Planned Giving

Help the Fairbanks Museum meet the needs of today and tomorrow while preserving the Museum’s timeless character.

2025 Legacy Match

This year, a visionary donor challenged us to find people who willing to let us know they have named the Fairbanks Museum as a beneficiary in their estate plans. With each commitment, we received a matching cash gift of up to $25,000. This extraordinary opportunity transformed your future generosity into immediate support for the programs you love.

We’re thrilled to announce that you met this challenge, and the full match has been received.

Leave a Legacy

Planned giving is finding ways to make charitable gifts now or after your lifetime while enjoying financial benefits and the joy of knowing you’ve made a difference.

Unlike cash donations, planned gifts are typically made from assets in your estate rather than disposable income. The most common planned gift is a bequest in your will or living trust. Other planned gifts include:

• A charitable gift annuity
• A charitable remainder trust
• A charitable lead trust
• An endowment trust
• Retirement plan assets
• Life insurance policies
• A remainder interest in your home

Planned gifts are essential to support the Fairbanks Museum’s core activities: education, exhibits, weather/climate, collections, planetarium, facilities, and leadership.

Your generosity through current gifts and planned giving commitments ensures that the Museum will thrive long into the future.

Questions? Want to talk through your options? Please contact Adam Kane or Anna Rubin at the Museum for more about ways you can leave a legacy for generations to come. Call us at 802-748-2372. Or, let us contact you by filling out the form below.