Help us to continue to carry out our mission to discover, preserve, and communicate the rich history of Hastings-on-Hudson. We count on membership dues, donations, merchandise sales, and interest on investments to meet our budget.
There are several ways to support the work of the Hastings Historical Society and appreciate support in any quantity. The Hastings Historical Society is a not-for-profit organization chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, and all contributions are tax-deductible. Please contact us to discuss any of the following in more detail.
The Hastings Historical Society gratefully accepts all corporate matching donations. Please contact your Benefits Administrator at work to initiate the matching process and provide them with the following relevant information:
The Hastings Historical Society
407 Broadway
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York 10706
Employee Identification Number: contact us for our EIN number if required by your company
Many of our members make advance arrangements for donations be made to the Society in lieu of flowers. Such bequests are much appreciated and will be acknowledged by letter to each individual donor, with a summary acknowledgement going to the family. All such donations are tax deductible to the extent permissible by law.
The following is suggested language for inclusion in a tribute:
In lieu of flowers, please send donations in memory of [member’s name] to The Hastings Historical Society, 407 Broadway, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706. Donations may be made out to “Hastings Historical Society.”
Please indicate the name of the honoree in the memo line of the check.
Make a donation to the Society in memory of a loved one. When a Memorial Donation gift is received, we will send a personalized letter to the person or family indicated, notifying them of your donation without revealing the amount. You will also receive an acknowledgement letter, with the donation amount indicated, which can be used for tax purposes.
All donations of $100 and above are automatically acknowledged by personalized letter. If you’d like to donate an amount not indicated here or you require an acknowledgement letter regardless of the amount, please contact us at hhscottage@gmail.com
How to Donate Today
To make a one-time donation, you can either print and mail in a Donation Form or pay online with a credit card through PayPal.
Via U.S. Mail
Click here for a printable Donation Form and mail it with your check (payable to Hastings Historical Society) to:
Hastings Historical Society
407 Broadway
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
Online
Donate online using your credit card. The transaction is processed through PayPal (note you don’t have to be a PayPal member to complete this transaction).
Legacy bequests benefit the Historical Society in many ways, by helping to build and maintain our collection, providing support for general maintenance of the Cottage, and defraying the costs of annual exhibits and our ongoing digitization efforts. A bequest is one of the simplest ways to keep Hastings history alive.
Members who are interested in donating to the Society through a legacy bequest have a number of ways to do so. All of these options require the advance notification of your intention to either an attorney or a family member.
Note that any such legacy gift can be undesignated or used where it is most needed, or directed to support one of a number of Society activities, such as:
You, as a donor, can also choose to be acknowledged for your gift or to remain anonymous. If no information is provided to the Society in terms of designation or acknowledgement, a gift will assume to be undesignated and will be acknowledged in our Hastings Historian newsletter.
One option is to include the Society in your will, either when creating a new will or by adding a codicil to an existing will. Note that an outright bequest is fully tax deductible for estate-tax purposes.
In your will, you may arrange for the Society to receive: A set dollar amount,
specific assets, such as securities or other financial instruments (such as a bank or brokerage account), all, or a percentage of, your estate after other obligations have been met (i.e., a residual request)
