Benefits of Giving

Corporate Partner ($100,000)

• Corporate Partners can specially tailor their membership benefits to meet company needs with the help of our Office of Corporate Relations. Corporate Partners also receive all the member benefits associated with the Corporate Leader giving level.

Corporate Leader ($50,000)

• Two invitations (for a total of four people) for your clients, board, or staff members to attend private dinners and functions hosted by the Secretary of the Smithsonian, the Smithsonian National Board, and the Smithsonian Board of Regents.
• Invitation for two of your executives and their guests to attend the James Smithson Society Members' Weekend black-tie Reception and Dinner, held each spring.
• Invitation for four of your executives to join other business leaders at official Smithsonian Corporate Membership Program events, which include exhibition openings and other unique opportunities.
• Opportunity to have a Smithsonian curator speak at your corporate office or retreat site.
• Link from the Smithsonian’s Corporate Membership page to your own community relations web page.
• Opportunity to schedule a total of six private, docent- or curator-led tours of Smithsonian collections, exhibitions, and museums for your guests.
• Your company may co-host three reception or dinner events in one of the Smithsonian’s museums or the National Zoo at a preferred rate.
• Corporate Leader members also receive the benefits of the Corporate Friend level.

Corporate Patron ($25,000)

• Invitation for two of your clients, board, or staff members to attend private dinners and functions hosted by the Secretary of the Smithsonian, the Smithsonian National Board, and the Smithsonian Board of Regents.
• Invitation for an executive of your company and one guest to attend the James Smithson Society Members’ Weekend Reception and Dinner, held each spring.
• Invitation for four of your executives to join other business leaders at official Smithsonian Corporate Membership Program events, which include exhibition openings and other unique opportunities.
• Opportunity to schedule four, private, docent- or curator-led tours of Smithsonian collections, exhibitions, and museums for your guests.
• Your company may co-host two reception or dinner events in one of the Smithsonian's museums or at the National Zoo at a preferred rate.
• Corporate Patrons also receive the member benefits of the Corporate Friend level.

Corporate Benefactor ($10,000)

• Invitation for an executive of your company and a guest to attend the James Smithson Society Members' Weekend Reception and Dinner, held in the spring.
• Invitation for two of your executives to join other business leaders at official Smithsonian Corporate Membership Program events, which include exhibit openings and other unique opportunities.
• Opportunity to schedule two private, docent-led tours of Smithsonian collections, exhibitions, and museums for your guests.
• Your company may co-host a reception or dinner event in one of the Smithsonian's museums or at the National Zoo at a preferred rate.
• Corporate Benefactors also receive the member benefits of the Corporate Friend level.

Corporate Friend ($5,000)

• Public recognition of your membership on the Smithsonian's Corporate Membership Program Plaque in the Smithsonian Castle (annual visitors: 1 million), in the Smithsonian’s Annual Report (distributed to more than 10,000 recipients and available online), as well as on the program's web pages.
• Invitation for one of your company’s executives to join other business leaders at official Smithsonian Corporate Membership Program events, including exhibition openings and other unique opportunities.
• Opportunity to schedule a private, docent-led tour of Smithsonian collections, exhibitions, and museums for your guests.
• Discounts for your employees and their families on tickets to selected performances of Discovery Theater and programs offered by The Smithsonian Associates.
• Free IMAX tickets for your clients and staff at theaters located in the National Museum of Natural History, the National Air and Space Museum, and the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
• Free Smithsonian magazine subscriptions for corporate representatives of your choosing.
• Discounts for your employees on subscriptions to the Smithsonian magazine and purchases at Smithsonian gift shops.
• Free Smithsonian Engagement Calendar.
• Free admission for your guests to the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York.

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