Planned Giving

The Sioux City Art Center is pleased to announce that it played an integral role in starting a collaborative local donor awareness campaign about planned giving and its positive effect on local non-profit organizations. The Art Center is a Founding Partner of Leave A Message Siouxland along with these great organizations: United Way, June E. Nylen Cancer Center, WITCC Foundation, Sunrise Retirement, Burgess Foundation, and Siouxland Center for Active Generations.

Did you know that by including a charitable gift in your will or estate plan you can help continue the Art Center’s work well into the future? It’s easier than you think. A simple directive in your will can bring welcome support, and what may seem like a small amount to you can make a big difference. Consider what just 1% of your assets could accomplish!

What can YOU do to support the Siouxland community and the organizations that serve it? You can start today by:

• Make sure you have an up-to-date will (or living trust) that reflects your charitable objectives.
• Contact your financial advisor (financial planner, lawyer or accountant) and ask for help in establishing a charitable gift.
• Make your favorite charity a beneficiary of your life insurance, pension plan or IRA. If you designate the Art Center, be sure to use “Art Center Association of Sioux City” as the name of the beneficiary.

Organizations you support today, like the Art Center, will also touch the future. They will be creating your vision for a better world long after your lifetime. Their work, and the lives they touch, can be the message you leave.

If you would like more information on planned giving activity in Siouxland, visit www.leaveamessagesiouxland.org or contact Erin Webber-Dreeszen, Development Coordinator. YOU can make a difference long-term in the organizations YOU care about!