Individual Contributions

Annual Fund

More than 20 percent of what you, your children, and grandchildren experience, learn and safely enjoy at Chicago Children's Museum is made possible by YOU! Without your generosity, Chicago Children's Museum would be unable to continue enhancing its ever-changing exhibits, reach out to low-income children in the Chicagoland community and provide opportunities for better learning!

Annual Giving Opportunities

As a donor, you help Chicago Children's Museum:
•sustain its excellence as one of the world's top-rated not-for-profit children's museums
•touch the lives of half a million children, parents, grandparents and caregivers each year
•invite hands-on exploration in a safe and stimulating environment
•Give children positive opportunities to imagine and think about the world.

Benefactor: $10,000 and above
Sustainer: $5,000 - $9,999
Adventurer: $2,500 - $4,999
Discoverer: $1,000 - $2,499
All the benefits of Inventor, plus:
•Recognition on the museum's Donor Panel
•Private time in the museum
•One complimentary 12-month Family membership in the name of your choice, or donation of five (5) family passes to a non-profit of your choice that serves low-income families.
•Two additional family passes (6 total)
•Invitation to the annual Be a Kid Again Gala

Inventors: $500 - $999
All the benefits of Builder, plus:
•Two additional one-time family guest passes (4 total)
•Invitation to No Kids Allowed parent and educator lecture series

Builder: $250 - $499
All the benefits of Contributor, plus:
•Listing in the museum's annual report
•One-year Explorer's Membership*, including free admission to Chicago Children's Museum and more than 200 children's museums and science-technology centers worldwide, many in the Chicago area
•Priority invitations to exhibit previews, the annual Gingerbread Family Workshop and Family Benefit

Contributor: $100 - $249
•Two (2) one-time Family Guest passes

*Explorer's Membership includes:
•Unlimited admission for up to 4 family members
•No-wait entry through the Members Express Line
•Handprint-a year's subscription to Chicago Children's Museum's member newsletter
•Priority registration and discounts on Chicago Children's Museum programs
•Priority invitations to members-only events, exhibit openings, the Family Benefit and other special events
•10% discount at Chicago Children's Museum store
•Discount on Navy Pier parking
•Discounts at Navy Pier restaurants
•Free admission to more than 200 youth and science museums worldwide and MORE!

For more information about contributing to Chicago Children's Museum, please call 312.464.7708 or email us.

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Grandparents Club

As a proud grandparent, you have the special opportunity to join Chicago Children's Museum's Grandparents Club. You receive all the benefits of a Contributing Membership PLUS:
•Special Grandparents Club recognition on the Museum's Donor Panel

For more information about joining our Grandparents Club, please call 312.464.7708 or email us.

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Tribute Gift

Honor someone you care about and celebrate a birth, birthday, anniversary or other important occasion. Express your sympathy or honor the memory of a loved one.

A Tribute Gift to Chicago Children's Museum is a thoughtful way to celebrate an event or to acknowledge family and friends. When you make a Tribute Gift, a personalized letter is sent to the honoree, recognizing your gift.

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Matching Gifts

A wonderful way to make your support for Chicago Children's Museum go even further is a matching gift. Please check with your employer's human resources department to see if it is one that matches. Some companies and organizations match one, two, or even three dollars for each dollar you contribute. In addition, some match contributions made by people whom have retired from the company. Chicago Children's Museum will recognize the company or organization in our Annual Report.

If your employer does match contributions and Chicago Children's Museum qualifies under their guidelines, just complete the form provided by your employer and forward it to us with your own donation.

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Chicago Children's Museum Auxiliary Board

The Chicago Children's Museum Auxiliary Board is a group of volunteers whose mission is to cultivate new museum visitors, members and donors. The Auxiliary Board meets quarterly and is always seeking motivated participants! Specifically, the Auxiliary Board will:
•Develop community awareness and enhance the public image of Chicago Children's Museum
•Help plan special events for the museum and increase event participation
•Develop relationships between individuals and the museum that result in greater participation and support
•Provide a diverse group of men and women the opportunity to be more involved in Chicago Children's Museum through volunteer, social, educational and fund raising activities

For more information about joining our Auxiliary Board, please call 312.464.7702 or email us.

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