Hello,

We wondering if anyone had a standard formula for calculating the  
percentage of a museum membership that is tax deductible. Like most  
museums, we offer benefits to people who join and have pegged the  
number of benefits to the level of membership. Do any of you who work  
in development or membership have a formula that you use to determine  
the value of those benefits received?  We are concerned that if we  
estimate a high value to member benefits then the amount of the  
membership that is tax-deductible becomes very low. As a result,  
membership in the museum would not be very attractive.

Thank you,

Deborah O'Neill
Director of Education
Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden
421 East 61st Street
New York, NY  10065
(212) 838-6878
www.mvhm.org



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