4) Museum Memberships & Charitable Donations for 2005

• The Museum is operated by the Cranbrook Archives, Museum and Landmark Foundation, a registered Canadian Charity, and offers memberships and several donation categories.



• Since the Museum is less than 50% funded for operations by all levels of government, it must create substantial revenue each year through tour ticket sales, gift shop sales, special events (such as the Gala Dinners), rentals of the Royal Alexandra Hall, and memberships. The City contributes about 30% and the Province about 15% each year to operations, and there is no Federal assistance for operations.



• Memberships are therefore essential to assist the museums’ annual operating cots.

Memberships: annual fees that support annual Museum operations and noted on annual Wall of Museum Members, and includes newsletters and voting privileges.

• $ 7 Student/year (school age or with a valid student card)
• $ 11. Senior/year (65+)
• $ 13 Individual/year
• $ 20 Family/year (immediate family - mother, father, dependent children
• $ 25 Organization/year
• $ 30 Business/year
• $ 100 Operations Sponsor/year
• $ 500 Operations Benefactor/year
• $ 1,000 Operations Patron/year

Special Donations: special one-time donations to support special capital projects and noted permanently at Museum on the wall of donors

• $ 50 Building Sponsor - noted on wall of donors
• $ 100 Building Benefactor - noted on wall of donors
• $ 250 Building Patron - noted on wall of donors
• $ 500 Train Display Site Sponsor - comes with sign on site
• $ 750 Train Display Site Benefactor - comes with sign on site
• $ 1,000 Trains Display Site Patron- comes with sign on site

Special Donor Categories:

• 4,500 Reception Hall Section Special Donor (4 sections left as of Nov./05 and comes with a bronze plaque)
• $ 9,500 Exterior Brick Section Special Donor (1 section left as of Novt/05 and comes with a bronze plaque)