WHAT WILL YOUR LEGACY BE?
Jeannie Cheatham and the Sweet Baby Blues Band
Blues and jazz musician Jeannie Cheatham is internationally known for her soulful performances and deep impact on the music community. She made the decision to leave a generous estate gift, consisting of the royalties and copyrights for her music, to the Marr Sound Archives at UMKC. Every gift to UMKC makes us a place of greater opportunity. Planned gifts empower UMKC to continue investing in the growth of our students, the university and our community, today and far into the future.
PLANNED GIVING OPTIONS AT UMKC
Wills and Living Trusts Donor-Advised Funds Endowed Funds Gifts of Security In-Kind Gifts IRA Distributions, including beneficiary designations and qualified charitable distributions
WHY PLANNED GIVING?
"We [the Sweet Baby Blues Band] played Kansas City style. Kansas City is where jazz and blues got married. It’s the bridge where everybody crossed over. Kansas City style is what gets everybody dancing. The archives have a vision of what the language of music is all about." – Jeannie Cheatham
"These collections are relevant to students of culture and gender studies. Jeannie did it her own way and succeeded where a lot of women did not. She was the brains behind the operation." – Chuck Haddix, Curator, Marr Sound Archives
READY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION?
Shelly Doucet Assistant Vice President and Gift Planning Director legacy@umkcfoundation.org 816-235-2778 myimpact.umkcfoundation.org
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