Be a part of supporting art in our community!

Bellevue Arts Museum is the eastside’s hub for contemporary craft as well as the premier cultural attraction in the area. It is through the support of our donors that we are able to fulfill our mission. Invest in our future! There are a number of ways to support Bellevue Arts Museum.

Make a Contribution

Donate Online
Donating online is an easy and effective way to support the Museum. Click the button below to make a donation using our secure website. Donate Online Now!

Donate by Mail

Please make check payable to Bellevue Arts Museum

Donate by Phone
Call our development office directly at 425.519.0754 to make your contribution by credit card or ask any questions about how you can join with the thousands who are already helping to make Bellevue Arts Museum a community success story.

Corporate Sponsorships
Sponsor an exhibition or activity and give your company the opportunity to make a direct and significant impact on the growth of the arts and education in Washington.

A partnership with Bellevue Arts Museum is a great way to market your company and your support of the local community. We have several sponsorship levels available with inherent benefits for your organization. For more information on how you can be a part of Bellevue Arts Museum please call 425.519.0754

Fundraising Events
Supporting the museum through an event is a great way to make new friends and support the arts. Every year, hundreds of thousands of dollars to support the museum’s mission are raised through fun and exciting events.

Upcoming Event: Patron Party on July 23, 2008

Leave Your Legacy
Many friends of Bellevue Arts Museum find that the easiest way to make a gift to the Museum is through a bequest. There are several types of bequests which can be incorporated in your estate plans and can include cash, property, retirement plan assets or other assets.

A planned gift in your Will or in your Revocable Living Trust allows you to:

• Make a significant contribution to Bellevue Arts Museum
• Maintain control of your funds during life
• Perpetuate your lifetime giving in support the arts
• Reduce or eliminate the tax burden on your heirs (please contact your financial advisor on an matter pertaining to the tax benefits) 
  • A bequest is deductible for federal estate tax purposes
  • There is no limit on the amount of estate tax charitable deduction
  • Bequests are generally not subject to state and inheritance taxes

Planned Giving

Specific Bequest: Provides for the payment of a specific amount or distribution of particular assets of property to the Museum.
Residuary Bequest: After providing for family members and loved ones, designate all or a percentage of your remaining estate to support the Bellevue Arts Museum.
Contingent Bequest: If one or more of your named beneficiaries is no longer alive when the will is activated, the amount designated for them will go to Bellevue Arts Museum.

A bequest to Bellevue Arts Museum can be a powerful expression of your faith in Bellevue Arts Museum’s future. If you would like to include Bellevue Arts Museum in your plans by making a bequest, simply include language in your estate plans, examples of which follow:

POSSIBLE LANGUAGE FOR BEQUESTS
The most useful bequest is an unrestricted bequest for the general purposes of Bellevue Arts Museum. This permits the Museum to use your gift wherever it is most needed at the time:

Unrestricted bequest suggested language:
"I give and bequeath [the sum of ____ dollars] [all or ____ percent of the residuary of my estate] to Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004, for its general purposes."

Specific purpose suggested language:
"I give [the sum of ____ dollars] [all or ____ percent of the residuary of my estate] to Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004, for the following purpose: [state the purpose]."

If you specify a use for your bequest, the following language will assure that your gift will always remain productive:

"If at any time in the judgment of the Trustees of Bellevue Arts Museum, the designated use of this bequest is no longer practicable or appropriate, then the Trustees shall use the bequest to further the general purposes of the Museum, giving consideration, where possible, to my special interest as described above."