AHS ENDOWMENT FUND

The harp --- a long history, a lively present, a promising future!

In the 1980's AHS established its Endowment Fund to serve as a source of funds for those AHS programs which cannot survive on a solely volunteer basis or supported by dues alone.

• initial $ 100,000 goal met

• provides consistent, dependable funding for:

• National Conferences
• National Competition
• Concert Artists' Program
• Music Education
• Tape Libraries (A/V)
• Summer Institute
• Harp Literature
• Repository/Research

AHS needs stable, long term resources.

Your annual dues pay our day-to-day expenses, which include postage, some Journal costs, preparation and publi-cation of newsletters, our annual Membership Directory, the services of our Executive Secretary, and the AHS internet web site.

As a nonprofit organization, we are prohibited from accumulating large surpluses from dues income. Therefore, support for our other national programs must come from either the Endowment Fund or the AHS Foundation, Inc. (For details on the Foundation, see the Winter, 1997 American Harp Journal.)

Income from the AHS Endowment provides your AHS Board of Directors dependable, known future resources to support our vital programs.

Stable funding will permit our program chairmen to plan for the future, while preserving AHS' tax-exempt nonprofit status.

Several ways to help:

One-Time Contribution
Write a check to "AHS Endowment Fund" and send it to:
Jan Bishop, Comptroller AHS Endowment Fund
624 Crystal Avenue
Findlay OH 45840

Monthly or Annual Pledge
Tell the Comptroller you wish to pledge a certain amount per month or year. We suggest a five-year pledge

Bequest*
Has potential estate tax advantages. Your will can include residuary, percentage, and contingent bequests to the Fund..

Gift Annuity or Charitable Re-mainder Trust *
Using either of these means, you can retain investment income for life while assuring a charitable donation to the AHS Endowment Fund, yet enjoy both income tax and estate tax advantages in the process.

Planned Gift of Life Insurance*
In this case you purchase a life insurance policy, designating the AHS Endowment Fund as the owner and beneficiary. You pay annual or semi-annual premiums directly to the Endow-ment Fund as tax-deductible charitable gifts.

* Consult your attorney or tax advisor for assistance with either of the last three options.

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Send contributions to:
American Harp Society Endowment Fund
Jan Bishop, Fund Comptroller
624 Crystal Avenue
Findlay, OH 45840