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Join us in expanding access to art!
Together, we’re building opportunities for all individuals to experience the transformative power of the visual arts.
To ensure that art is accessible to everyone, we provide:
Your support will help us continue engaging individuals in the visual arts to express ideas, stimulate discussion, and build connections.
Please make your check or money order payable to:
The Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts (VisArts)
155 Gibbs Street, Suite 300, Rockville, MD 20850
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VisArts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN: 52-1549839)
Double your impact by including VisArts in your company’s Matching Gift Program! Please contact your employer’s Human Resources department to learn about their matching gift program.
Check out VisArts’ profiles on Millie Giving and Benevity. If your organization uses a different matching gift platform, please contact Sharon Witting.
We invite businesses, organizations, and schools to partner with us so we can increase access to the arts, expand our programs to reach a broader segment of our community, and develop new initiatives to meet evolving needs of local and regional individuals and groups.
Collaborating with VisArts also provides the opportunity for partners to reach and engage with new audiences.
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Donate on behalf of your loved ones, whether it’s for a birthday, anniversary, or celebration of life. You can donate online or via mail – please indicate the tribute in the memo or a note.
If you would like to encourage others to make a donation as a tribute or to set up a fundraiser to support VisArts, please contact Sharon Witting.
As an arts center, we are always looking to our community to support our classes, camps, and community programs, whether it is a donation of art supplies, office equipment, or professional services.
If you have supplies or services that you think may be useful to VisArts, please contact Sharon Witting.
A donor advised fund is a separate, charitable fund to which you can make donations and recommend distribution of the funds to charities of your choice.
If you make a grant to us through a DAF and commit to spending down half of the money in your DAF, VisArts will be eligible to receive up to $50,000 in matching funds, thanks to #HalfMyDAF. Check out dates and deadlines here.
*This is for informational purposes only. Please seek appropriate legal, tax, or financial counsel before making a gift.
Make a lasting impact on VisArts by leaving a gift in your will or adding VisArts as a beneficiary. Your gift will support VisArts’ growth and inspire future generations of new artists, arts-lovers, and arts-supporters.
For more information, please consult with your financial advisor.
If you are over the age of 70 ½, you may be able to make donations from your IRA to qualifying public charities, such as VisArts – your financial advisor or IRA administrator can help you get started.
VisArts relies on the charitable contributions of individuals like you.
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Please contact Sharon Witting, Development Vice President, if you’d like to discuss your philanthropic goals and learn more about how you can make a lasting impact on VisArts.
