The Kling‑League Foundation Trust

To support the mission of the Nature Conservancy: “to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends.” 

In general, the intent is to give financial support to a well‑run, efficient charitable organization that supports environmental protection, conservation and improvement, sustainability, solutions to climate change, and/or preserving endangered habitats and species. 

To support the mission of Girls Inc.: “To inspire all girls to be strong, smart, and bold.”; and

To support the mission of Girlstart: “To increase girls’ interest and engagement in STEM. We are a national women‑led organization, offering year‑round out‑of‑school STEM programming for girls in grades 4‑8.” 

In general, the intent is to give financial support to one or more well‑run, efficient charitable organization(s) that promotes education, achievement, and empowerment for girls and women, by providing or supporting programs that positively influence school age girls.  Of particular interest are programs that support girls’ interest and education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, programs that provide counseling, support, and protection for girls that have suffered abuse, and programs that reach out to underprivileged, marginalized, and underserved areas.  Ideally one or more charitable organization(s) that operates nationally or regionally rather than locally or internationally. 

To support the mission of Poe Baltimore: “To fund, maintain, and interpret The Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, and to celebrate the legacy of one of Baltimore’s most famous residents.  To maintain the museum as a vibrant experience for the thousands of visitors who come from around the world each year, and as part of a broader mission of city‑wide events and educational opportunities.  To enrich the experience of visitors to Baltimore, who come to witness the city that inspired Edgar Allan Poe and his intellectual and literary heirs. To protect, preserve and celebrate the rich history of the city, the house, and the legacy of one of our most beloved denizens.”; and

To support the mission of the Westminster Preservation Trust Incorporated: “To preserve and protect the historical buildings and grounds known as Westminster hall and burial grounds. Promote public awareness and use of the property, where several individuals of historical significance are buried, including Edgar Allen Poe.”

In general, the intent is to give financial support to one or more well run, efficient charitable organizations that work to preserve the legacy of Edgar Allan Poe. In particular, preserving historically important places, objects, stories, and mythologies associated with Poe.  In particular, Poe’s home and his burial places in Baltimore, the original urban myth concerning the “Poe Toaster”, and the modern Poe Toaster celebration.  To those ends, this gift is directed to the two charitable organizations that maintain the modern Poe Toaster celebration and are dedicated to preserving Poe’s home and burial places in Baltimore.  The gifts to these two charitable organizations may require the fulfilment of certain terms and conditions designed to promote remembrance of the original Poe Toaster tradition. 

To support the mission of the New Castle Public Library of New Castle, Delaware: “The mission of the New Castle County Libraries is to enrich our community by providing library resources and services to meet the informational, educational, cultural, and recreational needs of the citizens of New Castle County. Libraries serve as community centers where people come together to discuss, learn, grow, and share.  To that end, libraries provide collections of informational, educational, and recreational materials to the public. Access is free to all. Materials are selected according to content, regardless of the format. The needs of the local community are the chief determinants in the content of the collection, with the size of the individual libraries an important factor in determining the scope of their collections. Reference collections will meet general community needs, not specialized research. Collection development in the New Castle County Libraries is founded on the principles espoused in the American Library Association’s “Library Bill Of Rights”, “The Freedom To Read Statement”, the “Freedom To View Statement”, and the “Diversity In Collection Development” statement, all of which are available upon request.”

In general, the intent is to give financial support to one or more well run, efficient charitable organizations that work to foster and facilitate a love of reading, protect the right to read free of censorship, and to fight against the censorship of written materials as outlined in the American Library Association’s “Library Bill Of Rights”, “The Freedom To Read Statement”, the “Freedom To View Statement”, and the “Diversity In Collection Development” statement.  The gifts to this charitable organization requires the fulfilment of certain terms and conditions designed to promote the right to read free of censorship.