Annual Fund

The Concord Museum's Annual Fund provides crucial support for our nationally-recognized education programs, the preservation of our remarkable collections, and the wide variety of exhibitions and programs for which we are known and valued. The Annual Fund is the largest source of unrestricted operating support for the Concord Museum and is the key to our continued excellence in all of our endeavors.

Contribute to the Annual Fund

The Concord Museum's yearly Annual Fund campaign directly supports:

• Keeping the Museum open to the public 362 days a year
• The Museum's content-rich and acclaimed school programs, provided to 10,000 schoolchildren annually
• The care and preservation of the Museum's collection of cherished objects from our nation's heritage
• Changing exhibitions, offering life-long learning on a variety of subjects
• A year-round calendar of public programs and events

Please contribute as generously as you can. Thank you for helping to sustain this valued cultural institution.

To contribute a gift of any size to the Concord Museum's Annual Fund, you may call the Development Office at 978-369-9763, print out the PDF Donation Form and mail it to us with your check or credit card number, or click here to reach our secure online giving page. The Museum also accepts gifts of stock. Please call the Development Office for further details.

We recognize that some donors may wish to restrict gifts to specific projects or program areas. To speak with someone about a restricted gift to the Museum, please call the Development Office.

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Leadership Giving

Each year the Concord Museum honors donors of Annual Fund gifts of $1,000 or more by including them as members of the Lantern Society, our leadership giving circle. The Lantern Society includes several support levels:

Members of the Lantern Society are recognized for their generosity in the annual published Report of Gifts and on a plaque in the Museum's lobby. Lantern Society members are afforded all the benefits of the highest level of membership.

To contribute a gift of any size to the Concord Museum's Annual Fund, you may call the Development Office at 978-369-9763, print out the PDF Donation Form and mail it to us with your check or credit card number, or click here to reach our secure online giving page. The Museum also accepts gifts of stock. Please call the Development Office for further details.

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Tribute Gifts

Annual Fund gifts in honor or in memory of an individual are a way to celebrate that individual's passion for the Concord Museum, history, the American literary tradition, antiques or fine craftsmanship.

Gifts in honor - if you wish to make a gift to honor someone special, for their birthday, anniversary or any other occasion, your gift will be acknowledged in a card informing the person honored of your generosity to the Museum.

Gifts in memory - if you wish to make a gift in memory of someone, a card will be sent to the designated relative or friend acknowledging your thoughtful tribute.

To contribute a gift of any size to the Concord Museum's Annual Fund, you may call the Development Office at 978-369-9763, print out the PDF Donation Form and mail it to us with your check or credit card number, or contribute online by credit card.  

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