Does Museum of the Rockies donate to fundraisers?

The museum supports regional 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations with a limited number of complimentary admission passes.

Requests must be submitted at least three months before the event date; requests inside that window will most likely not be honored.

If approved, one request per nonprofit organization or school is fulfilled every 12 months.

Approved requests receive four one-day general admission passes by mail, which the museum values at $80.

The passes expire one year from the issue date (or the date of your benefit event); the expiration date is printed on them and they are not accepted or exchanged after it.

The museum asks that you not call or email, and instead complete the online form.

Tips from the program page: Submit at least three months ahead; late requests are unlikely to be honored. · The request page offers a description of the donation to use in your promotional materials.

What Museum of the Rockies donates

Museum of the Rockies has typically donated: Four, two-consecutive-day museum general admission passes.

Who can apply

Museum of the Rockies donates to organizations with 501(c)(3) nonprofit status. Museum of the Rockies does not donate to individuals. Museum of the Rockies does not support events run for profit.

Museum of the Rockies limits donation requests by area: Regional.

How to apply

Museum of the Rockies asks every request to include the following.

• A regional 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or school.
• A completed online request form, including what the passes will be used for (for example, a live or silent auction).

When to ask

Museum of the Rockies states a lead time of 1 month. Count back that far from your event date and send the request no later than then.

Across more than 25,000 fundraising events in our own records over fifteen years, March, April and May are the busiest months for fundraisers, October is the next busiest, and July and December are the quietest.

Work backwards from your event rather than forwards from today, and if your event falls in the spring peak, ask earlier than the stated lead time rather than later.

Common questions

Do I need to be a 501(c)(3) to request a donation from Museum of the Rockies?

Yes. Museum of the Rockies' donation program is limited to organizations with 501(c)(3) nonprofit status, so you will need your determination letter and Tax ID before you apply.

How far ahead should we ask Museum of the Rockies for a donation?

Museum of the Rockies' stated lead time is 1 month. Work backwards from your event date: count back that far from the day of the event and send your request before that point.