Cash Gifts
Cash gifts are gratefully accepted. Please make checks payable to Burlington City Arts Foundation and mail to: Burlington City Arts, 135 Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401. Thank you for including BCA in your giving!
Secure online donations are also accepted.
Donate Gifts of Stock
Gifts of appreciated securities are a tax-wise way to support Burlington City Arts. When you donate securities held longer than one year, you may receive a charitable deduction for the full fair market value of the stock and avoid paying capital gains tax. We encourage you to discuss with your financial advisor the options that may be best for you. Please direct gifts of stocks, bonds, and mutual funds to our Charles Schwab Account.
Securities transfer instructions
Please notify us at skatz@burlingtoncityarts.org of your gift so we can ensure proper credit.
Donate from Your Retirement Account (IRA)
If you are 70 ½ or older, you can donate up to $100,000 from your traditional IRA to qualified charities like Burlington City Arts without it being considered a taxable distribution. The deduction also may lower your adjusted gross income (AGI). You must follow the rules for a qualified charitable distribution (QCD); please consult your tax advisor before making a gift from your IRA.
405 Pine Street Capital Campaign
The BCA Foundation purchased 405 Pine Street, a 32,500 square foot warehouse on a 2.2 acre property, in late 2019. Since then, the BCA Foundation has made significant investments in the property with support from private donations, government grants, and a New Market Tax Credit loan. This timely purchase allowed BCA to provide extensive services throughout the pandemic, and paved the way for an imminent programmatic expansion that will make the arts more accessible to thousands of community members while preserving a footprint for the arts in a rapidly growing arts and enterprise corridor.
For more information about the campaign, set up a tour, or make a gift, please contact BCA Assistant Director at (802) 865-5356 or skatz@burlingtoncityarts.org.
Give to a Named Fund or Create a Fund
Burlington City Arts Foundation gratefully holds a number of funds for special purposes. These funds act like specific savings accounts for the organization or project. The principal of these funds is invested to generate interest that can either grow with the principal or be directed to certain programs.
Existing funds include:
Burlington City Arts Foundation Fund
This fund was created to support BCA’s mission-related programs and services. It supports BCA’s operational budget and allows the organization the flexibility to embrace unanticipated opportunities that advance its mission.
Burlington City Arts Endowment Fund
This endowment is a permanent fund. Its purpose is to support the long-term health and stability of Burlington City Arts. By increasing and diversifying our resources, BCA will be able to create new programming, develop new audiences and continue to serve the diverse community of Vermont. Your support of the Burlington City Arts Foundation Endowment Fund will ensure that BCA will remain a significant arts and education resource for generations to come.
The BCA Foundation’s Artist Grants Program Fund
The BCA Foundation’s Artist Grants Program Fund is a restricted fund of the BCA Foundation with the purpose of making grants and philanthropic funding accessible to Vermont artists and small arts organizations that may not have 501 (c) 3 status.
Herb Lockwood Prize
This statewide prize in the arts was created to reward the pinnacle of arts leadership in Vermont. The prize recognizes significant work in the areas of visual arts, music, writing, drama, dance, film, and fine woodworking—while also having a beneficent influence on the community. One artist is chosen each year by an anonymous committee; there is no application process. The prize includes a minimum of $10,000. Herb Lockwood was an inspirational figure in the Burlington arts and music scene in the 1980’s. www.HerbLockwoodPrize.org
Patrick S. Robins Fund
Named in honor of Emeritus Board Member and BCA advocate Patrick S. Robins, this discretionary fund was established in order to support BCA’s scholarship program. BCA’s scholarship program has one of the simplest application forms of any local non-profit, making the process truly accessible to anyone with need. Our scholarship program never turns away an applicant.
Bentley Davis Seifer Award
Named in memory of a talented young artist, The Bentley Davis Seifer Award is granted annually to children who are chosen within each classroom that exhibits art in the annual Children’s Art Show hosted by Burlington City Arts in City Hall in March of each year.
PLANNED GIVING
We invite you to join our Permanent Collectors, individuals and families who have made an extraordinary commitment to BCA’s mission of keeping the arts accessible to all by including BCA in their estate plans.
Your legacy gift allows BCA to meet our community’s needs through the arts, today and in the future. We ask you to consider including us in your will or adding us as a beneficiary to your retirement plan. You may also gift us a life insurance policy, or establish a Charitable Remainder Trust or Charitable Gift Annuity. Many of these ways of giving provide assets to BCA in the future while allowing you full use and benefits of those assets during your lifetime.
INCLUDE BCA IN YOUR WILL
To include BCA in your will, simply list Burlington City Arts Foundation (BCAF) as a beneficiary. You may bequeath either a dollar amount or a percentage of your estate in a charitable bequest.
Sample Bequest Language: “I bequest [describe dollar amount, property to be given, percentage, or proportion of your residuary estate] to Burlington City Arts Foundation, a non-profit organization located at 135 Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401.”
MAKE BCA A BENEFICIARY OF YOUR RETIREMENT PLAN
Naming Burlington City Arts Foundation as a beneficiary in your retirement plan is similar to a bequest.
DONATE A LIFE INSURANCE POLICY
When you give a life insurance policy to BCA, the cash surrender value of the policy or the cost of the replacement policy is deductible as a charitable contribution. If you continue to pay premiums after your gift, these premiums are also deductible.
ESTABLISH A CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST
A charitable remainder trust allows you or your beneficiaries to receive income from an asset, knowing that whatever remains will benefit one or more nonprofits of your choice.
ESTABLISH A CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY
A charitable gift annuity can provide you with a steady source of income as early as age 60, while receiving an income tax deduction and providing support for your favorite charitable causes.
For more information about giving to a named fund or to a capital campaign, or if you would like to make a planned gift, please contact BCA Assistant Director at (802) 865-5356 or skatz@burlingtoncityarts.org.
Secure online donations are also accepted.
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