Donate Preserve & Protect History

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The Santa Monica History Museum is dedicated to preserving, protecting, and promoting the history for the Santa Monica Bay area.

Your generous gift today and our commitment to community engagement, the museum can offer access to compelling exhibitions, innovative programming, events, hands-on workshops, research services, and an expansive image archive.

Donations of all types are welcome

The Santa Monica History Museum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law. Tax ID: 95-3019295

Your support makes our work possible

one-time or recurring

donate TODAY

Gifts of any amount are greatly appreciated and go directly to support the programs and collections of the Santa Monica History Museum.

volunteer

donate TIME

Volunteers allows us to maintain the museum and keep us running smoothly. We greatly appreciate all the hard work, dedication and hours each and every one of them contributes to keeping history alive.

share your history

donate PHOTOS & ARTIFACTS

Be a part of preserving the history

If you have photos or artifacts from your family history in Santa Monica that you’d like to donate or loan to the museum, contact us to arrange a meeting or use our online form. 

exclusive access

membership

Enjoy exclusive member benefits with unlimited free admission. Be the first to experience select exhibitions before they open to the public.

future donation

planned GIVING

A special, planned gift affords the opportunity of supporting the Museum in many ways, including a perpetual fund in the donor’s name.

memorialize

legacy TREE

Be a part of Santa Monica’s history forever by having your name engraved on a leaf and permanently on display in the lobby of the Santa Monica History Museum.

Legacy Tree