Bellamy Mansion Museum and Slave Quarters Fund
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The Bellamy Mansion Museum and Slave Quarters Fund provides crucial general operating support for the entire non-profit organization. Unrestricted contributions help sustain our mission of education and preservation while allowing for expansion in every department. Your donation is needed, appreciated, and 100% tax deductible. For more information or to pledge your support, contact Carolyn Gonzalez at cgonzalez@bellamymansion.org or at (910)-251-3700 ext. 306.
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Help the Bellamy Mansion Museum Combat the COVID-19 Closure
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Out of an abundance of caution for our volunteers and visitors, the Bellamy Mansion Museum closed to the public on March 18th. This non-profit organization cannot sustain without revenue from admissions, gift shop sales, and special events--all of which are obsolete for the foreseeable future. North Carolina museums must remain closed until at least July 17th, so we face another month with zero earned revenue.
With the Museum losing over $25,000 per month due to the COVID-19 closure, we are asking all Bellamy friends to support the Museum with a monetary donation. You can donate below, or visit the new Distance Learning page that also includes virtual tour options and donate there! Click either image below to visit the Distance Learning page, and remember that any amount is greatly appreciated. Until we can safely see one another again..... |
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Carole Bohrer Memorial Fund
April 16, 1936 - February 15, 2018
Though originally from northern New York, Carole's true home became North Carolina. The region's dulcet temperatures, gentle light and pastoral beauty provided a bountiful template for her many passions. Few of these greater than her love of music, especially jazz, its artistic expression and abstractions most closely matching the spirit, joy and freedom with which she lived her life. Carole was happiest sitting beneath the limbs of the graceful trees that envelop the Bellamy Mansion Museum, surrounded by friends, the garden fragrances adding their sensory bouquet to the notes as they soared on their skyward journey.
Any monetary donations made in Carole's name will benefit the Bellamy Mansion Museum's educational mission, particularly her beloved Jazz at the Mansion series of which she was a devoted volunteer. Since 2019, the entire Jazz at the Mansion Series has been dedicated in the spirit of Carole. Please make reference to the "Carole Bohrer Memorial Fund" when donating.
Though originally from northern New York, Carole's true home became North Carolina. The region's dulcet temperatures, gentle light and pastoral beauty provided a bountiful template for her many passions. Few of these greater than her love of music, especially jazz, its artistic expression and abstractions most closely matching the spirit, joy and freedom with which she lived her life. Carole was happiest sitting beneath the limbs of the graceful trees that envelop the Bellamy Mansion Museum, surrounded by friends, the garden fragrances adding their sensory bouquet to the notes as they soared on their skyward journey.
Any monetary donations made in Carole's name will benefit the Bellamy Mansion Museum's educational mission, particularly her beloved Jazz at the Mansion series of which she was a devoted volunteer. Since 2019, the entire Jazz at the Mansion Series has been dedicated in the spirit of Carole. Please make reference to the "Carole Bohrer Memorial Fund" when donating.
The 1972 Legacy Society
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In February 1972, Lillian Maxwell Bellamy Boney (1925-2019), Emma Bellamy Williamson Hendren (1902-1992), and Hugh MacRae II (1924-2018), three of John and Eliza Bellamy's great-grandchildren, founded the charitable entity Bellamy Mansion, Inc. to ensure preservation of the site. They later helped with the property's transition to Preservation North Carolina, went on to all serve as life members on the Museum's Board of Directors, and all left lasting legacies through their philanthropic commitment to the Bellamy Mansion Museum.
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Members of this important society include Bellamy friends who provide future support through their estates and/or life income planning. The forethought of these remarkable individuals adds significantly to the financial stability and health of the Bellamy Mansion Museum. There is a wide range of options which makes it easy to include philanthropic gifts in your long-term plans. Life insurance, bequests, annuities, trusts, retirement plan assets, securities gifts of property – the options are vast and offer flexibility for you and insurance for the museum's future. If you would like to speak with someone at the Bellamy Mansion Museum regarding your plans or how you might become a member of The 1972 Legacy Society, please contact Carolyn Gonzalez at cgonzalez@bellamymansion.org or by calling (910)-251-3700 ext. 306.
