A community-minded opportunity for corporate recognition.

MY Museum invites your company to join the museum family as a corporate member. Corporate membership enhances employee benefits, offers marketing opportunities for your company, and provides essential support for the museum.

Corporate Members Make Great Sponsors! Please ask us about sponsorship of exhibits, special programs, specific months or calendar quarters. Sponsorships entitle your company to additional benefits and marketing opportunities.

Giving for the Future

Since 1997, The Monterey County Youth Museum has provided fun and educational exhibits, events and programs for children and families. As you know, we are "bursting at the seams" and growing. We could not have thrived without the dedication of community leaders, volunteers and our members.

Like many other children's museums, we periodically calculate the actual cost of serving each visitor so that we can be constantly aware of all the financial dynamics involved in operating the museum. Our cost per visitor is $8.81, an amount typical for comparable museums. The amounts that we currently charge visitors are $4 for children, $5 for adults and $2.50 for each child who visits with a group. These admission charges, along with museum shop sales, membership fees and a few other items, make up our earned income (about 68% of revenue); contributions and sponsorships make up the rest. Our earned income rate is impressive contrasted with that of comparable museums but obviously still leaves a gap.

Sometimes our members say to us, "We'd like to help you, our favorite non-profit, but we're not sure what is the best way to support the work of the museum." Below we have described some of the ways you can do just that.

• The company you work for can become a Corporate Partner and receive many benefits including free admission to the museum for employees and their families.
   
• Honorariums provide a perfect way to pay tribute to a grandchild, teacher, neighbor, or for birthdays, anniversaries, graduation, etc.
   
• Memorials offer the opportunity to honor a loved one.
   
• Gifts to our "Tuesday Fund" discount admission program provide all children and families the opportunity to visit the museum at a discounted price.
   
• Companies and individuals can Sponsor our education programs, traveling exhibits, publications and special events. For companies, this offers them the opportunity to help the museum, as well as provide additional employee benefits and marketing opportunities.
   
• As a result of the recent capital campaign, the museum now has its first ever Endowment that will need continued growth in order to ensure its financial future.
   
• Volunteers and In-Kind Donations go a long way in helping hold down costs.
   
• Year-End Gifts is a favorite for some people who want to support the museum and receive a tax-deduction.
   
• A Bequest to the museum via estate planning is another way to benefit the museum. If you have already done this, we definitely would like to know so we can say thank you.

There are other ways you can help, and if you would like more information on how to make a donation or volunteer opportunities, please give us a call at 649.6444. Thank you!

Sponsorship Equals Marketing!

The Children's Museum offers a wide range of marketing benefits for its sponsors. Depending on sponsorship level, here is the list:

• Sponsor logo/name visible in print advertisements.
• Sponsor logo/name visible in newsletters.
• Sponsor name visible on web site.
• Sponsor logo/name visible on sign in museum.
• Sponsor name visible in news releases/public service announcements.
• Sponsor logo/name visible on television commercial.
• Sponsor name promoted on information line.
• Sponsor name mentions on radio sponsor station.
• Sponsor logo/name visible in other advertising/marketing methods (at the discretion of the public relations & marketing manager and subject to available funds in the department's budget).

Besides marketing, there are tangible benefits for sponsors as well. Depending on sponsorship level, here is the list:

• Evening event in the museum.
• Free passes.
• Executive Admission Cards.
• Free admission to other museums.
• Sponsor credit for economically disadvantaged children.
• Invitations to preview parties.
• Discount on purchasing museum passes.
• Publicity summary.
• Preview party invitations recognition.

For more information on development opportunities call:
Lauren Cohen, Executive Director 831.649.6444