A Fellowship can be underwritten for a term period or endowed permanently through an outright gift or a bequest. 

We welcome a discussion of your interests and priorities for structuring and underwriting or endowment gift. 

Please contact the Foundation’s Advancement Office for more information: 

Sue Mellin, Chief Advancement Officer
sm@gf.org
212-835-9021

You can recommend a gift in support of Guggenheim Fellows from your Donor-Advised Fund (DAF).

Please ask your sponsoring organization to make the gift to the Fund for the Guggenheim Fellowships, a qualified charity that supports the Fellowship program.

The Fund for the Guggenheim Fellowships is a tax-exempt organization described in section 501(c)(3) and a public charity under section 509(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code. Its Federal Tax Identification Number is 85-1338112. 

Fund for the Guggenheim Fellowships
90 Park Avenue, 33rd Floor
New York, NY 10016

Planned gifts are a meaningful way to leave a legacy that will help the Guggenheim Fellowship program continue to thrive. 

Your planned gift could support:  

• The overall Fellowship program 

• One of the Fellowship program’s four field categories, which include Creative Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences, or Social Sciences  

• A specific field of study, such as Photography, U.S. History, Biology, or Economics

• A Fellowship

There are many ways to include the Guggenheim Foundation in your estate plans:

• Bequest:  You can include the Guggenheim Foundation in your will or trust by designating a specific amount, a percentage of your estate, or by naming the Foundation as a residuary beneficiary, allowing your gift to come from the remaining portion of your estate after other bequests.

• Retirement Assets: You can name the Guggenheim Foundation as a beneficiary of your retirement account, or support the Fellowship program through a qualified charitable distribution. Please see special instructions for IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions below.

• Appreciated Securities: You can donate appreciated stocks or bonds.

• Life Insurance: You can designate the Guggenheim Foundation as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy.

• Royalties: You can designate all or a portion of your royalties. For example, Philip Roth, 1959 Guggenheim Fellow in Fiction, bequeathed 100% of the royalties from all of his books to support Fellowships.

IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions  

If you have an IRA and you are age 70 1/2 or older, you can make a gift directly from your IRA account to support the Guggenheim Fellowships. Please instruct your IRA distributor to direct the gift to the Fund for the Guggenheim Fellowships, a public charity that supports the Fellowship program. 

The Fund for the Guggenheim Fellowships is a tax-exempt organization described in section 501(c)(3) and a public charity under section 509(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Federal Tax ID for the Fund for the Guggenheim Fellowships is 85-1338112. 

Sample Bequest Language  

To make the process easier, here is sample language for including the Guggenheim Foundation in your will or trust:  

 Unrestricted Bequest  

• “I bequeath to the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit corporation currently located at 90 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016 or its successor thereto, _________ [written amount of the estate or description of asset] for its unrestricted charitable use and purpose.” 

 Designated Purpose Bequest  

• "I bequeath to the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit corporation currently located at 90 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016, or its successor thereto, _________ [written amount of the estate, or description of assets]. This gift should be used for ____________ [state purpose] If the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation shall determine at the outset or at a later time that the need does not exist, or no longer exists, or for some reason it is not possible (or prudent) to administer my gift as originally intended, then the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation may, in its sole and uncontrolled discretion, direct the use of my bequest for a purpose related as closely as possible to that stated above.” 

Tax Information 

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation is a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and gifts to the Foundation are fully deductible to the extent permitted by law under sections 170, 642(c), 2055, and 2522 of the Internal Revenue Code. The Foundation’s Federal Tax ID is 13-5673173.  

We encourage you to consult with your attorney, financial advisor, or other trusted professional if you are considering a planned gift. 

Let Us Know  

If you have already included the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in your estate plans, we would love to hear from you. By notifying us, you help ensure that your gift will be used in accordance with your wishes, and we can thank you for your generosity.  

If you would like more information on making a planned gift for the Guggenheim Fellowships or have any questions, please feel free to contact us directly.  

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation  
90 Park Avenue, 33rd Floor  
New York, NY 10016