the Friends of the San Francisco Maritime Museum Library.
    • Making a larger gift than might have been possible during your lifetime.
    • Receiving a federal and/or state estate tax deduction, which may reduce the size of your taxable estate.

To learn more about charitable planning and other giving opportunites, email or call the Friends' office at 415-561-7040.