Gifts from Your Will or Trust
Need to preserve your assets during your lifetime? You can plan a legacy gift to us that will only take effect after your other obligations are fulfilled.
Gifts Anyone Can Afford
Did you know there are ways to support the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the National Symphony Orchestra, or Washington National Opera that don't affect your current lifestyle or your family's security?
You can support the Kennedy Center with gifts that don't impact the way you live either by designating the Kennedy Center to receive estate assets in the future or by making immediate gifts to us of assets that are "out of sight and out of mind."
The Benefits
- You can make a gift that costs you nothing during your lifetime.
- You can make a gift that leaves your cash flow and current financial planning unchanged.
- You don't have to use cash to make your gift; you can "buy low and give high" by making your gift with appreciated securities instead.
Popular Giving Arrangements
Gifts from a Retirement Plan
Give us assets subject to double taxation, and leave more to your family. Learn more about Gifts from a Retirement Plan.
Gifts of Stock and Appreciated Assets
Take advantage of appreciated securities without incurring capital gains tax.
Learn More about Gifts of Stock and Appreciated Securities.
Gifts of Life Insurance
Make a significant gift to the Kennedy Center even without a large estate. Here's how you can leverage your dollars for a larger gift. Learn more about Gifts of Life Insurance.
