By becoming an Italian Hall Foundation member you receive advanced notice of programs, exhibit openings, and special events, discounts on lectures, trips, and programs, invitations to members-only events and a free subscription to the Museum’s newsletter.

MEMBERSHIP LEVELS

(all levels are fully tax deductible)

 

Individual: $40

Students: $20
Patrons: $200

Benefactors: $500

Mille Grazie: $1,000

Sponsor a Museum Membership

Introduce your relatives and friends to the Museum. Gift memberships are available and make a wonderful gift.

Download Membership application (PDF) (coming soon)

GIVING AND SUPPORT

The Italian Hall Museum relies on the generous donations of individuals and corporations to support exhibits, research, collections management, and educational programs.

Donate online! (coming soon)
Cash gifts are the simplest and most desirable method for providing support.

Sponsor an Exhibit, Museum or Gallery Space

Commemorate your support for the Italian Hall Museum by sponsoring an exhibit museum or gallery space. Several of the Italian Hall Museum’s most striking features are still available for sponsorship.

Support is needed to fund the museum’s permanent and temporary exhibitions about Italian American history and culture. Individual and corporations may wish to sponsor a particular exhibit for the year or for its lifetime. Sponsorship is variable depending upon the exhibit. By sponsoring an exhibit, donors receive recognition inside the museum and associated promotional materials.

Planned Giving Opportunities

Planned giving offers significant benefits to you, the donor. When you make a planned gift to the Italian Hall Museum you can receive substantial tax benefits.  There are several ways that you can support the Museum:
 
Rather than leaving your gift to the government, make a meaningful charitable gift to the museum. There are several ways that you can support the Museum through estate planning:

Bequests

An outright bequest to the museum e.g., by will or living trust, is fully deductible for estate tax purposes. Bequests can take many forms and can include:

• Gifts of a specific dollar amount
• Specified assets including securities, real estate or other personal property
• Remaining retirement account assets
• A residual bequest, where the museum becomes a beneficiary after all other obligations are met.

Life Insurance

Surplus life insurance coverage can become a charitable gift to the museum. Gifts through life insurance are a practical way to give a substantial gift at a moderate cost.

Endowments

Private endowments help to secure the future of the Italian Hall Museum by providing a predictable and permanent source of funding year after year. Invested wisely, they allow the Italian Hall Museum to plan strategically for the future.

Interested in additional information on any of these giving options? Please contact (213) 485-8432

VOLUNTEERING AT THE MUSEUM

Play an active role in creating and sustaining the Italian Hall Museum’s future by volunteering. Volunteers participate in all areas of Museum operations including collections management, exhibit preparation, special events, education, outreach and more. Please contact (213) 485-8432 for more information.