Planned Giving

Planned gifts provide a major and long-term impact for Mabry-Hazen House. You preserve our site for future generations and show a profound dedication to our history. Your generosity brings the relevance of the past to our community.

Please consult your estate attorney, tax preparer, or financial planner to decide the best type of gift for you and your goals. Planned giving options may provide tax benefits.

If you would like to discuss planned giving options or have already made a planned gift, please email Josh Loomis (josh@mabryhazen.com) or call our office at (865) 522 - 8661.

The Hazen Historical Museum Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and all gifts are tax-deductible.

Types of Planned Giving

  • Outright Gifts

  • Donation of Stocks or Securities

  • Real Estate

    • A specific amount, percentage of, or residual amount of estate

  • Insurance Plans

  • Retirement Plans

Information for Your Attorney

If you already have a will and would like to give a gift to Mabry-Hazen House, your attorney could include us with a sentence (codicil) such as:

“I hereby give $_______(specific amount, specific asset, ____% of my estate, or ____% of the residuary of my estate after settling) to the Hazen Historical Museum Foundation (Mabry-Hazen House), a not-for profit charitable corporation incorporated in Knoxville, Tennessee and presently located at 1711 Dandridge Ave.”

If you are drafting a new will or trust, your attorney will need the following legal information:

Legal Name: Hazen Historical Museum Foundation (also known as Mabry-Hazen House)

Mailing Address:

Mabry-Hazen House
1711 Dandridge Ave
Knoxville, TN 37915

Tax ID Number: 58-1847161

Support our Mission!

From Mabry's Hill to Market Square, Mabry-Hazen House weaves through the history of Knoxville and East Tennessee. Our small museum preserves a big part of the past, but we need your help to extend our history well into the future. 

Why is our mission important?

  • We believe Mabry-Hazen House and Bethel Cemetery preserve irreplaceable and vital evidence of Knoxville history, saving it for future generations.

  • We believe that history provides a sense of place and builds community through the understanding of the shared history that connects us.

  • We believe that knowledge of history is essential to understanding the issues we face today.

And, most of all, we believe this place matters.

What does your gift support?

  • Preserving the historic house museum and expansive original family collection

  • The rich, colorful histories that serve as resources for understanding the past and present.

  • Year-round special programming

  • School field trips

  • Internships for students and emerging professionals

  • Conservation of our Level 1 arboretum.