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The BWAC aspires to a healthy Benzie community where all will flourish.
To make your tax-deductible gift online click on the DONATE buttton below.
Or mail a check payable to "Benzie Wellness and Aquatic Center" to PO Box 2204, Frankfort, MI 49635.
Thank you for diving in with us!
We've Acquired our site!
Now we're moving on to the Design Phase.​
On February 28, 2025 we officially purchased the Crystal Lake Elementary School parcel at the corner of US31 and M115 (the county's only stoplight). This site will be the home to our proposed facility.
​Your support is more critical than ever as we work to secure the resources needed to begin building. Each gift brings us that much closer to our audacious aspiration of a healthy Benzie community where all will flourish.
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Thank you for your interest in our project and the promise it holds for all of us! ​​
Gifts of Securities
Following are the instructions to transfer stock:
Rockefeller Capital Management
DTC# 0226
F/B/O NFS A/C #RJL-073140
F/B/O BENZIE WELLNESS & AQUATIC CENTER
From:____________________________________________
Share Amount: ____________________________________
Estimated Value: __________________________________
Security Name/Ticker: ______________________________
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Please send your notification to: Heather Jensen
Rockefeller Capital Management
45 Ottawa Ave SW #700
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
616-305-2958
In addition to working with your financial advisor, please notify the BWAC’s Vice President, Diane Robertson Tracy, at 734-277-4994 or DianeRTracy@gmail.com before your transfer is made (so we can monitor our account for your expected transfer) with:
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the name of the stock
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the number of shares being gifted
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any special instructions (like a designation for the gift or making it in honor of or in memory of someone dear to you)
​GIFTS FROM RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS
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If you're an IRA owner and don't need the money from the Required Minimum Distribtuion (RMD), you might consider making a qualified charitable distribution (QCD). If you’re at least 70½ years old, you can donate up to $108,000 in 2025 (up from $105,000 in 2024) directly from your IRA to a qualified charity like the BWAC and you won't owe income tax on the distribution. Plus, if you’re 73 or older, the donation counts toward your RMD for the year.
For those considering a gift from acoounts like an IRA or 401K, please contact your financial manager about your intent to disburse funds to the BWAC and provide the BWAC information below, along with any information about timing and/or designation for your gift.
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BWAC’s Legal Name: Benzie Aquatic Center
BWAC's Mailing Address: PO Box 2204, Frankfort, MI 49635
BWAC's EIN: 84-2581436
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