Reasons to give
Your support makes everything that we do at PEM possible. We are a different kind of museum — one that creates a richer experience for visitors by bringing art, architecture and culture together. We invite you to deepen your own connection to the museum by becoming a steward of our dynamic community. All donors serve as ambassadors for PEM, broadening our reach and championing our mission. Whether you support us through our PEM Fund or as a philanthropic member of the East India Marine Associates, you enable PEM to thrive and ensure that our beloved museum can continue to serve as a space where people of all ages can discover, innovate, share and create new stories.
Ways to give
PEM Fund
Connecting people to art – and to one another – is more important than ever, and we couldn't do this work without you. Gifts to the PEM Fund have a direct and immediate impact on the museum's mission to celebrate and share creativity and artistic expression.
Membership
PEM memberships offer a variety of personalized benefits that give you a stronger connection to the art inside our galleries, as well as programs, exhibition openings, events and more. Your support allows us to share our collection, present thought-provoking exhibitions and celebrate creative expression from around the world.
GenPEM
Generation PEM (GenPEM) is a community of museum enthusiasts, artists and collectors. We believe creativity is everywhere and transformative experiences await. Enjoy innovative programming, curator-led tours and pop-up events designed to connect living artists and art lovers.
East India Marine Associates
Members of the East India Marine Associates (EIMA) are PEM's most generous philanthropists, supporting the museum with essential, unrestricted contributions annually that continue what PEM’s founders began in 1799: connecting people to the world’s most fascinating art.
Legacy Giving
PEM is grateful to those patrons and friends who consider making provisions for the museum in their estate plans. We are happy to work with you, your family and your advisors to answer questions about plans and explore other opportunities.
Corporate Support
Do you own a company and want to get more involved in your local community? PEM’s mission is made possible by the generous support of business leaders throughout New England and the world. Join a diverse group of leaders as a PEM Corporate Member.
FAQ's
The $100M PEM FORWARD initiatives directly address the key funding priorities outlined in PEM’s FY24-FY28 Strategic Plan. Designed to boldly honor creativity as a nourishing force in people’s lives, PEM FORWARD will positively impact the lives of millions of people worldwide and in your immediate community through PEM exhibitions, collections and dynamic programming. The four PEM FORWARD initiatives are:
1. Invest in our Collective Future
- Includes opportunities to endow and support critical curatorial and staff positions
2. Inspire through our Exhibitions and Programs
- Includes opportunities to support programming areas such as the Exhibition Innovation Fund and internships
3. A Campus that Supports our Vision
- Includes naming opportunities in Plummer Hall and the John Tucker Daland House, as well as in other historic houses and the main museum building
4. Build Community through Annual Support
- Includes opportunities to invest unrestricted, immediate-use funds in areas of greatest need and provides flexible, responsible funding towards PEM’s promising new ideas
You can find the complete strategic plan here.
If you would like more information about supporting the PEM FORWARD initiatives, please contact Sue Kim, PEM’s Chief Philanthropy Officer, at sue_kim@pem.org.
Donations to the PEM Fund are used to support the museum in a variety of ways, including the preparation of galleries for new exhibitions, the purchasing of art supplies for educational programs and general museum upkeep. Our PEM Fund supports all the work we do at PEM, making it possible for us to carry out our mission: to create experiences that transform people’s lives by broadening their perspectives, attitudes and knowledge of themselves and the wider world.
Yes. Gifts to our PEM Fund are fully tax-deductible.
Yes. When giving online, you will be asked to provide the name of the honoree, along with the name and address to whom we should send a notification of the gift. The gift amount will not be mentioned in the notification.
To find out if your company offers gift matching, and to maximize your gift’s impact, reach out to your employer.
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