Support lundstrum

Members of Lundstrum’s Broadway Circle fuel our mission in a critical way with annual contributions of $1,000 or above to keep our joyful and rigorous program available to all youth. Broadway Circle members also receive exclusive benefits and access to Lundstrum events.

Even people of modest means can make a big difference through a planned gift!

Including Lundstrum Performing Arts in your will or trust allows you to make a gift that costs you nothing during your lifetime. By making a planned gift through your will or estate plan, you ensure Lundstrum’s commitment to excellence and accessibility endure for future generations.

Members of Lundstrum’s Legacy Circle are individuals who've demonstrated forethought and generosity to ensure that as part of their legacy, more children in our community will have access to Lundstrum’s joy-filled programming.. These commitments allow Lundstrum to plan - and build - into the future.

Please consider this information as a starting point. With all charitable gifts, it is important to consult with your attorney or financial advisory to ensure that you comply with state laws, receive maximum tax benefits, and that your wishes are accurately reflected in necessary legal documents.

Sample bequest language:

Cash Bequest Will or Trust Language:

I give, devise, and bequeath to Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts, a non-profit corporation located at 161 7North 2nd Street, Minneapolis Minnesota, the sum of $___________ as an unrestricted gift. Tax ID: 41-1972424

Estate Percentage Will or Trust Bequest Language:

I give, devise, and bequeath to Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts, a non-profit corporation located at 1617 North 2nd Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota, _____ percent of my estate as an unrestricted gift. Tax ID: 41-1972424

Contact Joan Grathwol Olson, Managing Director, at joan@lundstrum.org with additional assistance or questions about planned gifts to Lundstrum.

You can recommend your donor-advised fund to make a gift on your behalf – even during a multi-year time frame – provided the commitment comes from the fund itself.

You can also establish a memorial fund in honor of someone through a donor-advised fund. It could be a new fund altogether, or granting in memoriam out of an existing fund.

Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts
1617 North 2nd Street
Minneapolis, MN 55411
Tax ID # 41-1972424

Please check with your fund advisor for additional information on IRS restrictions on gifts from a donor-advised fund.

We appreciate those who can leverage their gifts through their employers’ matching gift programs. Double the impact of your support through a matching gift from your employer. It’s easy to do and will provide more resources to maintain the level of excellence and accessibility of Lundstrum’s programs.

A gift of stock or mutual fund shares can yield tremendous benefits for you and Lundstrum. Making a gift with appreciated securities is a smart way to leverage your impact on Lundstrum and its youth development program through the arts. The process is simple!

1.Contact your broker and provide the detailed information below about Lundstrum and its stock account with Charles Schwab.

2. Please also inform Lundstrum’s Managing Director Joan Olson joan@lundstrum.org that a stock transfer is being made and Lundstrum will receive notification of a deposit into the Schwab account.

3. Note that stock gifts will be acknowledged based on the sale price on the date the stock is received into Lundstrum’s account, and notice of sale will be shared with the donor.

Lundstrum Center for Performing Arts d/b/a Lundstrum Performing Arts is a charity under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code. The following information pertains to gifts of stock to the organization.

Organizational Information
Name: Lundstrum Center for Performing Arts d/b/a Lundstrum Performing Arts
Address: 1617 North 2nd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55411
Federal Tax ID: 41-1972424

Stock Account Information
Institution: Charles Schwab
Account Number: 8827-5592
DTC Number: 0164

Make a difference today and save on taxes. You can give any amount (up to a maximum of $100,000) per year from your IRA directly to Lundstrum Performing Arts without having to pay income taxes on the money. This popular gift option is commonly called the IRA charitable rollover, but you may also see it referred to as a qualified charitable distribution, or QCD for short.

You can give any amount (up to a maximum of $100,000) per year from your IRA directly to a qualified charity such as Lundstrum without having to pay income taxes on the money. Gifts of any value $100,000 or less are eligible for this benefit.

Advantages of a Qualified Charitable Distribution from your Retirement Assets?

• Your gift will be put to use today, allowing you to see the difference your donation is making.

• Beginning in the year you turn 73, you can use your gift to satisfy all or part of your required minimum distribution (RMD).

• You pay no income taxes on the gift. The transfer generates neither taxable income nor a tax deduction, so you benefit even if you do not itemize your deductions.

Please contact your financial advisor and/or retirement plan administrator to complete your gift. Also, please also inform Lundstrum’s Managing Director Joan Olson joan@lundstrum.org of your gift intention. We would love to talk further about your intentions to ensure they are followed.

Making a gift to Lundstrum Performing Arts in memory or in honor of someone you care about is a unique and meaningful way to honor them. You can use the giving buttons on the right of this page to make a one-time memorial or tribute gift by clicking on the button that says “♡ Dedicate This Gift.”