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Santa Monica History Museum – DEMO SITE ONLY

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1350 7th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401 / 310.395.2290

Keeping History Alive!

Donate Preserve & Protect History

We can’t do it without your help!

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Call 310.395.2290 or email us at info@SantaMonicaHistory.org

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

Your generous gift today will support educational programs like school tours and Hands on History workshops, the Discover the History lecture series, research requests from the community, unique and interactive exhibits, and the extensive archives and collections of the museum.

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

Where your donation can help!

Special Exhibits

Donations to the museum help fund exciting special exhibits like this one, Shirley Temple: Santa Monica’s Biggest Little Star Exhibit

School & Youth Group Tours

Donations help support the museum’s free tours for school and youth groups.

Hands on History Workshops

Donations to the museum fund our free Hands on History workshops for elementary school aged children – held the 3rd Saturday of each month.

Discover the History Lectures

Donations to the museum help support engaging community programming like our Discover the History lecture series.

one-time or recurring

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Be a part of preserving the history! 

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! 

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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. Your written stories are just as important.

Share your stories with us!

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future donation

planned GIVING

Through planned giving, the mission and activities of the Santa Monica History Museum can be supported when it might otherwise be possible. 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.

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Amazon Smile

Support us through your purchases on Amazon. Select us as your favorite charitable organization and Amazon will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchase to us! Same prices, no extra cost to you! About Amazon Smile

Ralph’s Community Contribution

It’s easy! Connect your rewards card to Ralphs.com and choose us as the organization!

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PayPal Giving Fund

From your PayPal account dashboard choose us as your favorite charity or click the button below to get started.

How to Donate

donate ONLINE with PayPal

A PayPal account is not required.  To get started, click the “Donate” button.

1) Enter the donation amount
2) Choose “Donate with PayPal” if you are using your PayPal account or choose the option “Donate with a Debit or Credit Card” if you are not
3) To make your contribution a recurring (monthly) donation, check the option: “Make this a monthly donation”

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