DACOR Legacy Society





Join the DACOR Legacy Society



This is one of the routes to giving a gift that truly makes a difference, that ensures a level of support that magnifies DACOR's ability to fulfill our mission and multiplies your personal satisfaction and recognition. A gift of "tremendous significance" often can be made simply and at a very low cost.  

How to Leave a Legacy

Three methods of planned giving that are quick, easy and effective are:

  • Make a Bequest: name the DACOR Bacon House Foundation in your will

    • Use the following language: "DACOR Bacon House Foundation (EIN: 52-6059096)"

  • Add a Beneficiary to Your Life Insurance: name the "DACOR Bacon House Foundation (EIN: 52-6059096)" as a partial or primary beneficiary of your policy

  • Add a Beneficiary to your Retirement Plan: name the "DACOR Bacon House Foundation (EIN: 52-6059096)" as a partial or primary beneficiary of your IRA or other retirement plan.

Specific Language

For an unrestricted gift that allows DACOR Bacon House Foundation to determine how to use the funds based on the most pressing needs, use the following language for your will and/or trust:

"I give to DACOR Bacon House Foundation (EIN: 52-6059096), a nonprofit corporation currently located at 1801 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006, or its successor thereto, ________________ [percentage of the estate, written amount, or description of property] for its unrestricted charitable use and purpose."

To designate  your provision for a particular purpose:

"I give to DACOR Bacon House Foundation (EIN: 52-6059096), a nonprofit corporation currently located at 1801 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006, or its successor thereto, ________________ [percentage of the estate, written amount, or description of property]. This gift should be used for (state purpose) if and so long as DACOR Bacon House Foundation determines that the need exists. If DACOR Bacon House 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 DACOR Bacon House 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."

If you have named DACOR Bacon House Foundation in your will or trust, please let us know so we can ensure that your gift is used according to your wishes. Notifying us of your plans will enable us to plan for the use of your future gift. However, if you prefer to remain anonymous, we will keep you name and gift in strict confidence.

To learn more or discuss you plans to ensure they are in alignment with foundation gift acceptance policies or have already included DACOR Bacon House Foundation in your estate and legacy planning, please let us know by contacting Jared Hughes at 202.682.0500 x 123 or jhughes@dacorbacon.org.

Benefits of Becoming a Member of the Legacy Society

Once you commit to one of these methods of giving and communicate it to DACOR, you will be a member of the DACOR Legacy Society. You do not need to disclose the amount you will give, but this does help us with our long-term planning. In return, you will receive:

  • An exclusive commemorative certificate, gift (a bronze paperweight and replica of the key to the original front door to the Ringgold House) recognizing your generous support of DACOR Bacon House Foundation and new DACOR Name Badge designating you as a Legacy Society Member if desired.

  • Inclusion on a DACOR Legacy Society plaque displayed in the House if desired

  • An invitation to an annual event for DACOR Legacy Society members only

  • Special recognition in the Bulletin if desired

  • Special recognition on our website if deserved

  • Reserved premium seating at select events










DACOR Legacy Society Members


DACOR extends a warm and heartfelt thank you to those members who have committed to supporting the DACOR Bacon House Foundation through a bequest or planned gift. Those names starred are Founding Members. 


Soonhoon Lee Ahn
Anonymous
Rodney E. Armstrong
Priscilla C. and +John P. Becker*
James H. and Marianne A. Benson*
Dorothy J. Black*
Deborah Anne "Debbie" Bolton*
Estate of Margaret Ellen Beshore Boonstra*
Thomas D. and Maxine Boyatt*
Karen S. Brown
Estate of Elizabeth K. Smith Brownstein
M. Kathleen Burrows-Jones and Jonathan Jones
Lance J. and Janie L. Burton*
The Estates of John Alden Bushnell and
Ann Carolyn Morel Bushnell*
Leo and Sandra Cecchini*
The Hon. Joan Margaret Clark
Joan and + Paul M. Cleveland*
Dr. Elizabeth O. Colton*
The Hon. Frances Dee Cook*
Estate of Oma Lynn Zimmerman Cox
Estate of Agnes Elisabeth Hildebrand Crain
Paul and Lynne Denig*
Angela Renee Dickey and Patricia B. "Kit" Norland*
Estate of David and Inger Duberman
Milton A. Eaton*
Raymond C. Ewing and Penelope Yungblut*
Phi V. and Nils Fostvedt
Estate of Burton L. Gerber
Amb. Tatiana Gfoeller-Volkoff and
Amb. Michael Volkoff
Dale Claire Gibb
Marilyn Wong Gleysteen PhD*
Tommye Lynn Mallory Grant*
Marianne U. Gustafson
Estate of David Handler*
Ann and John Harbeson*
The Carolee Heileman Charitable Fund at Fidelity*
Judith A. Henderson*
Brian J. and Kimberly Hooper*

The Hon. G. Philp Hughes*
Estate of Elfriede Emmi Otto Humes
Martin Hurwitz and
The Bonnie Jean Smith Hurwitz Trust*
Estate of Elaine Weeks Huston
Charmaine Mueller Iversen*
Paula S. Jakub and +Michael Jakub*
Estate of Adaline Rockwell "Lynn" Johnson
Carolyn F. and Thomas F. Johnson*
Susan Rockwell Johnson*
Col. Thomas A. Johnson
Tess Johnston
Anne Kauzlarich*
Theres A. Kellermann-Hammer and
+Thomas A. Kellermann*
The Hon. Jimmy J. Kolker and
Ms. Britt-Marie Forslund
Mary-Anne Kuttn Koromilas and
+Peter S. Koromilas*
Robert J. and Barbara L. Kott*
Donald B. and Christine M. Kursch
The Hon. Joyce E. Leader*
The Hon. Joseph Evan LeBaron PhD and
Mrs. Elinor R. Drake LeBaron
Estate of Lee Nelles Leonhardy*
Catherine Ruth Lincoln*
Dana M. Linnet
The Hon. Edward Marks*
Joanna Woods Witzel Martin and
+Robert Alan "Bob" Martin*
Charles Gary Merritt MD and
+Marilyn Wilkey Merritt, MD*
Alfreda E. Meyers PhD
The Hon. Marilyn McAfee
Estate of Robert H. and
Catherine Katoleon "Kaity" Antoniadis Miller*
Margot Morrell*
Margaret A. "Maggie" New EdD*
Estate of Mary Seymour Olmsted
Karl Olson

Estate of Oscar J. Olson*
Bobette K. and William R. Orr
Dr. Sushma Mahyera Palmer and
+Hon. Mark Robie M.H. Palmer
John Milton Peterson, III*
Karyn A. Posner-Mullen
Estate of The Hon. Elizabeth Raspolic*
Thomas J. Reckford and Jane E. Edgerton
Kathleen M. Reddy-Smith*
Ninette K. and +Robert C. Reis, Jr.*
Donnette R. Rimmer, Esq.*
Lenora W. and +Edward Morgan Rowell*
Diane Curns Salisbury*
Carol Eleanor Saunders and +Harold H. Saunders
The Hon. Lange Schermerhorn*
Mrs. G. Lewis (Kyoko) Edayoshi Schmidt
Elizabeth K. "Libby" Schollaert and
+James T. Schollaert
Aniko Gaal Schott
The Hon. Gerald Wesley Scott and
+Mrs. Frances Scott
The Hon. Mattie R. Sharpless
Estate of Christine Shurtleff*
Estate of Dorothea Little "Dottie" Slater 
Estate of Elizabeth Holmes Sober
Anne B. Stone and +Galen Luther Stone, II*
Alexandra G. "Alix" and Eric Sundquist*
Colin Richard Thompson and
+Janine Marilyn Okun Brookner, Esq.
Stephen H. and Maria Carol Thompson*
Alyce June Tidball
Estate of Carolyn Louise Tillotson-Smith*
Irving G. Tragen and
The Tragen Family Revocable Living Trust*
J. Thomas Ward*
Elizabeth Warner, Esq.
The Hon. E. Allan Wendt*
Estate of The Hon. Jean Mary Wilkowski
Estate of John S. Wood*