Checks made out to Franconia Sculpture Park can be mailed to:

Franconia Sculpture Park
29836 St. Croix Trail
Shafer, MN 55074

Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs)

We gratefully accept distributions from all DAF managers, including the Minneapolis Foundation, Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation, St. Croix Valley Foundation, or one of the national financial institutions like Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, Vanguard. Here’s how.

Use your provider’s online portal or copy this text into an email and send it to your fund advisor:

I recommend a grant of $[AMOUNT] to:
Franconia Sculpture Park
EIN: 41-1843609
29836 St. Croix Trail
Shafer, MN 55074

Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) from Your IRA

If you are age 70½ or older, you can give directly from your IRA to Franconia through a QCD. These gifts can count toward your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) and may reduce your taxable income. Contact your IRA custodian and request a QCD to:

Franconia Sculpture Park
EIN: 41-1843609
29836 St. Croix Trail
Shafer, MN 55074

Tip: Ask your custodian to include your name on the check or transfer so we can thank you for your generosity.

Gifts of Stock or Bonds

Provide the following directions to your financial advisor to transfer appreciated assets, including stocks and bonds:

• Brokerage firm: Edward Jones, 11492 Brink Avenue, Chisago City, MN 55013
• Agent: Brian Benson
• DTC number: 0057
• Account name: Franconia Sculpture Park (EIN: 41-1843609)
• Account number: 47816179

Please notify us of your gift so we can match your name with the transfer. Thank you!

You have an extraordinary opportunity to preserve and sustain Franconia Sculpture Park through a planned gift. Planned gifts allow you to maximize the tax advantages of charitable giving while providing a gift that sustains Franconia. 

To include Franconia in your will or trust, ask your advisor to use this language:

I give to Franconia Sculpture Park, a nonprofit corporation organized and existing under the laws of Minnesota, with the principal business address of 29836 St. Croix Trail, Shafer, MN, 55074, and federal tax identification number 41-1843609, the sum of $___ (or ___% of my estate, or the residue of my estate) for its general purposes.

To include Franconia on a beneficiary form:

Franconia Sculpture Park, federal tax identification number 41-1843609, located at 29836 St. Croix Trail, Shafer, MN, 55074.

We welcome in-kind gifts that help us steward our landscape, support our artists, and contribute to a welcoming, vibrant community. Please email our office for a current needs list at director@franconia.org.