Jim and Jo Carol Porter
From a visit during their honeymoon until today, Jim and Jo Carol Porter have made Mount Vernon part of their lives. Now, through a bequest they are ensuring that the values Mount Vernon embodies will remain strong far into the future.

Tom Hand
To Tom and Char Hand, George Washington’s Mount Vernon not only preserves America’s past. That’s why they made Mount Vernon a beneficiary of a trust, ensuring their financial support will continue for generations to come.

Wanda Monthey
For Wanda Monthey, George Washington’s Mount Vernon is both a vibrant historic landmark and a place to get away. That’s why she has made Mount Vernon part of her estate plan with a life insurance beneficiary designation.

Mark Barbaro
When Mark Barbaro sold his paving company, he established a charitable gift annuity and a donor-advised fund to support Mount Vernon and reduce a large tax burden.

Arnold and Ann Leftik
Arnold and Anne Leftik consider Mount Vernon to be “America’s Mecca.” Their gifts of books and a monetary bequest will help it continue to be a place for young people to find out what America is about.

Shirley Scafetta
Shirley Scafetta is using a charitable gift annuity to support Mount Vernon while honoring the woman who raised her to appreciate American history: her mother.

Harlow Giles Unger
Historian Harlow Giles Unger has taken advantage of new IRS rules allowing donors aged 70½ or older to make qualified charitable distribution gifts from their IRAs to fund Mount Vernon charitable gift annuities.