Planned Giving

The Catalina Davis Legacy Society

Members and friends of the Cape Ann Museum value it for many reasons, but all share a common purpose; to sustain it for the long-term. Creating a legacy through planned giving is a way to make this tangible.

Catalina Davis (1854–1932) was one of the Cape Ann Museum’s early and most ardent supporters. During the 1930s, funds bequeathed to the Museum from her estate allowed for the construction of a modern, fireproof building containing a large exhibition gallery (now the Cape Ann Gallery) and an auditorium. Her generosity also resulted in the addition to the permanent collection of two oil paintings by Fitz Henry Lane, numerous pieces of early New England furniture and an array of other historically important objects, books and artwork.

Most importantly, her foresight resulted in the creation of the Museum’s first endowment, which to this day continues to benefit the Museum. One of the period rooms in the Fitz Henry Lane Gallery honors Catalina Davis. A Hepplewhite sofa, a superb Sheraton sewing table and Lane’s 1857 painting Stage Rocks and the Western Shore of Gloucester Outer Harbor, all belonging to the Davis family, are on display together.

The Catalina Davis Legacy Society recognizes individuals who contribute to the future of the Cape Ann Museum through bequests, trusts and other planned and life income gifts. Membership is extended to all who have made an estate provision for the Museum, regardless of the amount.

You have the ability to make a lasting impact on the Cape Ann Museum through a planned gift. There are many types of planned gifts, which can provide a variety of benefits to you, your family and the Museum.

For further information, please contact Kathleen Maiorana, Assistant Director of Development, at 978-283-0455 x 115 or [email protected].