Annual Fund

Support for all Society operations comes from the Annual Fund, ensuring that the doors are open and the staff is ready to serve visitors. Filling our newly renovated spaces with engaging exhibitions, offering interactive, computer-based access to historical documents and access to oral histories, and maintaining BHS's extraordinary Othmer Library and photo archive would not be possible without gifts to the Annual Fund from individuals like you.

Gifts to the annual fund are outright, 100% tax-deductible donations that are used solely for the support of day-to-day operations of the Museum and Library.

Matching Gifts
As a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, the Brooklyn Historical Society is eligible for many employers’ Corporate Matching Gifts programs. Simply obtain a matching gift form from your Human Resources Department and return it to the Brooklyn Historical Society, along with your membership contribution. Your donation will be completely tax-deductible.

Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn NY 11201

Appreciated Securities/Real Estate
Outright, irrevocable gifts of real property are eligible for charitable income tax deductions equal to the full market value of the property. Gifts of appreciated securities help to avoid the capital gains tax. In most cases, the donor may make a deduction based on the full market value of the property held for at least one year.

Contact
To learn more about the benefits of supporting the Brooklyn Historical Society, contact our Development department. 718-222-4111 ext. 246.

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