The Legacy Cellar Foundation
The Legacy Cellar Foundation works with some of the world’s most passionate wine aficionados to transition their collections into transformative gifts for charities. The Legacy Cellar Foundation collects, authenticates, and liquidates wine collections for charitable purposes, allowing non-profits to acquire high-quality wines in quantities large and small for fundraisers, galas, auctions, or however they choose. Today, there are millions of bottles of wine being stored in personal cellars and storage facilities. Often these collections are not considered during estate planning. Working with donors to identify causes or charities for support, it is Legacy Wine Cellar’s mission to help collectors maximize their giving potential and create a philanthropic legacy through their wine collection. With a team of leading experts, The Legacy Cellar Foundation will conduct a comprehensive wine inventory, authentication, and liquidation of the cellar donation to generate maximum donation value, ensuring every dollar of the donor’s liquidated cellar goes directly to their pre-selected cause. The Legacy Cellar Foundation was funded and co-created by The Benz Foundation, whose philanthropic mission is to use innovation and leverage to improve lives and help solve some of the more vexing problems facing our society. They believe in the power of all human beings to learn, grow, heal, contribute, and ultimately, flourish, and seek opportunities where resources can unlock vast impact many times the investment.
