A growing number of generous Museum members and friends are helping the Museum prepare for the future by making a planned gift or bequest to the Museum. The information that follows suggests ways to provide a lasting legacy to the American Museum of Natural History, thereby enriching the lives of many generations to come. By making a planned gift or bequest to the American Museum of Natural History you can:

• Provide income for life
• Pass assets to your children and cut transfer taxes
• Reduce taxes on your estate
• Avoid capital gains tax

For more information on joining the Natural History Society through a planned gift or bequest, call the Museum's Planned Giving Office at (800) 453-5734, send an email, or write to the American Museum of Natural History, Department of Planned Giving, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, New York 10024-5192.