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Giving FAQ

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Answers to your most common questions about ways to give to the museum.

Special Note

As you plan your charitable giving for 2025 and 2026, you may want to contact your financial advisor. New 2026 tax provisions on charitable giving could impact when it’s the most advantageous time for you to make your gift. Please review the Cash Contributions section under Charitable Income Tax Deduction for more information.

Frequently Asked Questions

The portal is the home for your account with NMWA. This account can be used to donate, become a member, renew your membership, register for events, and purchase tickets to the museum. You can also update your contact information and manage your email preferences.

Having a portal account allows you to view your membership status and benefits, confirmations for upcoming events, and past donations, as well as update your contact information and manage your email preferences, all in one place.

If you have interacted with us in the past (donated, been a member, registered for an event, or signed up for email communications), you will already have an account. You only need to set your password at secure.nmwa.org/account/login by clicking the “Account Activation” button.

As part of NMWA’s transition to its new database system, all members will have new IDs. Your existing membership card remains active until you renew and receive a new membership card with your new member ID.

You can view upcoming events and programs on NMWA’s website. Each event has a link to where you can register using your portal account.

Admission tickets are available on the portal calendar. When you select the date you would like to visit the museum, you will be able to select your ticket type which will be added to your cart for checkout.

Most members receive free admission with their membership. For verification purposes, free member admission is ticketed, and these tickets must be reserved on the portal.

If you gave your donation through a donor advised fund, a committee, or another organization, it will not appear on your Giving History page.

Make your contribution go further at no additional cost. Simply ask for your company’s matching gift form and include it any time you send a contribution to the museum.

Yes, your contribution may be fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. See your options under the Charitable Income Tax Deduction section.

Yes. If you make a gift in any amount to honor someone special, that person will be informed of your thoughtfulness.

The family of a loved one commemorated by your gift will be notified. You can make a tribute gift online or by calling the museum toll-free at 866-875-4627.

The museum can accept works of art as a donation. Please review the Artwork Submission Guidelines for submitting work for review by the museum’s Curatorial Review Committee.

Charitable Income Tax Deduction

While we always recommend that you contact your financial advisor about your charitable giving, please review this section on some considerations to keep in mind.

Gifts of appreciated stocks, bonds, mutual funds, or real property that have been held longer than 12 months offer the best tax advantages. They are deductible at their full fair market value, up to 30% of adjusted gross income. The capital gains tax is avoided. Excess deductions can be carried forward into as many as five additional tax years.

2026 Federal Tax Laws on Charitable Giving

  • High-income donors (those in the top tax bracket) will see a slight reduction in the value of their charitable deductions: $0.35 in tax benefit per dollar donated instead of $0.37. This change impacts less than 1% of taxpayers and is unlikely to affect most giving decisions.
  • A new “floor” for charitable deductions means only gifts above 0.5% of your income will be deductible. For example, if your adjusted gross income (AGI) is $200,000, the first $1,000 of giving will not be eligible for a deduction. This change is minor for most households.
  • The 60% of AGI limit for cash gifts remains, allowing donors to deduct more of their charitable giving in high-contribution years.
  • Starting in 2026, non-itemizers may deduct up to $1,000 in charitable contributions or $2,000 for joint filers. This does not apply to gifts to donor-advised funds, but it does apply to gifts made directly to charitable organizations. While this deduction is small, it recognizes and rewards the generosity of everyday givers. Combined with the increased standard deduction (about $31,500 for couples and $15,750 for individuals in 2026), it gives more donors a small incentive to give generously, even if they don’t itemize.

For the 2025 tax year, the maximum Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) is $108,000 per individual, a $3,000 increase from the 2024 limit of $105,000. To be eligible, you must be age 70 ½ or older and have the funds distributed directly from your IRA to a qualified 501(c)(3) public charity such as NMWA.

Life income gifts are a way to receive fixed or variable payments for life while providing the remainder to the museum.

The museum can receive other types of gifts, such as real estate, gifts of stock, or securities. Please contact Ally Damante at 202-783-7985 to discuss gifts of stock or securities.

If you have a donor-advised fund, you can make a transfer to the museum. For information regarding the regulations governing gifts made via donor-advised funds, please check with your fund manager or financial planner. To notify us about the gift, please email member@nmwa.org or call 866-875-4627.