WINTER WEATHER ALERT: The Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center will delay opening until 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23. For park conditions, visit Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site online.

ALERT: Children of Gettysburg 1863® is temporarily closed for repairs through at least March 1. Visit our website or follow us on social media for reopening updates.

Planned Giving

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It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.”

President Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg Address
November, 1863

Gettysburg reminds us of the price of preserving our history. It reminds us of selfless acts. It reminds us of the obligation we share for resolving the “great tasks remaining before us.”
 
It is a great responsibility.
 
You can help with a planned gift to the Gettysburg Foundation.
 
By including Gettysburg Foundation in your will or estate plans, you help ensure the tasks of preserving the landscape, lessons and legacy of Gettysburg do not go unfinished.


 

Preserve & Protect Gettysburg.

Through your generous gift, the Foundation, in partnership with the National Park Service and the support of thousands of Friends of Gettysburg members across the nation, provides the financial support needed to protect and preserve this hallowed ground for generations to come:
 
Your gift also allows us to continue educational programming on the inspirational and relevant stories and lessons of Gettysburg for this and future generations.

The work of preserving the landscape, lessons and legacy of Gettysburg remains unfinished. There is still more to do.
 
You can help make it all possible with your planned gift to the Gettysburg Foundation.


Cannon and Peach Orchard at Gettysburg National Military Park


 

Leave Your Legacy at Gettysburg.

A planned gift to the Gettysburg Foundation guarantees the tasks of preserving the landscape, lessons and legacy of Gettysburg are continued.

When you make a planned gift, you can trust that your investment in this special place will be used to ensure that Gettysburg’s story is told to future generations. Ways to give include, and are not limited to, bequests, beneficiary designations and life income gifts.

Most importantly, you will receive the satisfaction of knowing that you are ensuring future generations can learn from and enjoy a preserved Gettysburg.

As a small token of our appreciation, Guardians' Society donors receive exclusive benefits.

Guardians' Society

The Guardians' Society recognizes and honors devoted supporters who have included the Gettysburg Foundation in their wills, estate plans or other planned legacy gifts.
 
Your planned gift helps preserve the legacy of the Gettysburg battlefield while symbolizing your lasting dedication to Gettysburg’s lessons, values and “unfinished work” for generations.
 
To partner with us as a Guardians' Society member, simply let us know that you have included the Gettysburg Foundation in your estate plan.

We will want to thank you for your generosity and welcome you to the Guardians' Society.
 


Honoring You for Your Planned Gift.

As a small token of our sincere gratitude for your generosity, with your permission, you will receive the following Guardians' Society benefits:

  • Invitation to the annual Guardians' Society dinner
  • VIP tours and programs
  • Recognition in Preservation & Progress, Gettysburg Foundation publication
  • Acknowledgement on the donor wall screen in the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center
  • Exclusive Guardians Society lapel pin


Thank you for considering a planned gift to the Gettysburg Foundation.
 

In his Gettysburg Address, President Lincoln also vowed that the world will “never forget what they did here.”

Your lasting support ensures that promise for generations to come.

Planned Giving Information

Gettysburg Foundation
1195 Baltimore Pike
Gettysburg, PA 17325


Federal Tax ID Number

23-2969074


Contact Us

Sharon Jackson Tice
Philanthropy Officer
717-339-2101

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Gettysburg Foundation

The Gettysburg Foundation is the official non profit partner of the National Park Service to preserve Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site.


Together, we enhance the preservation and understanding of the heritage and lasting significance of Gettysburg through the Foundation's public outreach and private financial support.


We cannot do it without our generous supporters.

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