Making a gift to Historic Highfield for the benefit of Highfield Hall will help ensure that this remarkable historic building and its surrounding gardens are preserved for future generations. In addition, your gift will enable Highfield Hall to enhance its role as a community cultural center, providing a wide array of enriching programs, classes and events.

Historic Highfield is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and your gifts are tax-deductible to the full extent provided by law. The following information describes some of the ways you can make a gift. Please call or email Barbara Milligan, Highfield Hall's Executive Director, if you have questions. (508)495-1878, ext. 301.

Gifts of Cash
Gifts of cash or cash pledges are the simplest way to give to Highfield Hall.

Gifts of Appreciated Securities
A transfer of appreciated securities saves money in two ways: income taxes are reduced because of the charitable donations, and you avoid capital gains tax that would have applied had you sold the shares yourself. To make a gift of stock, please use the following information. Broker: Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.; DTC Number: 0164 Code 40; FBO: Historic Highfield, Inc.; Account Number: 7984-3601; Contact: First National Corporation IAR, Phil Nehro, pnehro@fncadvisor.com, 508-495-9555.

Gifts From Your IRA
There is still time to take advantage of the extended IRA Rollover passed by Congress. If you are age 70 and one-half or older and itemize your tax returns, you can make a gift and pay no income tax on the withdrawal from your traditional or Roth IRA until December 31, 2009.

Gifts of Real Estate and Personal Property
Donors may wish to contribute to Highfield Hall gifts of readily saleable or usable real estate, art, antiques and equipment. Highly appreciated real estate can be used to fund a trust or annuity that could save taxes, provide you with income for life, and provide a long-term gift to Historic Highfield. The Executive Director will be happy to discuss all such potential gifts with you.

Life Insurance or Retirement Funds
Life insurance policies, IRAs, and certain other retirement assets can be transferred to Historic Highfield and can even be placed into a trust that would provide you with income for life.

Corporate Matching Gifts
It may be possible to double, or even triple the amount of your gift to Highfield Hall. Many companies sponsor matching gift programs to enhance contributions made by their employees to non-profit organizations.

Bequests
A bequest is simply the transfer of property (real estate, securities, or money) through one's will. Planning an outright gift through your will is the easiest way to make a lasting gift; it is estimated that nearly 50 percent of total charitable contributions are made in this manner.
To include Historic Highfield in your will, use the following language:
"I give the sum of _______________ Dollars ($_____) to Historic Highfield, Inc. of Falmouth, Massachusetts for its general purposes without restriction."