Support the Blacksmith Community
Monetary Donations • Legacy Gifts • Donor Advised Funds • Qualified Charitable Distributions
Your contribution can help support the blacksmithing community in numerous positive ways, including providing grants for blacksmiths to attend classes and events, offering educational support to affiliate organizations, and providing exhibition opportunities, among other benefits.
The following giving options are based on options for citizens of the USA. Please consult your attorney or financial advisor for complete details or for the applicable laws in your country.
Legacy Giving
Remembering ABANA in your Estate Planning
Leave a legacy with planned charitable giving. A charitable bequest is a gift to a charity that can be made in the form of cash, investments, property, or other assets.
Steps to Make a Planned Gift to ABANA:
- ABANA can be named as a beneficiary (in whole or in part) of your life insurance, IRA or retirement plan, or in a Trust or Will. Contact your advisor to set up these provisions.
- Inform ABANA of your intended gift. Fill out the Estate Plan Intention Form and send to our office. This will clarify any restrictions and your preferred acknowledgment for the bequest.
- Inform your executor, attorney, and/or family about your charitable giving wishes.
Read more about bequests at Fidelity.com.
Including ABANA in your Will
Creating a gift to ABANA can be as simple as a single sentence in your will or living trust. An example to discuss with your attorney is, “I give to the Artist-Blacksmith’s Association of North America, PO Box 318, Prairie Grove, AR 72753, (the sum of $_____ or _____ percent of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate/trust) for its general purposes.”
Your attorney may suggest other components. Be prepared to talk about these items so you can walk away with a document that accomplishes your wishes.
Donor Advised Funds (DAF)
A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a centralized charitable account. It allows charitably inclined individuals, families, and businesses to make tax-deductible charitable donations of cash, publicly-traded stock, and, in some cases, certain illiquid assets, to a public charity that sponsors a DAF program.
Use the button below or the widget to start your chartitable donation through a donor-advised fund.
Read more from DAF Direct.
Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCD)
Starting at age 70½, a QCD is a direct transfer of money from your IRA provider, payable to a qualified charity. QCDs can be counted toward satisfying your required minimum distributions (RMDs) for the year, as long as certain rules are met.
Read more from Fidelity.
Other Ways to Support ABANA
Eve Oswald and Len selling Iron in the Hat tickets at the 2021 Iron to Art Festival in Johnstown, PA.
ABANA is a registered 501(c)(3) US nonprofit. Every dollar can help further our mission of promoting the art and craft of blacksmithing. With your help, we can accomplish great things.
Monetary gifts are the most direct and impactful way to help, but there are additional actions you can take to show your support!
- Shop online with Amazon. (As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.)
- Like, comment, and share our posts on social media.
- Send info about your local conferences and major events so we can promote them.
- Submit an article, idea, or photos to The Anvil’s Ring or Hammer’s Blow.
- Volunteer with your local affiliate group (and send us pictures, while you’re at it)!
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