Join our legacy society

 You can ensure the preservation of our rich history by joining our Legacy Society and including Historic Saranac Lake in your estate plans. Planned gifts, including bequests, represent a wonderful opportunity to preserve Saranac Lake’s history for future generations. Joining our Legacy Society is easy. You can make Historic Saranac Lake a beneficiary in your will, retirement plan, life insurance, trusts, or other estate planning vehicles. Legacy Society members receive special recognition and invitations to donor events. Please consider joining today. What's the first step? — Contact Executive Director Amy Catania by phone at 518-891-4606 or email.

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Historic Saranac Lake is a 501(c)3 organization.
Federal Tax Identification #: 14-1635407. 
​View our Legacy Society Brochure

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FIVE WAYS TO GIVE

1. Bequests — By including Historic Saranac Lake in your will, you can make a difference while retaining assets you may need now.
2. Life Insurance — By donating your life insurance policy to Historic Saranac Lake, you may be able to claim an income tax deduction for the current value of the policy. Additionally, you may be able to deduct future premium payments. 
3. Retirement Assets — By making a gift of 401(K), 403(B), IRA, or Pension funds, you may save your estate the burden of paying estate and income taxes on those assets
4. Trusts — By creating a charitable remainder trust, you may support Historic Saranac Lake while continuing to provide for yourself and your loved ones.
5. The Historic Saranac Lake Fund at the Adirondack Foundation — By making a gift now to the Historic Saranac Lake Fund, you ensure our ongoing work into the future. ​

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SPECIAL THANKS TO MEMBERS OF THE LEGACY SOCIETY

Marvin and Kay Best in memory of Ralph Kelly
John Black
Peter Black
Gloria Sara Duffy in memory of Ortanza “Tennys” Redinger Cohan
Chester and Dorothy Fobare
Shelby Gwatkin Hines in memory of the Dr. Sidney Blanchet and John A. Gallaway families
Priscilla Goss
Jim and Carol Griebsch
Shelby Gawtkin Hines
A. Caroline Hotaling
Friends and family of Jody Sandhaus Malinverni
Edward McCarthy
Florence Mulhern
Ed and Nancy Murphy
Dr. John Packard
Henry Parnass in memory of Barbara J. Parnass
Friends and Family of Helen M. Sandhaus
Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation

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Please note that this is not legal advice. Prospective donors should seek the advice
​of a qualified estate and/or tax professional to determine the financial consequences of their gift. ​
Image: Priscilla Christensen Bergren on Broadway, courtesy of Priscilla Goss.