About The Library
Donor Opportunities
Baldwin Trust
Click here to download the Donation Form
7 ways to establish an Endowment Fund
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Book Fund
A book fund honoring an individual, family, or organization can be endowed with a minimum donation of $10,000. All items will be identified as having been acquired by the endowment. You may choose a specific area of support, such as large print books, classical compact discs, or picture books for children. -
Property
Gifts of cash, real estate, or other valuable property to the Library are deductible. Former gifts include furnishings for a specific area and special landscaping on the Library grounds. -
Bequest
By remembering Baldwin Public Library in your will you create a lasting memorial. As in the book fund you may choose an area of support. -
Appreciated Securities
A gift of securities to the Baldwin Trust is entirely free of tax, no matter how much the value may have risen since you acquired them. -
Trust Arrangements
Charitable lead trusts offer the Library the income of an asset for a specified number of years. Charitable remainder trusts are accomplished by the creation of annuity trust or a unitrust -
Life Insurance
Name the Baldwin Public Library as an owner and beneficiary of a life insurance policy. It allows you to make a substantial gift. The premium is tax deductible. -
Life Tenancy
Subject to your continuing use of the property for life, give the Library a home or farm and earn an income tax deduction.
Copies of the Gift and Memorial brochure are available at the Library or feel free to print this form. Mail to: Baldwin Public Library Trust, 300 West Merrill Street, Birmingham, MI 48009.