American Banjo Museum

As a VENUE: Host an event…

The American Banjo Museum is pleased to make its facility available to individuals and groups for a limited number of events to be held on museum premises. With 16,000 square feet of modern and elegant exhibit galleries, the American Banjo Museum is an attractive option for hosting unique special events, receptions and meetings. All facility rental options include guest access to Museum galleries and exhibits.

• FULL MUSEUM: 46 person capacity for seated meal, 100 person capacity for reception
• SPECIAL EVENT ROOM: 46 person capacity
• SANDY H. SINGLETON CONFERENCE ROOM: 12 person capacity for meetings

ADDITIONAL RENTAL OPTIONS: Additional seating, tables, linens, and A/V equipment is available at an additional cost if needed

Support the American Banjo Museum... by simply booking your next special occasion here:

https://americanbanjomuseum.com/plan-your-visit/facility-rental/

As a SHOP: Discover unique gifts…

All gift shop profits go to support the American Banjo Museum. Merchandise is catalogued within these collections: Apparel * CD’s * Christmas * Gift Items, and * Publications.

Support the American Banjo Museum… by simply purchasing your speciality merchandise here:

https://americanbanjomuseum.com/store/

Be a DONOR: Show that you care…

Membership

The American Banjo Museum is a national treasure in Oklahoma City that is an inviting and engaging place for musicians, families and individuals alike. The museum is a destination for the banjo community, a resource for researching banjo and music history, and a place where the creative relationship between people, banjos and music is explored, preserved and promoted. BECOME A MEMBER TODAY AND ENJOY THE FULL RANGE OF EXPERIENCES THE AMERICAN BANJO MUSEUM HAS TO OFFER:

• Membership levels include: * Individual * Family * Couple, and * Lifetime.
• MEMBER EXCLUSIVES: The Museum’s Online Collection is available for ABM members. The Online Collection includes: * instruments * song sheets * photographs * catalogs * banjo collectibles, and * more. Explore the hundreds of images and information related to each item. The Online Collection is a sampling of the Museum‘s archives and is updated periodically. Members can learn about current and past exhibits, watch concerts and Hall of Fame induction ceremonies, learn from the workshops, and listen to banjo player interviews with the Museum‘s archives of Virtual Tours and Videos.

Donation

Museums don’t sprout from the ground organically nor do they function in a vacuum. Museums are funded and cared for by passionate people through donations. You and your financial support make possible our preservation of banjo history. Won’t you please take a moment and send a generous gift to help us in this important mission? Donors do much more than just keep the lights on…they literally breathe life into any museum. Every day, people from around the world – just like you – take the time to give in support of the American Banjo Museum, the only museum of its kind in the world. Please give what you can knowing that no matter what the amount, your belief and support means so much to us. Your donations are essential in allowing us to continue preserving important banjos, their history and the music they make, keeping all of these things alive for future generations to discover and appreciate.

• Donations at specified amounts are designated or you may customize your gifts. You may donate on behalf of a business, organization, or in memory, honor, or tribute to a special person or occasion. Recurring gifts are greatly appreciated.
• Monthly Giving: A monthly recurring gift is a convenient way to donate with impact. When you become a Sustaining Donor, you join a committed community that provides ongoing support for the American Banjo Museum all year long. Recurring gifts can be increased/decreased or canceled at any time.
• Multiple-Year Cash Pledge: You can pledge a gift and pay over a period of up to five years.
• Bequest through Will: It is very simple to give of your estate. You can make a gift bequest, after others have been provided for, of a dollar amount, specific property, a percentage of the estate, or the remainder to the American Banjo Museum.
• Outright Gift of Real Estate: One of the most overlooked gift forms is real estate. A gift of land, a house, or vacation home is a perfect gift. You will impact generations yet to come and receive a tax deduction for the full fair market value, as well as avoiding all capital gain taxes.
• Retirement Accounts: Retirement Account Funds (IRAs or company plans) beyond the comfortable support of yourself or loved ones may be given (such as life insurance proceeds) to the American Banjo Museum by proper beneficiary designation.
• Personal Property (Collections, Royalty Rights, etc.): Gifts of personal property are always welcome, including collections, royalty, and mineral rights. Charitable tax deductions are available in the year of the gift.
• Appreciated Stock: Appreciated stock (held more than one year) makes an excellent gift. Avoid all capital gain taxes, receive a tax deduction, and deduct up to 30 percent of your adjusted gross income.
• Bonds & Mutual Funds: Bonds and mutual funds are similar to cash in their tax treatment. State, Municipal, and U.S. Government Bonds are welcome.
• Gift of Life Insurance: It is easy to make a significant gift by naming the American Banjo Museum as a beneficiary to receive all, or a portion of the proceeds of an existing life insurance policy. You will receive a tax deduction for the cash surrender value, thus reducing your tax liability in the year of the gift.
• Real Estate with Life Tenancy: Receive a substantial income tax deduction by giving (deeding) your home or farm to the American Banjo Museum now. You continue to live there, maintain the property as usual, and even receive any income it generates. At your death, the American Banjo Museum will convert your property into cash to support its mission.
• In-Kind Gifts: Gifts of goods or services are welcomed by the American Banjo Museum with prior approval by the Museum Director. Ordinarily these gifts will be accepted at their full fair market values as determined by appraisal or other appropriate valuation techniques. (Gifts of instruments or other tangible items will be converted to cash unless otherwise accepted by the Museum for placement within its collection, or otherwise agreed upon.)
• Donate an Old Vehicle: Donate your car, truck, motorcycle, RV, or boat to the American Banjo Museum. You may qualify for a tax deduction while supporting a cause that is near and dear to your heart! Vehicle donation pick-up is always free to you and most vehicles can be picked up within 24-72 business hours. You’ll receive an initial car donation receipt upon pick-up and then our team will work to turn your car into cash to support our cause. Once your vehicle is sold, we will provide you proper tax forms in time to file. Our friendly Donor Support Representatives are here 7 days a week to assist throughout the process.
• Planned Giving: With each passing generation, more of America’s musical heritage is lost forever. Aware of our mission to reverse this trend, many individuals are including the American Banjo Museum in their long-term giving and estate planning. Estate planning may allow you to make a larger gift than may otherwise be possible while insuring that funds remain accessible to you until they are no longer needed.
  LONG-TERM GIVING AND ESTATE PLANNING OPTIONS include:
  • Bequests: A gift by will or living trust is easy to arrange. Your gift is private, does not affect cash flow during your lifetime and may be revoked at any time prior to your death. And an outright bequest to the museum is fully deductible for estate tax purposes. Bequests can take many forms and may include: * Gifts of a specific dollar amount * Specified assets including securities, real estate or other personal property * Banjos and other tangible musical instruments * Remaining retirement account assets, and A residual bequest – where the museum becomes a beneficiary after all other obligations are met.
  • Charitable Remainder Trusts: Individually created and managed trusts; one type provides a guaranteed fixed income, while another provides a fluctuating annual payment based on a percentage of the trust’s principal.
  • Life Insurance: Gifts through life insurance are a practical way to give a substantial gift at a moderate cost. With this option, the American Banjo Museum may either be named as the beneficiary or owner of the policy. Estate planning may require consulting a legal professional to help you prepare documents to insure your wishes are carried out. The American Banjo Museum can help you with suggested wording to bring with you when you meet with your legal professional.
• Donation of Banjos or related Archival Items to the Museum: The American Banjo Museum encourages the donation of banjos and items related to their history. Gifts of banjos, or funds to purchase banjos, ensure that the Museum can continue to form a world-renowned collection. Your gift can help the Museum strengthen and broaden its great collection. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Museum.

Support the American Banjo Museum… by simply joining, giving, and volunteering here:

https://americanbanjomuseum.com/ways-to-donate/