The Quatrefoil Library accepts donations from businesses. The library can provide your organization with any documentation you need in order to make a financial contribution.

The Quatrefoil Library would like to recognize the following corporations for their generous support:

You can make a significant impact by contributing to one of Quatrefoil Library’s endowment funds. If you are interested in donating to a specific fund, please contact treasurer@quatrefoil.org with details on which fund you would like to donate to.

Quatrefoil Library has set up four endowment funds to ensure its long-term sustainability, advance its mission, and support its expansion. These endowments offer essential additional funding for outreach programs not covered by other revenue streams, including annual contributions from our members and friends. You can also create a new, named endowed fund with a gift worth $25,000 or more.

David D. Irwin Fund

Honoring David Irwin, one of the library’s co-founders, this fund supports the maintenance and housing of the Library and can be used to cover expenses not funded by other sources.

Acquisition Fund

A donation to the Acquisition Fund helps us acquire patron-requested materials, hot-off-the-press publications, and replace missing or damaged items critical to our collection, keeping it current and reflective of our community.

Hengel Fund

This fund supports and maintains the acquisition and preservation of items in the Moving Images collections, enabling our patrons to see themselves represented and to explore a diverse range of productions, including international and independent films.

Scholarship Fund

Established in 2018, this fund provides tuition assistance to LGBTQIA+ students who are either preparing for college or already pursuing their undergraduate studies.

Below is sample language you can review and have your attorney adapt for a bequest to Quatrefoil Library.

Note: always consult an attorney when conducting legal transactions, such as estate planning.  The sample language below is provided as a guideline, but it is not legal advice, nor should any other language on this site be construed as such.

Basic Bequest

Specified Dollar Amount:

I give, devise, and bequeath to Quatrefoil Library, Inc., a Minnesota non-profit corporation, the sum of xx dollars ($xx) from my estate (or from the remainder and residue of my estate), including from all property, both real and personal and wherever located, for ____ Fund (or its general purposes).

Specified Percentage

I give, devise, and bequeath to Quatrefoil Library, Inc., a Minnesota non-profit corporation, an amount equal to xx percent ( xx %) of my estate (or of the remainder and residue of my estate), including from all property both real and personal and wherever located, for ___ Fund (or its general purposes).

Specific Bequest

I give, devise, and bequeath the following described property to Quatrefoil Library, Inc., a Minnesota non-profit corporation: my name asset, e.g. collection of all LGBT books, (if applicable) for ___ Fund (or its general purposes).

Contingent Bequest

If my brother John Doe (specify relationship and name) does not survive me, I give, devise, and bequeath to Quatrefoil Library, Inc., a Minnesota non-profit corporation, xx dollars ($xx) (or xx% percent (xx%)) from my estate (or from the remainder and residue of my estate), including from all property, both real and personal and wherever located, for ____ Fund (or its general purposes).

New Named Endowment Fund Gifting

The minimum for a new named endowed fund is $25,000. Click on the link to obtain information about existing endowments. If you wish to create a new fund with a specific purpose or to support a certain program or type of program, please consult with the Library in advance; in addition to determining how your wishes can be met, it may be advisable to create an agreement.

You can designate Quatrefoil Library as a recipient of the following funds:

1. A personal retirement plan or insurance policy
2. The remainder of a life-income gift
3. An IRA Charitable Rollover
4. A life estate in real property

Giving at work is easy! The Quatrefoil Library is a member organization of the Community Shares of Minnesota. You can directly support the Library through weekly payroll deductions at hundreds of workplaces all over the Twin Cities and Minnesota. Check with your workplace giving coordinator to see if you have access to Community Shares of Minnesota.

If Community Shares of Minnesota isn’t at your workplace, you should ask your workplace giving coordinator if it could be included along with the other workplace giving options you have. We would be glad to help you with this and any other opportunities to give to Q Library at work.

Many employers will also match, double and, in some cases, triple an employee’s contribution to nonprofit organizations in the community. In most cases, the Quatrefoil Library is eligible for these funds. Check with your human resources department to see if your employer has such a program.