Planned Giving

• Include GRAM in your will or trust 
• Name GRAM as beneficiary of your retirement plan or life insurance, or promise a gift of a work of art that GRAM has agreed to accept 
• Create a named endowment fund 

Aside from tax benefits, those who are planned givers are: 

• Invited to attend special museum events 
• Named in GRAM publications to give others the opportunity to follow your stewardship and leadership (unless you prefer to give anonymously) 
• Introduced to other generous people who have provided for GRAM’s future in their will or other planned giving.

Anyone who desires to give can make a legacy gift. With these tips for savvy donors, it’s easy to create a lasting legacy.

• We accept both large and small donations gratefully.
• We accept donations during lifetime and upon death.
• Legacy gifts help you craft a plan to support causes important to you. 
• GRAM offers several ways for you to make legacy gifts: through estate and financial plans and named endowments.
• Many people give retirement benefits (IRAs or 401ks), insurance benefits, securities, works of art, real estate, and cash.
• Establishing an endowment fund in your name gives you an opportunity to create an arts legacy for many years.
• We offer donors an option to be recognized anonymously.
• When you notify us of a legacy gift, you are eligible for membership in the Legacy Society. 

Grand Rapids Art Museum is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. The Federal Identification Number for GRAM is 38 – 1387136. Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Through our mission of of ​“connecting people through art, creativity, and design”, GRAM provides diverse platforms for experiences, ideas, and dialogue that enrich the human spirit and build practical learning skills. Through dynamic exhibitions, collections, learning initiatives, and community collaborations, GRAM serves as a cultural beacon and civic anchor.