Invest in Inspiration
How your gift makes a difference.
The Science Museum of Virginia plays a unique role in our community—providing a lens through which to view the world around us, a safe and welcoming place for exploration and inquiry, for problem solving, for experimenting with new tools and ideas. Your charitable gift ensures the Museum is here for all to enjoy but also fuels the important behind the scenes work necessary to set the stage for discovery, spark interest, and facilitate learning through the most dynamic technology, learning platforms, and educational approaches recognized today.
The Science Museum of Virginia Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization (Federal Tax ID #23-7185836) established to support the education mission of the Science Museum of Virginia.
The Foundation’s financial records are available online through Guidestar or learn about major Museum milestones in our Annual Report.
Ways to Give
If you would like to support the Museum's general operating needs you can make a gift to the Annual Fund through check, credit card, a gift of securities, or through a donor advised fund or charitable foundation.
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The Museum offers sponsors the flexibility to build a unique benefits package based on company needs and values. Benefits can offer sponsors brand visibility as well as opportunities for team building or special events.
Outright and planned gifts to the Endowment ensure that the Museum’s needs are met in perpetuity. Endowed funds support the Museum’s general operating needs as well as enduring programs, purposes, and professional positions aligned with donor interests.
Donors wishing to remember the Science Museum of Virginia in their financial or estate plans are recognized as members of the John Russell Pope Society. Planned gifts support the Museum in perpetuity by contributing to the Endowment.
Proceeds from the Science Museum of Virginia Foundation’s annual fundraising events help support the Museum in its mission to inspire Virginians to enrich their lives through science. Find out more information on ticketing and sponsorship.
Donate by Mail or Phone
Science Museum of Virginia Foundation
PO Box 11624
Richmond, VA 23230
804.864.1540 or 804.864.1547
Donate by Stock
If you would like to donate shares of stock please contact the Foundation office at 804.864.1547.
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