Members and friends may support The Museum of Modern Art in a number of ways. The giving opportunities range from outright gifts of cash and securities to life income gifts and sophisticated estate-planning vehicles that have favorable financial and tax benefits.

The term "planned giving" refers to any major gift that involves financial or estate planning. Such gifts can provide important benefits both to you and to the Museum. The different types of planned gifts include bequests, life income plans (charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts), charitable lead trusts, gifts of life insurance policies, and gifts of tangible personal property and art. The Modern Circle is the recognition society for individuals who have chosen to make planned gifts to MoMA.

Select the links above to learn more about various ways of giving to MoMA.

The Museum has completed its largest ever Building Project, and planning giving is playing an increasingly vital role in MoMA's future. The staff of MoMA's Office of Planned Giving can work with you and your advisors to structure a gift that best fulfills your charitable goals.

Emmett Watson
Director of Planned Giving
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53 Street
New York, NY 10019
Phone: (212) 333-6527
Fax: (212) 333-1168
E-mail: planned_giving@moma.org

This Web site is designed to give you general information about various ways of giving to MoMA, including some of the potential financial benefits. It is not intended to provide specific advice about the legal or tax implications of charitable giving. Before making a gift to MoMA, you should consult with your accountant, counsel, or financial advisor for a thorough analysis of your individual situation and the tax consequences and to decide which of these ways of giving might work best for you.

Pictured above:
The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden. Photo © 2005 Timothy Hursely