donors and Museum director cut red ribbon with large scissors
  1. Home
  2. Giving
  3. Financial Donation

Financial Donation

With your generosity, the Spurlock Museum can continue to build knowledge of and respect for the peoples and cultures of the world. Opportunities to support the Museum span from general operating needs and acquisitions to endowment funds and capital projects. Gifts in any amount make a tremendous impact on the Museum's ability to serve our diverse audiences and steward our collections.

Here are a few examples:

  • $200 gives covers school bus costs for a 60-student field trip to the Museum.
  • $350 covers the cost of a storage drawer, housing 10–40 artifacts for long-term preservation.
  • $500 provides an honorarium for a world-class scholar to give a public talk; another $200 provides a chance for them to review artifacts in our collections, providing much-needed information for our scholarly records.
  • $2500 helps paint and prepare a gallery for a new temporary exhibit.

Gifts can be made by outright donation, bequests, trusts, or matching gifts. Making a financial donation directly to the Museum gives you flexibility to:

  • double your donation to the Museum with a matching gift,
  • make a donation in honor or memory of someone special, and
  • plan giving for the future that can make a world of difference today.

The Spurlock Museum is a member of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The University of Illinois Foundation, who will process your gift, is a 501(c)(3) organization registered within the State of Illinois.

Giving Societies

President's Council

Established in 1964, the President's Council is the premier donor recognition program of the University of Illinois. By honoring donors who have cumulatively made outright gifts of $25,000 or more, or deferred commitments of $50,000 or more, the President's Council recognizes these individuals who have made significant philanthropic investments in the University, its campuses, and programs.

Corporate Matching Gift Program

Your gift can be matched, doubled, or even tripled if you or your spouse are employed by a company with a matching gift program. Please visit your personnel or benefits office for forms and information, or contact University of Illinois Foundation Stewardship Services at 217-333-0675 or by email at .

To see if your company participates, search the Employer Database at the University of Illinois Foundation.

Contact

Ai Niemeye portrait

Gifts can be made outright or through options such as a gift from your will/estate, appreciated stock, and home/farmland donations.

If you are interested in giving opportunities, please contact our Associate Director of Development, Ai Niemeyer, who can be reached at or (217) 300-3648 (phone link).