Join Us :: Corporate Sponsorship

Donors don’t give to institutions. They invest in ideas and people in whom they believe. — G.T. Smith

Since the decades preceding the founding of the New York State Museum in 1836, private donors have been investing in the world-class research, collections, curators, scientists and educators that are the lifeblood of the institution. The legacy of their investment is the oldest and largest state museum in the nation—the continuously evolving steward of New York’s natural, cultural and human history.

Current Museum Investors

The New York State Museum Institute is a private charitable organization recognized under IRS Code 501 (c)(3) as a tax-exempt public charity. The Institute exists solely for the purpose of supporting the exhibits, educational programs and research at the New York State Museum and is governed by a Board of Trustees. Through the New York State Museum Institute, the Museum partners with the business community across the state to present exciting exhibitions from the nation’s premier art and science museums, eclectic educational programs and signature special events, such as the annual New York in Bloom and New York Chocolate Expo & Holiday Gift Market.

Richard P. Wallace, Esq., President (Managing Partner, Martin, Shudt, Wallace, DiLorenzo & Johnson)
Frank S. Venezia, Treasurer (Director, Marvin and Company, P.C.)
James Blau, Secretary (Retired president, Hudson Valley Container Co.)
Cheryl Lynn Clark, MD (Practitioner, Schenectady Family Health Services)
Thomas Crowley (President, New York Region, Berkshire Bank)
Hugh Johnson (Chairman, Johnson Illington Advisors)
Jennifer MacPhee (Market President, Bank of America)
Mario Papa, Esq. (Partner, Hodgson Russ LLP)
Patricia Wilson (SUNY Research Foundation/Strategic Training Group)
Michael Zarcone (Vice President, MetLife)

Investing in the New York State Museum helps us do what we do best! Our signature Bank of America Great Art Series and Family Fun Weekends, Presented by Fidelis Care New York, provide rich learning experiences for visitors of all ages. Investing in the Museum provides a platform for teenagers from Albany’s urban neighborhoods to succeed academically and advance to college. Museum investors enable our educators to develop engaging programs that enhance permanent exhibits on the native peoples of New York, the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and life in the Adirondacks. In all, investors help make the State Museum the most visited cultural attraction in the Empire State, outside of New York City. The Museum understands the value of recognition for your company and brand. Our benefits program guarantees both short- and long-term visibility and exposure to nearly 10 million annual visitors to the Museum’s website. As an investor, you gain the opportunity to generate market share while demonstrating your corporate citizenship to the residents of the Capital Region and beyond. Partnering with the Museum provides your business with the value-added marketing advantage of our regional and statewide reach. More than half of our visitors reside in the upstate area. In 2006 the Museum welcomed approximately 800,000 visitors, exceeding the total combined annual visitation of all cultural institutions in the Capital Region.

The Museum is pleased to recognize the generosity of its investors with the following benefits program:

Corporate FRIEND $1,000 and above

• Corporate name included on promotional materials associated with sponsored exhibition, public program or special event *
• Corporate name on exhibition title wall outside gallery
• Corporate name on two 2007 donors’ panels in Museum lobby for one year, seen by more than 1 million people
• Corporate name on Museum website, seen by more than 10 million visitors annually
• Corporate logo in annual/sponsors' tribute in Museum’s quarterly member's magazine
• Corporate name in Museum’s annual report
• Invitation to annual Sponsors’ recognition event
• Invitations to all Museum opening receptions and other events
• Complimentary one-year family membership for CEO
• Recognition from podium at opening reception or other related event
  
  
*40,000 Museum calendars distributed quarterly via 400+ venues throughout the Capital Region and statewide via NYS Thruway information centers (Museum members receive the calendar by mail); newspaper advertising that may be associated with sponsored exhibition, public program or special event; rack cards and/or gallery guides that may be produced; printed invitations to related opening or other reception; recognition from podium at related opening or other reception; and press releases sent to regional media outlets, airline magazines, car and travel magazines, chambers of commerce newsletters and other communication outlets, as appropriate.

CORPORATE SUPPORTER $5,000 and above
Corporate logo included in all recognition at the Corprate Friend level, plus

• Industry exclusivity
• Corporate logo in event promotion via multimedia platform in Museum lobby
• Facility rental privileges for Sponsor’s private event at the Museum
• Priority ticketing for concerts and lectures at the Museum
• Complimentary one-year family memberships for two (total) employees
• Complimentary one-year individual memberships for two employees

CORPORATE PATRON $10,000 and above
All of the above at the corporate Supporter level, plus

• Corporate logo included on exhibition banner across Madison Avenue, in association with the Bank of America Great Art Series
• Sponsor’s banner displayed in Museum lobby during exhibition opening reception
• Complimentary facility rental for Sponsor’s private event at the Museum
• Complimentary tickets for concert or performance of Sponsor’s choice at the Museum
• Complimentary one-year family memberships for three (total) employees
• Complimentary one-year individual memberships for three (total) employees
• Complimentary framed exhibition poster (if poster produced for sale or distribution)
• Behind-the-scenes tour of Museum collections with curator

CORPORATE PARTNER $15,000 and above
All benefits at the Corprate Patron level, plus

• Corporate statement included in exhibition press kit
• Two (total) complimentary framed exhibition posters (if poster produced for sale or distribution)
• Complimentary one-year family memberships for four (total) employees
• Complimentary one-year individual memberships for four (total) employees
• Complimentary children’s birthday party at Museum during 12-month period

CORPORATE LEADER $25,000 and above
All of the above, plus

• Corporate representative to speak at exhibition opening reception
• Dedicated space for product promotion/sampling during high-traffic weekend
• Complimentary full page for Sponsor’s public service announcement in Legacy, the Museum’s quarterly membership magazine
• Two (total) complimentary facility rentals for Sponsor’s private events at the Museum
• Complimentary one-year family memberships for up to six (total) employees
• Complimentary one-year individual memberships for six (total) employees
• Two (total) complimentary children’s birthday parties at the Museum during 12-month period
• Corporate logo to be included in interdisciplinary teacher’s curriculum guides that may be produced for the exhibition

The New York State Museum accepts both financial and in-kind support from the business community. In-kind contributors receive benefits from the Museum’s recognition program outlined above. Unless specifically requested, all sponsorships are considered unrestricted gifts to the New York State Museum Institute. The Development Office welcomes inquiries regarding title sponsorship, naming opportunities, combined sponsorship of exhibitions and public programs, and extended/multi-year support. Please contact the Director of Sponsorship, at 518-486-7818, to discuss how we can build a sponsorship program tailored to your company’s individual needs.