How to Donate
BY MAIL
Mail your donation to
Somerset County Historical Trust
PO Box 863, Princess Anne, MD 21853
Please write on your check how you would like to designate your donation.
Designate your Donation
SOUTH GATE HOUSE RESTORATION
SUMPTER CHALLENGE TO SUPPORT THE GATE HOUSE
SUMPTER CHALLENGE TO SUPPORT THE GATE HOUSE
The Trust has purchased and is currently restoring the historic Teackle South Gate House. Once complete, this historic landmark will become the Trust’s headquarters to provide office facilities and meeting space.
SUMPTER CHALLENGE TO SUPPORT THE GATE HOUSE
SUMPTER CHALLENGE TO SUPPORT THE GATE HOUSE
SUMPTER CHALLENGE TO SUPPORT THE GATE HOUSE
In 2025, Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Warner Sumpter generously established a matching gift of $5,000 on behalf of the Gate House project. Help us get that match before the end of the year when the challenge expires!
VOICES OF THE EASTERN SHORE LETTER PROJECT
SUMPTER CHALLENGE TO SUPPORT THE GATE HOUSE
VOICES OF THE EASTERN SHORE LETTER PROJECT
Starting with transcription of Elizabeth Teackle's personal letters, the Voices project is now a digital archive of thousands of letters and documents related to the history of the Eastern Shore. Additional funding is needed to continue to support and expand the project.
GENERAL SUPPORT
SUMPTER CHALLENGE TO SUPPORT THE GATE HOUSE
VOICES OF THE EASTERN SHORE LETTER PROJECT
An unrestricted gift allows the Trust to direct the money you donate to where it is most needed.
Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)
tax planning strategies
As you think about year end tax planning, check with your tax professional about making a gift via a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from your retirement account.
This makes tax-free what would otherwise be a taxable distribution from an IRA if paid directly to a charity, and is a useful tax-saving device. the QCD counts towards the Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) and is not taxed, which means that the tax on the required distribution is reduced.
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A qualified charitable distribution (QCD) allows individuals who are 70½ years old or older to donate up to $108,000 total to one or more charities directly from a taxable IRA instead of taking their required minimum distributions. As a result, donors may avoid being pushed into higher income tax brackets and prevent phaseouts of other tax deductions, though there are some other limitations.
