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The Friends of Washington Crossing Park is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the educational programs and historic preservation efforts of Washington Crossing Historic Park. Your tax-deductible gift helps us promote the park’s legacy, preserve colonial-era buildings and artifacts, and maintain the integrity of this important historic site. We are deeply grateful for your generous support. Thank you for helping us keep history alive!

 

Your gift will make a direct impact on our work.

Give with Confidence!
  • $25 allows us to purchase a day’s worth of black powder for artillery demonstrations
  • $50 covers annual seeds for one of the beds in our Hibbs House historical garden
  • $100 helps us add a period fife to our fife and drum corps
  • $250 funds a day of free educational programming for low-income students
  • $500 provides period-accurate clothing for one of our historical interpreters
  • $1,000 feeds the heritage breed sheep at the Thompson-Neely Farmstead for up to one year

 

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Prefer to give a gift? Make a donation in someone’s honor with a gift certificate!

 

The Countdown to 2026: Donate towards our 250th anniversary projects here.

 

Checks can be mailed to:

The Friends of Washington Crossing Park
P.O. Box 1776
Washington Crossing, PA 18977

 

More ways to Give:

Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC)

Friends of Washington Crossing Park, Inc. is a recognized in Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program authorizes tax credits for businesses that make contributions to educational improvement or scholarship organizations. 

The EITC Program allows businesses to make charitable contributions based on the amount of Pennsylvania state taxes they pay.  The program provides companies with a 75% tax credit for donations to an Educational Improvement Organization*.  If the company commits to making the same donation for two consecutive years, the tax credit increases to 90%. A company authorized to do business in Pennsylvania can receive up to $750,000 in tax credits annually.

Bequests

Through a provision in your written and executed will, you can make a gift in the form of cash, securities, real estate or personal property. There are many types of bequests. Choose the one that best fits your needs and intentions.

Charitable Gift Annuities

You can turn underperforming assets (stock, cash in a savings account, CDs, savings bonds, etc.) into a gift to Friends of Washington Crossing Park that provides income to you. Your Charitable Gift Annuity will give you quarterly, fixed payments for life and tax benefits, too.

Retirement Accounts

Naming Friends of Washington Crossing Park as the beneficiary of a qualified retirement plan asset such as a 401(k), 403(b), IRA, Keogh, profit-sharing pension plan or other donor-advised funds, will accomplish a charitable goal while realizing significant tax savings.

Gifts of Stock

When you donate appreciated stocks, bonds, or mutual fund shares instead of cash, you’ll receive charitable deductions at full, fair market value while reducing capital gains impact. Please note that Friends of Washington Crossing Park sells donated securities immediately upon receipt. 

Charitable IRA Rollover

If you’re 70 ½ or older, you can make a gift directly from your IRA to Friends of Washington Crossing Park. While there is no charitable deduction for a rollover gift, you do avoid the income tax on the donated portion of your required minimum distribution.

Donor Advised Fund (DAF)

Designate Friends of Washington Crossing Park as a beneficiary to receive all or a portion of the balance of your Donor Advised Fund (DAF) through your fund administrator. You also can make a grant to us at any time from your donor-advised fund.

Gifts of Life Insurance

Name Friends of Washington Crossing Park as the beneficiary of an existing life insurance policy; donate an existing, paid-up life insurance policy you no longer need; or purchase a new life insurance policy and name Friends of Washington Crossing Park as the owner and beneficiary.

Double Your Impact with a Corporate Match

Did you know your gift could go twice as far? Many employers offer matching gift programs that match charitable contributions made by their employees, sometimes even doubling or tripling donations. Visit our FAQ section to learn more about how corporate matching programs work.


For general inquiries or questions related to any of the categories above, please contact Bryanna Galvan, Director of Development, at BGalvan@FriendsWCP.org.

 

Friends of Washington Crossing Park is a registered 501(c)(3) organization | EIN: 27-1655016

The official registration and financial information of the Friends of Washington Crossing Park may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll-free 1 (800) 732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement. Information filed with the Attorney General concerning this charitable solicitation and the percentage of contributions received by the charity during the last reporting period that were dedicated to the charitable purpose may be obtained from the attorney general of the State of New Jersey by calling 973-504-6215 and is available on the internet at www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/charity/charfrm.htm. Registration with the Attorney General does not imply endorsement.