Donors and Supporting Organizations

Anchorage Museum Association

The Anchorage Museum Association (AMA) founded in 1969 is an non-profit organization - 501(c)(3) - that exists to provide operations management, volunteer and financial support to the Museum. AMA operates a Museum Shop and Cafe and has a paid membership of over 3,600. Association members receive unlimited free admission to the Museum , a subscription to Museum Today, invitations to lectures and exhibit openings, and discounts at the Cafe, Museum Shop and art classes.

AMA administers a comprehensive program of fundraising seeking gifts and grants from individuals, corporations, foundations and the government to support Museum exhibits, acquisitions, educational programs and special projects.

AMA holds two major fundraising events each year -- a black-tie GALA (dinner, auction and dance) in the Spring and a wine-tasting (Beaujolais Nouveau) in the Fall.

Anchorage Museum Foundation

The Anchorage Museum Foundation (AMF), founded in 1989 is a 501(c)(3) non- profit corporation that raises funds and manages an endowment to support the long-term financial needs of the Museum. Distributions are made annually from endowment earnings by the board of directors to help build the Museum's collections, underwrite conservation projects, finance capital expenditures and assist in mounting temporary exhibits.

The AMF welcomes contributions to its endowment. Such gifts can be made in a variety of ways including: cash or gifts of securities, life insurance or appreciated real estate. The AMF is the vehicle for planned gifts and bequests to the Museum. Donors can make provision for a named fund that has a designated purpose (currently, AMF is administering named funds that support children's programs, conservation and temporary exhibits).

For information regarding the Foundation, contact:
Anchorage Museum Association
121 West 7th Ave.
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 907-343-4326

Gifts of Art

The Anchorage Museum Association has a permanent collection of over 20,000 items -- art, ethnographic items and historical artifacts. The bulk of the collection has come in the form of individual and corporate gifts. Donors who are considering a gift to the Museum's collection should contact:
Anchorage Museum Association
121 West 7th Ave.
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 907-343-4326

Cook Inlet Historical Society

The Cook Inlet Historical Society is one of Alaska's oldest regional historical organizations. Founded March 30, 1955, at the Z.J. Loussac Library in Anchorage, it soon acquired collections through donations of artifacts and art by several long-time Alaskans. Using these collections as a nucleus, the Society opened a museum in the library on September 11, 1955. The collections grew. In the early 1960s, the Society museum moved to the City Hall Annex. In 1968, the Cook Inlet Historical Society cooperated with the City of Anchorage to found the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center. Since that time, the Society has headquartered in the Museum. Monthly programs on the third Thursday of each month from September through May are a highlight of Society activities. The Society also supports publication of books on Alaskan history, which are available in the Museum Shop.