HUMANITIES TOMORROW SOCIETY
Imagine a world in which everyone loves books...
The Maine Humanities Council has been at work for more than 30 years to help bring books and discussion to Maine and its people statewide. Our mission is “to engage the people of Maine in the power and pleasure of ideas, encouraging a deeper understanding of ourselves and others, fostering wisdom in an age of information, and providing context in a time of change.” We do that through sharing books and ideas with people who love books, and with those who are just beginning to learn to love books, including children under five and low-literacy adults. Books can connect people, communities, and ideas, leading to enrichment of all lives.
The Humanities Tomorrow Society honors the legacy that is established when Maine Humanities Council friends make gifts through wills, estate plans, charitable trusts, or gift annuities. These gifts ensure that humanities programs involving books and ideas will be offered to Mainers for many years to come. Planned gifts are important for the Maine Humanities Council’s future program success and financial stability. Making a planned gift today not only means an investment in the Council’s future but can also mean, through charitable trusts and gift annuities, financial benefits for you and your family. For many people, a planned gift can be a much larger one than they could make during their lifetimes. As is the case with all qualified donations, significant tax benefits can result, reducing income and estate taxation. Humanities Tomorrow Society Members know that they are making a significant difference in the Maine Humanities Council’s future, keeping books and ideas a part of the future of thousands of Mainers statewide.
For more information on the Maine Humanities Council or its planned giving program, contact Diane Magras, Director of Development at (207) 773-5051 x208 or diane@mainehumanities.org.
