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There are many benefits to giving, but none so special as knowing that you've helped to shape the future by preserving the past. Become a Member today or learn more about making a gift to Independence Seaport Museum.

You can contribute to Independence Seaport Museum by clicking on the "Network for Good" button below.

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Cash & Securities

Each year, we ask our members to make an additional tax-deductible gift in support of the Museum. Make your pledge or cash gift using our online
Annual Appeal pledge page.

Giving appreciated securities (that you have owned longer than one year) directly to Independence Seaport Museum, rather than selling them and donating the proceeds of the sale is almost always in the donor's best interest.

A gift of appreciated securities allows you to claim the full fair market value of the donated shares as a charitable deduction on your income tax, without having to pay capital gains tax on the increase in value of the shares you've given to Independence Seaport Museum.

If you are interested in making a stock gift to Independence Seaport Museum, you or the bank, trust or broker holding your stock certificates may call Independence Seaport Museum's Development Office at 215.413.8611 to get instructions on how to complete the asset transfer.

If you hold the stock certificate(s) yourself, please contact Independence Seaport Museum’s Development Office at or 215.413.8611.

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Gifts to Collections

If you are interested in presenting a gift for consideration for the Museum's collections, please send contact Craig Bruns at cbruns@phillyseaport.org or 215.413.8619, or mail a letter to:

Gift Proposal
ATTN: Craig Bruns, Curatorial Department
Independence Seaport Museum
211 South Columbus Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19106-3199

Your Gift Proposal will assist the Museum in determining if an object would be an appropriate addition to the collections. We also ask that you provide a photograph or photocopy of the object to better help us understand the nature of the proposed gift.

A gift acceptance committee reviews gift proposals and makes determinations based on the artifact's relevance to the Museum's collecting scope, the historical significance of the object, whether or not the object would duplicate an existing artifact in the collection, the condition of the object, and any storage conditions that would preclude acceptance of the gift.

The review committee will either request a meeting to examine the object or recommend other institutions that might be more appropriate for the acceptance of the gift. Sometimes additional research is necessary and donors may be asked to loan the object to the Museum for a short period of time.

The gift acceptance committee review process takes four to six weeks to complete. Once a gift has been accepted, the Museum's registrar issues a receipt and formalized deed of gift, which is executed to complete the gifting process.

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For more information on making a gift to the Museum's collections, please call Craig Bruns, Collections Manager at 215.413.8619 or cbruns@phillyseaport.org.

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Matching Gifts

Matching gifts add tremendous value to an individual gift. You can literally double, triple or even quadruple the value of your gift to Independence Seaport Museum if you are employed by one the corporations, or their divisions, subsidiaries or affiliates who offer matching gift programs. Visit your Human Resources Department to learn more about your company's matching gift program.

If you have completed a matching gift form from your company, please send it to us at the following address:

Independence Seaport Museum
ATTN: Development Office
211 South Columbus Blvd. & Walnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19106-3199

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Michael Borsuk Memorial Fund for Olympia Preservation

A fund created by the Living History Crew of the Olympia to honor one of its founding members, Michael Borsuk (1954-2000). All donations go directly to the preservation of the sole surviving warship of the Spanish-American War. To make a contribution, please contact us at 215.413.8611, or callamby@phillyseaport.org.

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Many of the Museum's programs are made possible in part by a Cultural Economic Development Grant. These grants are funded by the Delaware River Port Authority, with administrative support provided by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. For additional information about these grants, visit the Cultural Alliance online.

Independence Seaport Museum is supported by a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

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