Believing in the power of the arts to open minds and enrich lives, George Peabody founded the Peabody Institute in 1857 to be “an instrument of permanent good” to the citizens of Baltimore. It was his gift that inspired Johns Hopkins to establish the university and hospital that bear his name, and Enoch Pratt to underwrite America’s first public library.
The Peabody Institute remains a leader in arts education today because of George Peabody’s legacy of philanthropic generosity and the many benefactors who have included the Institute as part of their own legacies. The Institute is proud to recognize those individuals who include Peabody in their estate plans as members of the Legacy Circle.
The Legacy Circle is an honorary organization of more than 100 alumni, faculty and friends of the Peabody Institute who have chosen to support the mission of the Institute through a charitable bequest or life-income gift. All members of Peabody’s Legacy Circle are also members of the Johns Hopkins Legacy Society.
The first step in philanthropic planning is to identify your ultimate goals. To aid you in designing a plan that best suits your needs and objectives, Peabody’s development team will be happy to arrange a meeting between you and your advisors and the professionals at the Johns Hopkins Office of Gift Planning. A creative, personally tailored plan can be crafted to meet almost any goal. Retaining the services of qualified tax, legal and financial advisors is a vital part of the process.