Member and Donor Center
Support the Museum
Help to sustain the museum's quality for today and tomorrow. Your support is invaluable as it helps keep admission free and supports and strengthens our community. There are many ways to support the museum's collection and programs. One may be just right for you. Click the area below you wish to explore, email
CMAdevelopment@clevelandart.org, or call 216-707-2595 and a staff member will be happy to assist you.
Yearly support from the community and our members is crucial for the Cleveland Museum of Art. Major support of museum operations comes from the Annual Fund, ensuring that the museum remains open to all and admission remains free.
Explore the various levels and benefits of membership. Enroll yourself and your friends as members and get many valuable benefits. For more information contact the Membership department membership@clevelandart.org 216-707-2268 (outside 216 call (877) 262-4748 x2268).
Involve your company with one of Cleveland's most important cultural treasures by joining the Corporate Membership Program at The Cleveland Museum of Art, or by sponsoring a museum exhibition or program. Corporate membership and sponsorship are excellent ways to provide your clients, customers and staff with numerous benefits while you meet important charitable giving objectives. For further information, please call Hunter Walter at 216-707-2286, or email corporate@clevelandart.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art receives significant support in the form of grants for the museum's operations and many program initiatives. Contributors include numerous local, regional and national private and corporate foundations, along with governmental entities including Cuyahoga County, the State of Ohio and federal agencies. We are deeply appreciative of the support of all of these groups and the contribution the resulting programs make to art, education and meeting the museum's mission. For more information contact Cindy Flores, Assistant Director, Institutional Giving, at 216-707-2152, or email cflores@clevelandart.org.
No matter the size of the gift you desire to make, the Office of Gift & Estate Planning will work with you and your advisors to design a gift or estate plan that achieves your financial and philanthropic objectives. The office provides personalized services to members at no cost, including information on charitable tax deductions and proposals tailored to your circumstances. Charitable giving creates benefits for you and your family beyond the satisfaction of giving through significant estate tax reduction and income for you and your family if you desire.
Endowments are an important part of contributing to and securing the future programs and collection. An endowment can support the general operations of the Museum or a specific purpose. We will work with you to create an endowment that reflects your interest.
Giving a gift to the museum brings an immediate additional benefit of membership in the Legacy Society. It was created to recognize those who have thoughtfully named the CMA in their wills or made other planned gifts to the museum. Membership includes a specially designed gift, an opportunity to meet others with similar interests and being more closely involved with the life of the museum. For more information email plannedgiving@clevelandart.org or call 216-707-6808.
Most museum members have a special area of interest - a particular medium or period that holds a powerful attraction. The museum's special interest groups can help you turn curiosity into connoisseurship with programs designed around fostering deep appreciation of your chosen area. Get to know curators, share experiences with fellow aficionados—even take trips to see important exhibitions and collections. Join one of these groups and you not only support the museum's activity in that area, but you and other members also contribute immeasurably to the cultural life of the community by enhancing the level of connoisseurship in Cleveland.
Download a PDF of the Financial Statement or the Acquisitions from the July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007 Annual Report. The complete report (5 MB) is also available.
The Department of Development & External Affairs at the Cleveland Museum of Art welcomes inquiries about supporting the museum.