Kit Carson House & Museum
"The Carson House & Museum will be operated exclusively for charitable purposes to protect, preserve, and maintain the National Historic Landmark site, Kit Carson House, adjacent buildings, and grounds, located in Taos, New Mexico, consistent with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966."
Kit Carson House, Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)(3), is still standing in its original footprint at 113 Kit Carson Road in Taos, was built circa 1825 and purchased by Kit Carson as a wedding gift for his third wife, Maria Josefa Jaramillo, a member of a prominent Taos family. The territorial style adobe building was to be their home for the next twenty-five years.
The Carson House & Museum serves as an educational institution where visitors can look to the past for cues and experiences that serve as meaningful lessons for better understanding the history of the American Southwest.
The Carson House & Museum will preserve the National Historic Landmark, the Kit Carson Home while developing a museum with exhibits dedicated to the critical exploration of the complicated history and consequences of the cultural encounters of the American Southwest and particularly the history and ongoing story of Native Communities for whom this region was and continues to be home.
Stocks, IRAs, and Wire Transfers
If you would like information about ways to give, including gifts of stock, IRA contributions, wired funds or other gifts with immediate tax deductions, please contact Jen Coates at jcoates@taoscf.org or call 575-737-9300.
Planned Gifts
If you are considering making a bequest to the Kit Carson House, Inc. Designated Endowment Fund of the Taos Community Foundation, we recommend the following:
In order to make a bequest, you should speak with your attorney. Your attorney can help you include a bequest to Taos Community Foundation in your estate plan, and we would be happy to work with you and your attorney to help you identify ways to give that will ensure your charitable objectives are met. We will also work with you and your attorney to craft language to accomplish your objectives, but have provided some basic bequest language to get you started.
Specific Dollar Amount/Personal Property
I hereby, give, devise and bequeath [$dollars / description of property] to Taos Community Foundation, a non-profit organization located at 115 La Posta Rd, Ste A, Taos, New Mexico, 87571, Federal Tax ID # 85-0425147, to support the Kit Carson House, Inc. Designated Endowment Fund.
Specific Real Estate
I hereby give, devise and bequeath all of the right, title and interest in and to the real estate located at [address or description of property] to Taos Property Foundation, Inc., a non-profit affiliate of the Taos Community Foundation located at 115 La Posta Rd, Ste A, Taos, New Mexico, 87571, Federal Tax ID # 27-0998249, for Kit Carson House, Inc. Designated Endowment Fund.
Percentage of an Estate
I hereby, give, devise and bequeath [percentage of your estate] to Taos Community Foundation, a non-profit organization located at 115 La Posta Rd, Ste A, Taos, New Mexico, 87571, Federal Tax ID # 85-0425147, for Kit Carson House, Inc. Designated Endowment Fund.