All gifts, no matter the size, make a significant impact on the vitality of the Museum and ensure that our world-class collections, exhibitions, and thought-provoking programs remain free and accessible to everyone.
You can make your gift:
Online
Make a gift to the Allentown Art Museum using our secure online platform by clicking HERE.
By Mail
To make a donation by mail, checks can be made payable to the Allentown Art Museum and sent to:
Allentown Art Museum
Attn: Development Department
31 North Fifth Street
Allentown, PA 18101
By Phone
To make a donation over the phone with a credit card, please call Irene Smith, Donor Relations & Special Events Manager, at 610-432-4333 ext. 154.
Ways to give:
Matching Gifts
Increase the impact of your donation to the Allentown Art Museum with a corporate matching gift. Many employers will match a portion of or all of a charitable contribution from their employees. To obtain a matching gift form from your employer, please complete and submit the form per your employer’s instructions.
Gifts of Stock
To make a charitable gift of appreciated securities through DTC (stocks, bonds, or mutual funds held for more than one year), please instruct your broker to deliver free to the Museum’s Vanguard account:
Vanguard Asset Management Services
Account Name: Allentown Art Museum
DTC Participation #: 0062
Account #: 60102921
Before your broker delivers the transfer, please notify Laurie McGahey, Vice President of Development, at lmcgahey@allentownartmuseum.org or 610-432-4333 ext. 126 in order that your gift may be confirmed.
Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program
The Allentown Art Museum is proud to be enrolled with Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program. If your company is authorized to participate in the EITC program, please consider a generous gift to our approved programs. You could generate 75% in current state tax credits (commit for two years and get 90%)! Please click HERE for more information about the EITC Program, or contact Jon Hartman, Grants Manager, at jhartman@allentownartmuseum.org or 610-432-4333 ext. 152.
Gifts from Your Donor Advised Fund
The Museum embraces gifts made through Donor Advised Funds (DAF). Contact your financial advisor directly about making a DAF gift to the Allentown Art Museum to support our general operations, programs, and exhibitions. Please note, due to IRS regulations surrounding gifts made through DAFs, a donor waives the right to receive any tangible benefits, goods, and services in exchange for this support. This includes memberships or tickets to fundraising events. The Museum’s tax ID number is 23-1548101.
This information is to provide general information and is not legal or tax advice. Please consult your own legal or tax advisor for specific questions.
IRA Charitable Rollover Gifts
If you are 70 ½ years old or older, you can make a tax-free transfer of up to $100,000 each year directly from your IRA to the Museum. This will allow you to utilize the maximum tax advantaged methodology and is a simple way to benefit the Allentown Art Museum. You can establish this type of gift by contacting your plan administrator or name the Allentown Art Museum as beneficiary on your designation form. The Museum’s tax ID number is 23-1548101.
This information is to provide general information and is not legal or tax advice. Please consult your own legal or tax advisor for specific questions.
United Way
To give to the Museum through the United Way, specify donor number/account code 93007-3. For more information, click HERE or contact Irene Smith, Donor Relations & Special Events Manager, at 610-432-4333 ext. 154.
For any other question pertaining to ways to give, call Laurie McGahey, Vice President of Development, at lmcgahey@allentownartmuseum.org or 610-432-4333 ext. 126.