Pricketts Fort Memorial Foundation
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Planned Giving

As a friend of the Pricketts Fort Memorial Foundation (PFMF), you already support the programs at the park through your membership and end-of-year gifts. We appreciate this annual support. These funds help us with many of the day-to-day operations of the park.

We hope that as a believer in our mission to promote living history in the north central region of West Virginia, you will also consider remembering the foundation in your will.
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Planned giving can help us to go beyond day-to-day operations and create a secure future. It can also help us to build a solid financial base to undertake and meet our long range visions as an organization.

What is Planned Giving?

Planned giving, or deferred giving, is simply a charitable gift made through estate planning. There are a number of methods available for giving.

A gift made to PFMF through a provision in a will or revocable trust allows you to retain assets during your lifetime. This gift can be made as a percentage of the estate, a dollar amount, specific property, or the remainder of the estate, after other gifts are made.

Funding a gift with retirement plan assets, such as an IRA or 401(k) plan, avoids an income and estate tax burden for your heirs. You can simply list PFMF as a beneficiary of an existing life retirement plan.

Similarly, naming PFMF as a beneficiary of an existing life insurance policy, or establishing a new policy for PFMF is another way of making a deferred gift.

Where do I Begin?

If you already have a will, your attorney can simply add a codicil, or addendum to it. An attorney can help establish a plan that protects your family and also benefits the foundation.

Sample of Simple Bequest in WIll

I hereby give, devise, and bequeath to the Pricketts Fort Memorial Foundation (Federal ID #55-0547184001), ____% of my net residuary estate (or the sum of $_____); or the following described property; or the rest and residue of my estate after the foregoing bequests).

Additional Giving Opportunities

Pricketts Fort has several designated funds that are able to receive contributions for those who want to be assured that their gifts are used for a specific purpose:
  • The Thomas Library Fund
  • The Bray Blacksmith Shop Fund
  • The Eva Gertrude Hall Education Fund
  • The Irene Prickett Education Fund
  • The Capital Improvement Fund
To make a gift to one of these funds simply write a check to PFMF and indicate in the memo line which fund you are selecting, make a gift online, or indicate as part of your planned giving.

For more information about planned giving, please contact us at 304.363.3030 or [email protected].

Hours of Operation


Visitor Center:
Open Daily - 10am to 4pm.
After October 27th, 2024 Closed Weekends until April 21st, 2025.

Fort Tours:
The 2025 season begins on April 21st and runs through October 26th. 
​Closed Mondays and Tuesdays after Labor Day.
Self-guided audio tours are available during the off-season beginning in January.


The Junction Cafe:
  • Open April 1st, 2025
    • 10AM to 5PM, Sun-Thur
    • 10Am to 6PM, Fri-Sat
For menu and updates, click on The Junction Cafe or follow on Facebook at Thejunction At Pricketts Fort. 
​For questions or to book group reservations call 304-612-9947.

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Pricketts Fort
Memorial Foundation

88 State Park Road
Fairmont, West Virginia 26554
CALL NOW: 304.363.3030
Email: [email protected]

Photography Policy

Starting April 23, 2018, Prickett's Fort State Park and the Pricketts Fort Memorial Foundation will no longer allow for pay photographers (photographers for hire) to take pictures during operating hours and special events. Photographers are welcome before and after regular business hours and special events. Please see times and upcoming events page.
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  • Visit Pricketts Fort
    • Tours
    • The Junction Cafe
    • Field Trips
    • Plan an Event
    • Recreational Opportunities
  • Events
    • Upcoming Events
    • Register for an Event
  • Ways to Give
    • Make a Gift
    • Become a Member
    • Buy a Picket Campaign
    • Sponsor a Concert
    • Volunteer
    • Planned Giving
  • History
    • Fort
    • Job Prickett House
    • Native Americans in West Virginia
  • For Kids
  • Shop
  • About
    • The Foundation
    • The Museum
    • Career Opportunities
    • Contact
    • Subscribe