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Keeping a museum alive and vibrant takes a lot of resources. And building a new museum is a big and exciting undertaking on top of that. We're making great progress toward our capital campaign goal for the new museum, while keeping our day-to-day operations running full steam ahead.

As of June 2010, we've raised $20 million of the over $24 million needed to build the new museum. You can help us keep that momentum going.

We are an Enterprise Zone Project, which permits a 25% tax credit, with an annual credit limit of $100,000, for Colorado taxpayers who make cash contributions to the Fort Collins Museum & Discovery Science Center. Your gift can benefit your family and your tax dollars! You can find out more about the Enterprise Zone tax credit here.

When you support us, you're part of creating a place where everyone can learn about and enjoy science, history, culture, and nature; you help create opportunities for kids to be inspired to become future leaders in science and technology; and you're part of building a world-class attraction that will be an economic benefit to our community for many years to come.

You can support the Fort Collins Museum & Discovery Science Center in many different ways:

become a member

Membership has fantastic benefits, including:

Not only do you get unlimited admission to the Fort Collins Museum & Discovery Science Center, but you'll also receive free admission to these great museums, too:

Denver Museum of Nature & Science (Denver, Colorado)
Colorado History Museum (Denver, Colorado)
Byers-Evans House Museum (Denver, Colorado)
El Pueblo History Museum (Pueblo, Colorado)
Fort Garland/Pikes Stockade (Ft. Garland, Colorado)
Fort Vasquez Museum (Platteville, Colorado)
Healy House/Dexter Cabin (Leadville, Colorado)
Trinidad History Museum (Trinidad, Colorado)
Ute Indian Museum (Montrose, Colorado)
Pearce-McAllister Cottage (Denver, Colorado)

Plus any science museum that participates in the Association of Science-Technology Centers Passport Program (more than 240 museums in over a dozen countries)!

Membership rates: Individual $35
Grandparent $60
Family (at 1 address) $70
Deluxe (at 1 address) $85

Ready to join? Download a membership application.

donate

You can donate by cash, check, or credit card to:

c/o Discovery Science Center
200 Mathews St.
Fort Collins, CO 80524

Donor levels are recognized as follows:

Zinc: up to $99
Name recognition in Annual Report, on our Elemental Donor board, and on our website.

Copper: $100 - $499
Zinc benefits plus 10 guest passes

Nickel: $500 - $999
Copper benefits plus Family membership

Silver: $1,000 - $4,999
Nickel benefits plus framed Museum Sponsor certificate and 10 additional gues passes (20 total)

Gold: $5,000 - $10,000
Silver benefits plus a table at our Brainiac Bowl trivia event and 10 additional guest passes (30 total)

Platinum: $10,000 - $50,000
Gold benefits plus free use of the Museum for your company's or family's special event, and 10 additional guest passes (40 total)

Diamond: $100,000 +
Platinum benefits plus recognition as title sponsor in all public events, press releases, and speeches for 1 year, cross-marketing opportunities, and 10 additional guest passes (50 total)

planned giving

Examples of planned giving including remembering the Museum in your will, designating the Museum as a beneficiary of your annuity contract or IRA/qualified plan assets, or making a gift of stock to the Museum.

Please contact DSC Executive Director Annette Geiselman to find out more about planned giving. You can reach Annette at 970-416-2767.

corporate support

Donor recognition opportunities for galleries and exhibits are available.

Please contact DSC Executive Director Annette Geiselman to find out more about opportunities for corporate support. You can reach Annette at 970-416-2767.