Maie Bartlett Heard Society

Members Rachel Blank, Sara Lieberman with artist Nanibaa Beck (Diné), image courtesy Haute Photography

BY JACK SCHWIMMER | MANAGER OF DONOR ENGAGEMENT

In 1925, Dwight Heard provided in his will $75,000 to be used by his wife, Maie Bartlett Heard, “for construction, maintenance, and endowment for any form of benefaction for the benefit of Phoenix and vicinity.” And so the vision for the Heard Museum was born, through the museum’s very first planned gift.

Individuals who have embodied the Heards’ generosity and vision by similarly establishing planned gifts themselves are members of an esteemed group named for Ms. Heard: the Maie Bartlett Heard Society. Some have included the Heard Museum in their estate plans (through financial gifts, or gifts of art), while others have made lifetime gifts through tax-wise giving vehicles like IRAs or stock gifts. All have found creative ways to support the Heard in which they, their loved ones and the Heard itself all benefit at the same time.

Whenever you might be interested in exploring such gifts, the Heard’s Development team is here to help! Visit heard.org/plannedgiving, or contact Jack Schwimmer at jschwimmer@heard.org or 602.251.0245 with any questions about the Maie Bartlett Heard Society or how to build your own legacy at the Heard Museum.