Each year, thousands come to explore, discover, and experience our collective past—fascinating stories and important artifacts at home in a National Historic Landmark.

Evanston History Center is working on expanding membership, programming, and access to collections, providing innovative ways to interact with history, and using the latest technologies to connect with audiences.

All of us who care about preserving history have the opportunity to make sure that the doors of the Dawes House remain open to everyone. Please support Evanston History Center’s mission to collect, preserve and share the history of our community for generations to come.

Your gift of stock or mutual funds is greatly appreciated and is fully deductible as a charitable contribution. The Evanston History Center is a tax-exempt 501(c)3 organization and registered with the I.R.S. Tax ID #36-2207924.

Gifts of long-term appreciated stock or mutual fund shares are an easy way to make a lasting contribution to the Evanston History Center. Benefits from donation include:

• Income tax savings: Entitles you to a tax deduction for the market value of the donated stock (not just your cost basis). For securities you have owned for more than on year, you can take an immediate income tax deduction.
• Capital gain tax savings: You can avoid capital gains tax on any appreciation of the stock by donating the stock prior to sale.
  • Alert Evanston History Center. Please notify our advancement team in advance of stock transfers so that we can instruct our broker to accept your gift, track it, and acknowledge it properly for income tax purposes. You may call or email Jill Kirk at 847-475-3410 or email jkirk@evanstonhistorycenter.org.
  • Instruct Your Broker: instruct your broker to make a gift to the Evanston History Center. To promptly and accurately credit a security gift to the appropriate donor, the transfer instructions must include the donor’s name and mailing address. Without this information or direct notification from you, we may be unable to identify the donor of certain securities. If you will be transferring mutual funds, please reach out to Jill before initiating the transfer.
  • Provide your broker with the following information:
    Broker: SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN & CO., LLC.
    DTC: #0013
    Account name: Evanston History Center (Gifts)
    Account number: 033-25200
    Note: Insert Donor Name Here
    Berstein Contact: Andrew Jacobs, 312-696-7895

    For additional questions about transfers of securities, feel free to contact Andrew Jacobs by email (Andrew.Jacobs@berstein.com) or by phone (312-696-7895).