Vermont’s historic built environment helps define who we are. It connects us to the past and positions us for the future. Town halls, general stores, community centers, historic churches, barns — these are the places we need to protect because that’s where community happens.
With your help we will.
The Preservation Trust of Vermont is a 501 c(3) nonprofit and your contribution is tax-deductible.
Gifts of all amounts are deeply appreciated and will be put right to work.
Make a One-Time Gift
We are deeply grateful to all our supporters for their generosity and commitment to our work. Your annual support is incredibly important. It is easy, and secure, to make a gift online. You can support our general fund, or a targeted program, and you may make a gift in honor or memory of someone special. Gifts of all amounts are deeply appreciated. Thank you!
If you prefer, you may send a check payable to the Preservation Trust of Vermont to our office at 90 Main Street, Suite 304, Montpelier, VT 05602.
There are many ways to make a gift, including:
- Grants from your Donor Advised Fund
- Direct from your IRA
- Mutual Funds, Stocks, and Bonds
- Employee matching gifts
- Business sponsorships
- Real Property of many types
- Designation as part of your Charitable Lead Trust
- A paid-up life insurance policy
Become a Monthly Sustainer
Monthly contributions are a great, easy way to optimize your giving by spreading out your gift over time, and they help us by providing income we can count on. When you become a sustainer online by credit card, your monthly gift will continue uninterrupted until you ask us to make a change.
“The Preservation Trust is doing the right thing for the right reasons and it lives what it believes: preservation has got to have a beating heart, relevance, and be part of everyday life…It is the happiest check I write every month.”
– Archer Mayor, monthly sustainer
Join the Founders Circle
Our Founders Circle brings together PTV’s most dedicated and generous friends who make a significant leadership commitment to support the full spectrum of our work. With gifts $1,000 or more, their philanthropic generosity powers restoration efforts in every corner of our state and ensures our programs thrive.
“The Preservation Trust does work that is really important to us. It is more than just saving buildings. It is really about saving the communities.”
– Laz and Stacie Scangas, Founders Circle members
We recognize our Founders Circle leadership levels as:
- Portico $1,000 – $4,999
- Pediment $5,000 – $9,999
- Finial $10,000+
If you prefer, mail your Founders Circle level check payable to the Preservation Trust of Vermont to our office at 90 Main Street, Suite 304, Montpelier, VT 05602.
Plan a Future Gift through Your Estate
Protect the Vermont you love for future generations — this could be your legacy with a planned gift! These gifts are arranged during your lifetime to be donated from your estate. Anyone can make a planned gift, no matter how big or small, with that gift you become a member of our Pillars of Preservation.
There are many ways to make a planned gift including bequests, gifts of property, charitable gift annuities, gifts from your retirement funds, charitable trusts and life insurance policies. Read more about this meaningful way to leave a legacy in our Guide to Planned Giving.
If you have already included the Preservation Trust of Vermont in your estate plan in the form of a bequest in your will or other planned gift, please let us know so we can thank you for your generosity. Questions? Contact President Ben Doyle ben@ptvermont.org or Development Director Lisa Espenshade lisa.esp@ptvermont.org anytime.
For more information, see our Guide to Planned Giving at the right.
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For More Information
Please feel free to peruse our Guide to Giving at the right.
We would also be delighted to talk with you about your gift and about your plans for future giving. Contact President Ben Doyle ben@ptvermont.org or Development Director Lisa Espenshade lisa.esp@ptvermont.org anytime or phone our office at 802-658-6647.
Thank you for your support!
Pictured above is Irene Minkoff who with her sister and brother-in-law generously donated the Masonic Temple at Fox Hill in Poultney to PTV. This photo was taken on the day of the property transfer. For more information about why they made this gift, read her words here: https://ptvermont.org/a-few-words-from-irene-minkoff/
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