- Donate
Monetary Donation
IWASM is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization that does not receive government funding. Through the generous support of donors, members, and grant funding, IWASM sustains its mission of preserving history, educating the world, and inspiring the next generation by telling the stories of women in air and space.
You can make a one-time or recurring monetary gift to the museum online, by mail, or by telephone.”
Donate
- Donor Advised Fund
A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a centralized charitable account. It allows charitably-inclined individual, families and businesses to make tax-deductible charitable donations of cash, publicly-traded stock and in some case, certain liquid assets, to a public charity that sponsors a DAF program.
Donations can be mailed to the museum at:
IWASM
1501 North Marginal Road #165
Cleveland, OH 44114
- Phone
Simply call the museum office at 216.623.1111 and speak with our Executive Director, Alexandra Lausin. Donations can be made via telephone with a credit card.
- Shop eBay
Visit our eBay page where we sell an eclectic collection of items. You can also visit our eBay charity page where you have the options to donate directly or sell your own items with a percentage going to IWASM. Click here for more information.
Have items you want to get rid of? Consider donating them for us to sell on eBay. They don’t even have to be aviation or aerospace related!
You know what they say, “one person’s trash is another person’s treasure.”
- Donate Directly through The Cleveland Foundation
Ensure long-term preservation of IWASM’s collections and archives by donating to the Carl & Saundra Olson Memorial Collections Management Fund
The Carl & Saundra Olson Memorial Collections Management Fund is a long-term organizational fund held and managed by the Cleveland Foundation on behalf of our organization. The fund augments IWASM’s funding mix and helps ensure long-term financial stability through the preservation and investment of dollars for future benefit. With oversight from our board, the Cleveland Foundation stewards our fund and ensures that each dollar multiplies over time to generate returns earmarked for IWASM in perpetuity.
Donors interested in supporting IWASM’s mission can give directly to the Carl & Saundra Olson Memorial Collections Management Fund online via: The Cleveland Foundation
All gifts to the Carl & Saundra Olson Memorial Collections Management Fund are tax deductible at the highest income tax level, and the Cleveland Foundation provides gift acknowledgment letters or receipts for each donor. More nuanced gifts such as appreciated securities or planned gifts such as charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts and charitable lead trusts may also be accepted in support of our organization. Interested individuals may contact IWASM or reach the Cleveland Foundation’s Advancement team at 216-685-2006 for a personalized consultation.
Donors interested in supporting IWASM’s mission can give directly to the Carl & Saundra Olson Memorial Collections Management Fund by clicking here.