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May 21, 2019 Giving Guide 2018

Worcester Art Museum

Future Goals

1. Continue on the path towards lasting financial stability

2. Continue to improve organizational culture and efficiency

3. Continue to build capacity for impactful programming

4. Set the stage for long-term planning and goal attainment

Fundraising Events/Opportunities

The Museum has a robust schedule of widely-promoted exhibitions, programs and events of all sizes and types for which financial support and in-kind donations are actively sought and prominently recognized as appropriate in all related written materials and public announcements. These include:

  • Annual WAM Gala/Auction Fundraiser
  • Exhibitions, Opening Parties and Artist Talks
  • Themed Community Days, including Heroes and Villains Day and Diwali “Festival of Lights”
  • Publications, such as Access magazine and family and visitor guides
  • Seasonal and special events and programs, such as Holidays at WAM, Flora in Winter, Naturalization Ceremony and Voting Day
  • Ongoing events and programs, such as Master Series Third Thursdays, Free Admission Days, Teen Nights, Stroller Tours, Sunday Public Tours and Saturday Zip Tours
  • Hands-on art making and eyes-on learning programs, such as Arms & Armor demonstrations, WAM Studio Class Scholarships and Art Carts

Giving Opportunities

As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, WAM relies on individual, corporate and foundation gifts and grants of all sizes to steward and make accessible its encyclopedic collection of art and artifacts “for the benefit of all.” The Museum secures this support through the following programs and efforts:

• Salisbury Society ($1,250+ annually) and Benefactor Membership ($200-$1,249 annually)
- For increased levels of Museum support and access

• Business Partner Program ($500+ annually) and Corporate Sponsorship ($5,000+ annually)
- For promoting businesses, enhancing community relations and supporting museum programs

• Annual WAM Gala/Auction Fundraiser 
- For celebrating and supporting the Museum’s mission to connect art and community

• Individual and Household Membership ($60+ annually)
- For free admission and inclusion in events and programs

• WAM Fund/Annual Fund
- For supporting the Museum’s mission to connect people, communities and culture through art

• Legacy Society
- For including the Museum in estate plans

• Institutional Partnership
- For connecting students, faculty and staff with Museum access

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers are an integral part of the Worcester Art Museum, empowering the fulfillment of its mission and providing invaluable connections to our community. Opportunities include:

  • Docents/Tour Guides (18-month training program and two-year commitment required)
  • Studio Class Assistants (year-round, semester-based opportunities)
  • School Group Chaperones (academic year opportunities)
  • Event Greeters (event specific, short-term opportunities)
  • Mailing Stuffers (regularly, recurring, short-term)
  • General Office Assistance (regularly occurring, short-term opportunities in various departments)
  • Museum Committee Volunteers (annual opportunities, varying schedules)

Worcester Art Museum

MISSION STATEMENT
To connect people, communities and cultures through the experience of art.

Worcester Art Museum 
55 Salisbury Street

Worcester, MA 01609

Phone: 508-799-4406  

www.worcesterart.org

Full-time employees:
66

Annual revenues:
$9.5 million    

Year founded:
1898

Service area: Worcester, Central Massachusetts, New England and beyond

Top funding sources:
Earned Revenue 35%
Endowment 33%
Gifts and Grants 31%

Board of Directors

Matthias Waschek, C. Jean and Myles McDonough Director

Lisa Kirby Gibbs, WorkCentral, President

James C. Donnelly, Jr., Mirick, O’Connell, DeMallie & Lougee, LLP, Vice President

Mark W. Fuller, Risk Strategies Company, Vice President

Lisa H. McDonough, Community Volunteer, Vice President

Thomas P. McGregor, United Bank, Treasurer

Karin I. Branscombe, The Quaker Agency of MA, Clerk

Susan M. Bassick, Community Volunteer

Sarah G. Berry, The Berry Group of Wells Fargo Advisors

Catherine M. Colinvaux, Community Volunteer

Jennifer C. Glowik, Sullivan Benefits

Gabriele M. Goszcz, Perfect Focus Eye Care/Goswick Eye

Abraham W. Haddad, Handsman & Haddad Periodontics, PC

Andrew T. Jay, Massachusetts Oyster Project

Rachel Kaminsky, Rachel Kaminsky Fine Art LLC

Arthur G. Kentros, IBM

Dana R. Levenson, Southgate at Shrewsbury Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LLC

Patricia S. Lotuff, Community Volunteer

Philip R. Morgan, Morgan Construction Company

Michael V. O’Brien, WinnCompanies

Marc S. Plonskier, The Gatehouse Group

Malcolm A. Rogers, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

John Savickas, Interstate Specialty Products

Anne-Marie Soullière, Fidelity Foundation