Annual Fund

The Florence Griswold Museum flourishes with the support of our community.

Gifts to the Annual Fund are fully tax-deductible and provide support where it is needed most. In fact this important program is the largest source of unrestricted funds for the Museum’s operating budget, which helps to preserve our beautiful campus while continuing to offer a broad array of innovative exhibitions and educational programs to our growing audience of over 80,000 visitors each year.

Your tax-deductible gift funds the cost of such essential needs as:

  • Museum Collection and Exhibitions (research, collection care, conservation, special exhibits, and publications)
  • Educational Programs for all Ages (school programs, summer camp scholarships, lectures, workshops, education center activities, and much more)
  • Serving the Community (free admission days, festivals, community-based events, and offsite presentations)
  • Museum Facilities & Grounds (stewardship of historic buildings, care of beautiful gardens and grounds, and technology needs)

Thank you for taking the Museum to new heights of innovation and community service.

The Annual Fund is separate from Membership dues although membership is included with Annual Fund gifts of $2,500 or more. Please learn more about the operation & collections of the Museum by joining one of the Circles of Giving.

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
$5,000 and up

Director’s Circle
$4,999 – $2,500

CURATOR’S CIRCLE
$2,499 – $1,000

FRIEND’S CIRCLE
All gifts up to $999

Donate to the Annual Fund by check or phone

You may also download a donation form here and if you wish to pay by check (please make checks payable to Florence Griswold Museum) you may mail it to:

FloGris Museum
96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371

If you would like to pay by phone you may contact us at 860.434.5542.