Support Us

Your gift matters.

The Stockbridge Library Association is deeply grateful for each and every donation received.

We are a private non-profit organization that provides public library and museum services. The Town of Stockbridge contributes approximately 40 percent of the library’s operating budget every year. The Library Board, staff, and volunteers raise over half of the annual budget through grants, careful management of a modest endowment, fundraising events, and direct appeals.

This shared structure of public support and contributions from private citizens has created an exceptionally beautiful public library that serves as a vital community hub, provides a rich array of resources, and offers high quality cultural and intellectual experiences to all. Your donation enables the library to maintain this level of service and grow to meet the needs of new generations.

Make your gift by clicking the Donate button above, or mailing a check to The Stockbridge Library at PO Box 119, Stockbridge, MA 01262.

Thank you for your support. We couldn’t do this without you!

Donations to the Historical Collection

The Library is also grateful for donations of materials to its Historical Collection. For information on donating historical materials, artifacts, and memorabilia relating to Stockbridge and its residents, please contact Curator India Spartz (413-298-5501).

Planned Giving

A planned gift is any charitable contribution, immediate or deferred, that considers the donor’s personal tax, financial, and estate planning circumstances. Planned gifts should be made in consultation with the donor’s professional financial advisors. Following are several options for planned gifts to the Library.

Outright Gifts

Appreciated Securities — By giving appreciated securities, you receive an income tax deduction equal to the market value of the securities, and you also avoid paying any capital gains tax on any appreciation in value since the time of the original purchase.

Life Insurance — When you a give a life insurance policy to the Stockbridge Library, the face surrender value of the policy is deductible as a charitable contribution. If you continue to pay premiums after the gift, these premiums are also deductible.

Real and Personal Property — Most all real or personal property can be given as an outright gift to the Stockbridge Library. Examples include a residence, land, paintings, library collections, cars, musical instruments, and historical artifacts.

Future Gifts

Bequests – You can make provision in your will for a contribution to the Stockbridge Library from your estate without diminishing your assets during your lifetime. Because bequests are deductible from your taxable estate, significant estate tax savings may be possible.

Life Insurance – Change the beneficiary on a life insurance policy to the Stockbridge Library. Upon your death, the library will receive the contribution, and the size of your taxable estate will be reduced, thereby reducing any estate taxes.

Retirement Plans – Change the beneficiary of a qualified retirement plan or an IRA to the Stockbridge Library. Upon your death, the library will receive the contribution, and the size of your taxable estate will be reduced, thereby reducing any estate taxes.

Thank you for helping to secure the future of the library.

If you have any questions about donations, planned giving, or other contributions to the Library, please contact Susie Harding at sharding@cwmars.org or 413-298-5501.