Your generosity keeps the library, museum exhibits, and historical collections free and accessible for the Shaw Island community and visitors. Thank you for helping preserve Shaw Island’s stories, artifacts, and shared spaces.
The Island Where People Cooperate
Shaw Island is built on neighbors showing up for each other. Your donation helps keep the library welcoming, well-stocked, and open to everyone.
Choose the giving option that works for you.
Whether you give online, by mail, or through a legacy gift, every contribution supports the library’s year-round operations and long-term preservation work.
Donations are processed securely through Square. Use the form below to make a one-time gift or set up ongoing monthly support.
If you’d rather donate by mail, you can send a check.
Check should be made out to:
Shaw Island Library and Historical Society (SIL&HS is fine)
Mailing address:
Shaw Island Library and Historical Society
PO Box 844
Shaw Island, WA 98286
The Shaw Island Library & Historical Society relies entirely on our supporters to fund its annual operations and initiatives. Your gift at any level is a valuable contribution to fulfilling our critical mission.
Legacy donors have notified the Shaw Island Library & Historical Society of provisions in their will to leave a bequest or other planned gift. These gifts, regardless of their size, are a powerful legacy for our library and historical society, helping to sustain our current and future work.
Make a charitable bequest through a will
Your attorney can provide you with several options for bequest language.
Name us as a beneficiary in your retirement plan
The easiest way to make a legacy gift is to name the Shaw Island Library & Historical Society as a beneficiary of your Individual Retirement Account (IRA), other retirement account, or life insurance policy.
If you have online access to your account, doing so may take only a few minutes. You may designate the Shaw Island Library & Historical Society as the primary or contingent beneficiary and provide our address (P.O. Box 844, Shaw Island, WA 98286) and federal tax ID number (91-6068663).
Make a contingent bequest
A contingent bequest provides for the disposition of the estate if one or more of the named beneficiaries predecease the donor. Your attorney can provide you with contingent bequest language.
If you have questions about donating, legacy gifts, museum support, or how your gift is used, we’d love to help.
