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.
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
Questions
Contact: info@estesparkmuseumfriends.org and (970) 586-6256
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:
- Invitation to the Annual Membership Appreciation Party
- Invitation for a staff-led tour to the permanent exhibit, Destination: Estes Park
- Access to Member-only events, tours, exhibit openings, and programs
- Plus-one invitation for all Member-only events
- Triannual Museum Pieces newsletter connecting Members to the Museum
- 20% off all merchandise and pre-order access to select items in the Museum Shop
- Early sign-up for ticketed public events
- Discounts or free admission to paid public tours and programs
- Access to pre-order select Museum Friends Press publications
Board Meeting Minutes
- February 2023 Minutes
- March 2023 Minutes
- April 2023 Minutes
- May 2023 Minutes
- June 2023 Minutes
- July 2023 Minutes
- August 2023 Minutes
- September 2023 Minutes
- October 2023 Minutes
- November 2023 Minutes
- December 2023 Minutes
- January 2024 Minutes
- February 2024 Minutes
- March 2024 Minutes
- May 2024 Minutes
- June 2024 Minutes
- August 2024 Minutes
- October 2024 Minutes
- December 2024 Minutes
Financial Summaries
- June 2023 Financial Summaries
- July 2023 Financial Summaries
- August 2023 Financial Summaries
- September 2023 Financial Summaries
- October 2023 Financial Summaries
- November 2023 Financial Summaries
- December 2023 Financial Summaries
- Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Summaries
- April 2024 Financial Summaries
- May 2024 Financial Summaries
- July 2024 Financial Summaries
- September 2024 Financial Summaries
- November 2024 Financial Summaries
- 2024 Balance Sheet
- 2024 Profit & Loss
990s
Policies
Other Documents
- 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
Committee Openings: Fundraising and Advocacy Committee. Within the Fundraising Committee are subcommittees including Events, Friends Press, Membership, and Tablesettings/Scapings.
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.