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Giving Opportunities
Woodmere Art Museum is a wonderful example of the collaborative spirit at work. The Museum flourishes because of the dedicated people who play vital roles in supporting Woodmere. We’d love to have you join us and become part of the Woodmere community. Membership: We invite you to join Woodmere Art Museum and enjoy the benefits of membership at this outstanding cultural center. The following membership levels are available: INDIVIDUAL $35 • Personalized membership card • 10% discount in the Museum Store • Complimentary Museum publications (Artivities, Muse) • New Members’ reception and tour • Invitations and announcements for members-only events • Eligibility for art classes • Reduced admission to lectures, workshops, programs and art classes • Access to the Edward M. David Library and Research Center STUDENT $20 (ID required) For students and young people 18 and under Same benefits as Individual Member FAMILY $60 All Individual Member benefits, plus … • Invitation to special family events and programs • Reduced admission to children’s programs • Complimentary subscription to Art Matters CONTRIBUTING $100 All Family Member benefits, plus … • Additional 5% discount in the Museum Store • Free admission for 2 to ticketed exhibitions SUPPORTING $250 All Contributing Member benefits, plus … • Complimentary collections catalogue • Free admission for 4 to ticketed exhibitions PATRON $500 All Supporting Member benefits, plus … • Invitation to a special Curator’s event • Free admission for 6 to ticketed exhibitions CONNOISSEUR $1,000 All Patron Member benefits, plus … • Acknowledgment on Woodmere’s website • Lunch with The Patricia Van Burgh Allison Director & CEO • Complimentary examination of your art work with Museum Curator For information on Business and Corporate Memberships, call Woodmere’s Development Office at 215-247-7224. Volunteer Opportunities: A corps of more than 70 volunteers contribute over 4,000 hours annually to the growing work load of running a quality cultural arts center. If you have experience or interest in administrative support, public outreach, library services, special events, museum store, or membership recruitment, contact the Development Office at 215-247-7224 for ways in which you can participate. Internships are also available offering valuable museum work experience to high school and college students. Membership Application: Click here to complete form. Charitable Gift Annuities Benefit Woodmere and Donors Perhaps none of Woodmere’s donors is as enthusiastic about Charitable Gift Annuities as member Francis H. (Frank) Rasmus, Jr. Earlier this year, he established a Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA) with The Philadelphia Foundation to benefit Woodmere Art Museum. At the time, this was his forty-fourth CGA. These planned gifts are providing Rasmus with lifelong income while benefiting a wide range of charities including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Morris Arboretum, the Kennedy Center, St. Jude’s Hospital, and many other national and local institutions. "If it’s something I feel strongly about, I support it," Rasmus says. "I do all this for two reasons: one, I can’t take the money with me. And two, when I’m dead the money goes to a charity and not to some insurance company." Today, at age 64, he’s having the time of his life giving much of it away. Since 2004 he’s donated more than $500,000.
How does a CGA work? First, an individual or couple make a gift of cash or appreciated securities to a charity. A contract is established giving the donors immediate annuity payments at rates based on their ages. The donors receive a lifelong guaranteed stream of tax-reduced income regardless of market conditions, plus an immediate tax deduction. Upon the donors’ death, the remainder goes to the charity: in this case the Woodmere Art Museum Endowment Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation. In addition, the donors’ estate may enjoy reduced probate costs and estate taxes. Rasmus enthusiastically encourages people to consider the benefits of CGAs. "The tax deductions and tax-free income are phenomenal," he says. "In my case, a $10,000 gift gets me a $3,700 deduction." And then there’s the income: Rasmus receives 75 direct deposits a year from all the charities with which he has established CGAs. As he says, "I don’t have to sell something in order to live." To learn more about establishing a Charitable Gift Annuity at Woodmere, or to request a confidential illustration with specific examples of quarterly payments and tax benefits, please contact Mary Agnes Williams, Director of Development, at 215-247-7224 or mawilliams@woodmereartmuseum.org
Woodmere Art Museum will not sell, trade, or give a donor’s personal information to any individual or entity for any reason without their written permission. Woodmere Art Museum - 9201 Germantown Avenue - Philadelphia, PA 19118 Corner of Germantown Avenue and Bells Mill Road in Chestnut Hill Telephone 215-247-0476 Fax 215-247-2387 Accredited by the American Associations of Museums
Woodmere Art Museum, Celebrating the legacy of Philadelphia Art & Philadelphia Artists.
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