Estes Park Museum Friends & Foundation, Inc.

The Estes Park Museum Friends & Foundation, Inc. supports the mission of the Estes Park Museum through fundraising and advocacy.

The Friends and Foundation supports the Museum with the work of volunteers who serve on the Board of Directors, committees, and subcommittees. The committees include Fundraising, Advocacy, Investment, and Executive. The Fundraising and Advocacy committees cross over in their work and include several subcommittees including but not limited to, Annual Membership Meeting, Events, Membership, Friends Press, and Tablesettings/Scapings. The Friends and Foundation volunteers report to the Town of Estes Park Board of Trustees on occasions, attend community events, and advocate for the Estes Park Museum.

Questions? Contact: info@estesparkmuseumfriends.org | (970) 586-6256

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Membership

Your donation of $35 or more will provide you with a membership to the Estes Park Museum Friends & Foundation, Inc. Your donation will continuously support the Estes Park Museum. All membership payments and donations to Estes Park Museum Friends & Foundation can be made online or sent to: 200 4th Street, Estes Park CO 80517. Thank you for your support!

Membership benefits include:

o Invitation to the Annual Membership Appreciation Party

o Invitation for a staff-led tour to the permanent exhibit, Destination: Estes Park

o Access to Member-only events, tours, exhibit openings, and programs

o Plus-one invitation for all Member-only events

o Triannual Museum Pieces newsletter connecting Members to the Museum

o 20% off all merchandise and pre-order access to select items in the Museum Shop

o Early sign-up for ticketed public events

o Discounts or free admission to paid public tours and programs

o Access to pre-order select Museum Friends Press publications

Dashboard

Board Meeting Minutes:

2023: February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

2024: January, February, March, May, June, August, October

Financial Summaries:

2023: June, July, August, September, October, November, December, Fiscal Year

2024: April, May, July, September, November

990s: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Policies: Budgeting, Document Management, Financial Reporting, Reimbursement, Vendor Management

2024 Bylaws

2023 Annual Report

Publications & Fundraisers

He Came & Stayed: Pieter Hondius, The Estes Park Years by Dr. James Pickering

Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park: Then & Now, revised edition by Dr. James Pickering, Derek Fortini, and Mic Clinger

Volunteer Opportunities

Committee Openings: Fundraising and Advocacy Committee. Within the Fundraising Committee are subcommittees including Events, Friends Press, Membership, and Tablesettings/Scapings.

History

The Estes Park Museum Friends & Foundation, Inc. was established in 1979 and has varied in its title and organizational structure of the years, always with a goal on supporting the Estes Park Museum. In 1992, the organization narrowed its focus when the Museum became a municipal department, the Friends & Foundation became the primary non-profit support.

Board of Directors

Dave Arterburn, Director

Christy Crosser, Secretary

Stephen Faillaci, Director

Derek Fortini, Museum Director, ex-officio member

Jan Gehlhausen, Director

David Hemphill, Treasurer

Nina McGibney, President