Every Dollar Helps!

 

Through free, short-term exhibitions, engaging public programming, and robust partnerships, the Design Museum of Chicago contextualizes and humanizes design's influence in everyday life. We are living in challenging times. Through storytelling, design and art have the capacity of making connections and bringing people together. Join us today by supporting the Design Museum. 100% of your donation will fund design education, inspire those capable of making the world better, and foster innovation across cultural sectors — fund breakthroughs and change lives.

Donate Directly via PAYPAL Below:


 

$24 — Make Design Accessible

Your generosity allows the Design Museum to be free and open to the public year round. An average donation from our magnanimous visitors is still $6. Cover the donation for four people from all walks of life in our gallery, and make design accessible to all.

$517 — Foster Innovation

Workshops led by the the Design Museum teach students foundational skills and design thinking. Support at this level fosters innovation by providing supplies like x-actos, pens and notebooks for 30 students in a Chicago Public Schools classroom with a stipend for an expert facilitator.

$2,438 — Ignite Imaginations

The Design Museum offers hundreds of hours of free programming, covering a wide range of topics. Programs like Raising Products, a virtual series on art, design, and communities of color, leave a huge impression. Funding at this level supports speaker stipends, event marketing, and post-event outreach.


Thank you so much!

 

Design is more than a powerful source of inspiration. It is an integral tool that connects communities and creates equity, which is why we think it’s so important to provide Chicago’s residents and visitors with a free and accessible museum focused on design. Since 2012, millions of people have participated in our programs, exhibitions, and partnerships. We are building on this strong foundation. With your support, we are poised for the future, planning more exhibitions and events, making opportunities through our robust internship program, and making design accessible to all.

Design Museum of Chicago is a registered non-profit. Our Federal Employer Identification Number is 46–2120195, and we hold a GuideStar Silver Seal of Transparency. Donations are tax-deductible. If you have questions about your donation, contact us.


$10,000+

Anonymous
Helyn Goldenberg & Michael Alper
Ruth Goran
Rana Komar
The Neisser Family Foundation
Sacks Family Foundation
Helen Zell

$2,500+

Anonymous Advised Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation
Bill Beach & Carrie Secrist
Classic Color
Christopher & Cynthia Lanter Charitable Fund
DMoC Visitors
The Holland Family
Scott Hurst
Casey Jones & Reed Kroloff
Anne Kaplan
Andie Kramer
Sam Landers
Margaret McCurry
Gary Metzner & Scott Johnson
Allan Perales & Vicki Diep
Providence Bank & Trust
Bud Rodecker
Steven Ryan
Richard Wright & Valerie Carberry

$1,000+

Anonymous
Jillisa Brittan & Jeffrey Smith
Cindy Coleman
The David L. Pattis Memorial Foundation
Lois & Steve Eisen
Marilyn & Larry Field
Brian W. Fitzpatrick
Jack & Sandra Guthman
House of Hunt
Janis Kanter & Tom McCormick
Donna LaPietra & Bill Kurtis
Michael Jefferson Inc.
Herbert & Paula Molner
Oscar Isberian Rugs, Inc.
Ron & Joyce Paprocki
Robert C. Albert Fund at The Chicago Community Trust
David Salkin & Dirk Denison
Arlene Semel
Ralph Senst & Karen Zelden
Brenda Shapiro
Tom Shapiro & Madeleine Grynsztejn
Lisa Skolnik
Dan & Julie Wheeler

$250+

Heather Anderson
Anonymous
Bill Melamed & Jamey Lundblad Charitable Fund
Catherine Caravette
Suzanne Faber & Rick Fizdale
Gary & Virginia Gerst
Christie Hefner
Morven Higgins
Rhona Hoffman
Chris & Erin Huizenga
Debra Kerr
Peter Koletsos
Tom Lee
Conor McFerran
Pranita & Sanjiv Nayar
Janell Nelson
One Design Company
Wallace & Kristie Paprocki
Sarah Montgomery Interiors
Siren Betty
John & Catherine Terdich
Denis Weil
Wholespace Collective
YoojDesign

 

Up to $250

Samantha Allinson
Joseph Altshuler
Heather Anderson
Alyson Beaton
Josh Bergman
Nancy Bishop
Georgia Bockos
Michaile Brooks
Joanie Brosnan
Joanna Burton
Lawrence Bynum
Glenn Canigiani
Kimberly Cariello
Paul Cavalli
Emilia Chang
Joseph Clay
Cassidy Colvin
Cinnamon Cooper
Dana Cree
Red Cummings
Dana De Ano
Andrew Dembitz
Jessica Diamond
William Drendel
Anticio Duke
Dominy Edwards
Kyle Eertmoed
Joshua Engel
Howard Epstein
Ethnicraft
Oleg Evdokimov

Nicole Ferentz
Jan Figa
Johanna Fisher
Mary Foyder
Judy & Aaron Gadiel
Susan Geffen
Frank Geiser
Christina Gleason
Megan Goldish
Arianna Graham
Joanna Grisinger
Grooms Family Donor Advised Fund
Julie Gustafson
Mary Haffenberg
Cody Hudson
Layne Jackson
Mike Joosse
Garland Kirkpatrick
Carson Koppin
Mary Jane Kupsky
John Linn
Steve Liska
Alejandra Lopez
Russell Lord
Vivian Luna
Ellen Lupton
Cecile Margulies
Bruce Mau
Judith Mayer
Kelsey McGrath

Susan Meyer
Anne Morse
Jack Muldowney
Soumit Nandi
Naomi Chisman Interiors
Emily & Tyler Nevius
Deborah Newmark
Peter Nicholson
Eric O’Malley
Brandon Olsen
Jerome Ostergaard
Sid Panjwani
Jeffrey Paules
Manuela Pineiros
Elizabeth Pope
Dillon Pranger
James Price
Naveen Rajadhyaksha
Joe Reinstein & Hannah Higgins
Relativity
John Robak
Aaliyah Robinson
Yumi Ross
Paul Rossi
Kriselda Sanchez
Michael Savona
Karoline Schleh
Maura Shea
Zach Sherwood
Eric Siegel


Eva Silverman
Helen Slade
Sandra Stein
Kelsey Taylor
Kim Terzis
Jen Uner
Vincent Uribe
Libby VanWhy
Cristian Villalobos
Anthony Vitagliano
Beth Voigt
Daniel Walden
Leila Wangler
Michele Washington
Shayla Wilder
Caren Yanis
Rodrigo Zuloaga