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Corporate and Major Individual Giving

The Trout Museum of Art can provide your company with a valuable platform for philanthropic investment. Ongoing giving opportunities exist for the TMA Exhibitions Fund, Education Fund, Trout Fund, and Art at the Park.

Located in the heart of the Fox Cities, TMA is one of the largest and growing contemporary art museums in the area. Engage at a level that aligns with your giving priorities and desired impact.

To learn more about giving opportunities, contact Frankie Gilboa, TMA Development Manager, at fgilboa@troutmuseumart.org.

  • Benefits from one program fund at the $1,000 level, detailed below (Exhibit Fund, Education Fund, Trout Fund)
  • Name on Annual Donor Wall located in the Atrium (Donation made in the previous calendar year)
  • Opportunity to join the Contemporaries
  • Name recognition in TMA Magazine published in Winter and Summer
  • Name recognition on the TMA e-newsletter, updated monthly
  • Individual Supporters receive complimentary Family Plus membership

  • Logo or name recognition on the TMA homepage scrolling logos
  • Benefits from one program fund at the $2,500 level, detailed below (Exhibit Fund, Education Fund, Trout Fund, or Art at the Park)
  • Name on Annual Donor Wall located in the Atrium (Donation made in the previous calendar year)
  • Opportunity to join the Contemporaries
  • Name recognition in TMA Magazine published in Winter and Summer
  • Name recognition on the TMA e-newsletter, updated monthly
  • Individual Supporters receive complimentary Family Plus membership

  • Benefits from one program fund at the $5,000 level, detailed below (Exhibit Fund, Education Fund, Trout Fund, or Art at the Park)
  • Opportunity to request one private exhibit tour with meet and greet cocktail party (cash or hosted bar)
  • Name on Annual Donor Wall located in the Atrium (Donation made in the previous calendar year)
  • Opportunity to join the Contemporaries
  • Name recognition in TMA Magazine published in Winter and Summer
  • Name recognition on the TMA e-newsletter, updated monthly
  • Logo or name recognition on the TMA homepage scrolling logos
  • Individual Supporters receive complimentary Family Plus membership

  • Benefits from one program fund at the $10,000 level, detailed below (Exhibit Fund, Education Fund, Trout Fund, or Art at the Park)
  • Private exhibition group tour with a TMA curator (upon request)
  • Opportunity to request one private exhibit tour with meet and greet cocktail party (cash or hosted bar)
  • Name on Annual Donor Wall located in the Atrium (Donation made in the previous calendar year)
  • Opportunity to join the Contemporaries
  • Name recognition in TMA Magazine published in Winter and Summer
  • Name recognition on the TMA e-newsletter, updated monthly
  • Logo or name recognition on the TMA homepage scrolling logos
  • Individual Supporters receive complimentary Family Plus membership

  • Custom recognition related to your giving goals upon discussion.
  • Private exhibition group tour with a TMA curator (upon request).
  • Private luncheon or dinner with TMA Executive Director
  • “Graphic Designer of the Year” VIP Suite of Designer gifts, starting in 2025
  • Benefits from one program fund at the $20,000 level, detailed below (Exhibit Fund, Education Fund, Trout Fund, or Art at the Park)
  • Name on Annual Donor Wall located in the Atrium (Donation made in the previous calendar year)
  • Opportunity to request one private exhibit tour with meet and greet cocktail party (cash or hosted bar)
  • Opportunity to join the Contemporaries
  • Name recognition in TMA Magazine published in Winter and Summer
  • Name recognition on the TMA e-newsletter, updated monthly
  • Logo or name recognition on the TMA homepage scrolling logos
  • Individual Supporters receive complimentary Family Plus membership

TMA Funds

Donors may select a TMA Fund to target their support. Recognition is based on dollar amount, detailed above.

The Trout Fund

Let us target your gift where needed most and inspire our community to explore art.

Gifts to The Trout Fund provide critical support for all we do at the Trout Museum of Art. Your contribution will touch every corner of the museum and help us create a welcoming and inspiring place for visitors this year while planning for the future and preparing to move into a new facility in 2025.

Consider making a gift to The Trout Fund today to help us continue to share meaningful artistic, educational, and cultural experiences with everyone in our community.

Exhibitions Fund

Be part of the mission to present groundbreaking art exhibits.

The Exhibition Fund of the Trout Museum of Art provides a flexible base of support for exhibitions large and small while promoting curatorial freedom and innovation. The Exhibition Fund makes world-class art accessible close-to-home, ensuring that every visitor who passes through our doors each year enjoys and connects with the visual arts.

The Exhibition Fund provides crucial and dependable ongoing support to expand and elevate exhibitions, which requires planning years in advance. Gifts to the Exhibition Fund will have a dramatic impact on our goal of realizing an ambitious and diverse exhibition program as we build and inspire new audiences. Supporting the museum through the Exhibition Fund is a celebration of our legacy and an investment in our bright future as we prepare to move to our new facility in 2025.

Education Fund

Support visual art education for our community.

The Trout Museum of Art creates meaningful art education experiences for our community including families, students, teachers, at-risk youth, and older adults. Through art education, students think creatively, as well as expand their cultural awareness.

Gifts to TMA’s Education Fund pro- vide the financial strength for our education programs and enable new outreach strategies to meet the needs of our community. People of every age, ethnicity, and socioeconomic level de- serve to call the Trout Museum of Art their museum.

Contributions to all areas of education in any amount are welcome and provide important, direct support to the costs of annual programming.

Art at the Park Fund

Join our community at the area’s largest art festival.