Museum of the Fur Trade: Membership

Join the Museum

Membership in the Museum of the Fur Trade is on a calendar year—January through December. No matter when you join throughout the year, you will receive all membership benefits. The Museum of the Fur Trade offers a basic membership and the opportunity to become a Friend of the Museum. Select the category that works best for you.

Our main office computer has suffered a catastrophe. Due to this misfortune we are currently unable to process membership applications over the internet. We are sorry for this inconvenience and ask that for the time being you send us your membership forms by mail. Thank you- MTFT

Membership Form
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MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES

Basic Membership

Basic membership is $15 for US residents and $18 for foreign. Join for one, two, or three years at a time. This level offers free admission, the Museum of the Fur Trade Quarterly, and a ten percent discount in the Museum Shop.

Friends of the Museum

Created under the leadership of board president George D. Watson, Jr. in 2005, the Friends membership encourages individuals, organizations, corporations, and foundations to support the Museum of the Fur Trade, and receive special benefits and privileges. Volunteer and financial involvement and support are essential ingredients that enable the museum to sustain its programs and services.

Each Friends category includes a tax-deductible donation to the museum’s building fund. Select a Friends membership that works for you and support the museum’s building fund. Multiyear pledges are encouraged at the $1,000 level and above.We invite you to join the Friends.

Click on a level of support to see the benefits detailed below:

Buffalo: $50	Rufus Sage: $100	Louis Chartran: $250
White River: $500	Crow Butte: $1,000	Spotted Tail: $2,500
James Bordeaux: $5,000	American Fur Company: $10,000	John Jacob Astor: $25,000 and above

Museum Friend, Buffalo
Contribution: $50 (Tax Deduction: $35)

Subscription to the Museum of the Fur Trade Quarterly for one year
Free admission to the museum for the immediate family
10% discount in the Museum Store
Invitations to special events at the Museum of the Fur Trade
Window decal
$35 donation to the Building Fund in accordance with IRS regulations
Recognition on the Capital Campaign Donor List

Museum Friend, Rufus Sage
Contribution: $100 (Tax Deduction: $70)

Subscription to the Museum of the Fur Trade Quarterly for one year
Free admission to the museum for the immediate family
10% discount in the Museum Store
Invitations to special events at the Museum of the Fur Trade
Window Decal
Two passes for employees or friends for two years
$70 donation to the Building Fund in accordance with IRS regulations
Recognition on the Capital Campaign Donor List

Museum Friend, Louis Chartran
Contribution: $250 (Tax Deduction: $220)

Subscription to the Museum of the Fur Trade Quarterly for one year
Free admission to the Museum for the immediate family
10% discount in the Museum Store
Invitations to special events at the Museum of the Fur Trade
Window decal
Five passes for employees or friends for two years
$220 donation to the Building Fund in accordance with IRS regulations
Recognition on the Capital Campaign Donor List

Museum Friend, White River
Contribution: $500 (Tax Deduction: $470)

Subscription to the Museum of the Fur Trade Quarterly for one year
Free admission to the museum for the immediate family
10% discount in the Museum Store
Invitations to special events at the Museum of the Fur Trade
Window decal
Ten passes for employees or friends for two years
$470 donation to the Building Fund in accordance with IRS regulations
Recognition on the Capital Campaign Donor List

Museum Friend, Crow Butte
Contribution: $1,000 (Tax Deduction: $940)

Subscription to the Museum of the Fur Trade Quarterly for two years
Free admission to the museum for the immediate family
10% discount in the Museum Store
Invitations to special events at the Museum of the Fur Trade
Window decal
Twenty passes for employees or friends for two years
A second subscription to the Museum of the Fur Trade Quarterly for one year
$940 donation to the Building Fund in accordance with IRS regulations
Recognition on the Capital Campaign Donor List

Museum Friend, Spotted Tail
Contribution: $2,500 (Tax Deduction: $2,470)

Subscription to the Museum of the Fur Trade Quarterly for two years
Free admission to the Museum for the immediate family
10% discount in the Museum Store
Invitations to special events at the Museum of the Fur Trade
Window decal
Fifty passes for employees or friends for two years
A second subscription to the Museum of the Fur Trade Quarterly for one years
$2,470 donation to the Building Fund in accordance with IRS regulations
Recognition on the Capital Campaign Donor Lis

Museum Friend, James Bordeaux
Contribution: $5,000 (Tax Deduction: $4,940)

Subscription to the Museum of the Fur Trade Quarterly for two years
Free admission to the museum for the immediate family
10% discount in the Museum Store
Invitations to special events at the Museum of the Fur Trade
Window decal
Unlimited passes for all employees or friends for two years
A second subscription to the Museum of the Fur Trade Quarterly for one year
Two special passes with 10% museum shop discounts for family or friends
$4,940 donation to the building fund in accordance with IRS regulations
Recognition on the Capital Campaign Donor List
Selection and Individual Recognition of one fur trade object or diorama exhib

Museum Friend, American Fur Company
Contribution: $10,000 (Tax Deduction: $9,940)

One subscription to the Museum of the Fur Trade Quarterly for two years
Free admission to the Museum for the immediate family
10% discount in the Museum Store
Invitations to special events at the Museum of the Fur Trade
Window decal
Unlimited passes for all employees or friends for two years
A second subscription to the Museum of the Fur Trade Quarterly for one year
Two special passes with 10% museum shop discounts for family or friends
$9,940 donation to the building fund in accordance with IRS regulations
Recognition on the Capital Campaign Donor List
Selection and Individual Recognition of one history of the fur trade exhibit

Museum Friend, John Jacob Actor
Contribution: $25,000 (Tax Deduction: $24,900)

Subscription to the Museum of the Fur Trade Quarterly for two years
Free admission to the museum for the immediate family
15% discount in the Museum Store
Invitations to special events at the Museum of the Fur Trade
Window decal
Unlimited passes for all employees or friends for two years
A second subscription to the Museum of the Fur Trade Quarterly for one year
Two special passes with 10% museum shop discounts for family or friends
$24,940 donation to the building fund in accordance with IRS regulations
Recognition on the Capital Campaign Donor List
Selection and Individual Recognition of a major exhibit; textiles, mountain man, firearms, heirloom Indian garden, dioramas, or a grouping of the fur trade exhibit