Boston Children’s Museum engages children and families in joyful discovery experiences that instill an appreciation of our world, develop foundational skills, and spark a lifelong love of learning. As an early museum experience for children, our environment is informal, but our purpose is serious.

As an independent, 501(c) (3) non-profit institution, Boston Children’s Museum relies on its generous donors to help make ends meet. The Museum offers the public a variety of ways to support the Museum and its mission.

A gift to the Annual Fund provides critical funding necessary for programs, groundbreaking exhibits, multicultural celebrations, teacher training, and subsidized visits for families that are not able to afford a trip to the Museum otherwise.

An Outright Gift of Appreciated Stock enables the donor to obtain substantial tax benefits. No capital gains tax is due when the Museum sells the stock, so the full value of the gift supports the Museum's work.

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Give your clients, employees, partners and other families the chance to visit the Museum with our ticket packages.


Thank you for your interest in Boston Children's Museum. BCM receives hundreds of requests annually for donations to support events sponsored by a wide range of local nonprofits. Because BCM is also a nonprofit organization, it is not within our means to fulfill these many worthy requests. We encourage you or a member of your event committee to purchase a Gift Membership or Gift Passes and donate them to your event. As an added incentive, people who are already BCM members can purchase a gift membership for 10% off.

http://www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org/grownups/giftoffun.html

Corporate sponsorships provide essential support to the Museum’s ability to fulfill its educational mission and ensure accessibility to people of all means.


This corporate membership program provides exceptional access to the Museum’s collections and exhibits. Annual revenue from the Corporate Connections Program provides critical support for the Museum’s operations.


Sponsored visits open the Museum’s doors to families who would not be able to afford a visit.

Through planned giving, you can prepare for the future by making a planned gift or bequest and ensure the Museum's future for generations to come.

Web Privacy

Accessibility
This Web site is designed to be accessible to visitors with disabilities, and to comply with federal guidelines concerning accessibility. We welcome your comments. If you have suggestions on how to make the site more accessible, please contact us.

Web Site Privacy Policy
We have created this statement to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy. We do not collect personally identifying information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to us. Providing such information is strictly voluntary. This policy is your guide to how we will handle information we learn about you from your visit to our Web site.

• Reading or Downloading
  We collect and store only the following information about you: the name of the domain from which you access the Internet (for example, aol.com, if you are connecting from an America Online account, or princeton.edu if you are connecting from Princeton University's domain), the date and time you access our site, and the Internet address of the Web site from which you linked to our site.
  
  We use the information we collect to measure the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, and to help us make our site more useful to visitors.


• Online Profile Updates and Donations
  If you complete the Profile update form and share your personally identifying information, this information will be used only to provide you with more targeted content. We may use your contact information to send further information about Boston Children's Museum or to contact you when necessary. You may always opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the "Opt Out" section below.


• Sending us an Email
  You also may decide to send us personally identifying information, for example, in an electronic mail message containing a question or comment, or by filling out a Web form that provides us this information. We use personally identifying information from e-mail primarily to respond to your requests. We may forward your e-mail to other employees who are better able to answer you questions. We may also use your e-mail to contact you in the future about our programs that may be of interest.
  
  We want to be very clear: We will not obtain personally identifying information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to us. Providing such information is strictly voluntary. Except as might be required by law, we do not share any information we receive with any outside parties.
  
  We won't share your e-mail address with any outside parties.


• Kids and Privacy
  We do not collect personal information directly from children. We do request information about children in the family from our Members. This information is never shared with outside organizations.


• Opt-Out or Change Your Contact Information
  Our site provides users the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from Boston Children's Museum through a special online form. You may choose to receive only specific communications or none at all. You may also update your contact information previously provided to us through another online form. You can not remove yourself from our database, but you can prevent unwanted communication.

Donor Privacy Policy

Boston Children's Museum respects your privacy as a donor. We protect your personal contact information and adhere to all legislative requirements with respect to protecting privacy.

We do not rent, sell, trade our otherwise share our donor mailing lists.

The information you provide will be used to deliver services and keep you informed and up to date on the activities of Boston Children's Museum, including programs, services, special events, funding needs, opportunities to give or volunteer, or other periodic contacts.

If at any time you wish to be removed from any of these contacts, please contact us by phone at 617-426-6500 x221 or email us and we will gladly accommodate your request.

Questions about our policies

If you have any questions about these privacy statements, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact us at Info@BostonChildrensMuseum.org.

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