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The computing industry is one of the most quickly evolving fields in the world – all the more reason for us to immediately preserve the stories and artifacts that have built the industry. Show your support of the rich technology history that exists in Silicon Valley by becoming a member of the Computer History Museum. Join the ranks of industry heavyweights and luminaries who are already helping us architect this monument to computing.

Benefactor $64K+ Join or Renew

Please contact the Director of Development at 650-810-1026 to discover how your donation can make a difference.

  • Priority consideration for hosting an event at the Museum
  • Annual recognition on the Museum donor wall at respective level
  • VIP tour for you and an unlimited number of guests
  • Exclusive invitations to private events
  • Recognition on the Museum collateral and webs site as appropriate
  • Priority and prearranged seating for all Museum events, including six guests
  • Complimentary admission to speaker series
  • Admittance to members-only speaker series receptions
  • Discount admission to special events and activities
  • Subscription to Core, the Museum’s computer history publication
  • Subscription to member email announcements
  • Special Museum gift

Patron $32K+ Join or Renew

Your donation will help restore and maintain four Museum artifacts for a year.

  • Priority consideration for hosting an event at the Museum
  • Annual recognition on the Museum donor wall at respective level
  • VIP tour for you and eight guests
  • Exclusive invitations to private events
  • Recognition on the Museum collateral and webs site as appropriate
  • Priority and prearranged seating for all Museum events, including six guests
  • Complimentary admission to speaker series
  • Admittance to members-only speaker series receptions
  • Discount admission to special events and activities
  • Subscription to Core, the Museum’s computer history publication
  • Subscription to member email announcements
  • Special Museum gift

Partner $8K+ Join or Renew

Your donation will help restore and maintain one Museum artifact for one year.

  • Annual recognition on the Museum donor wall at respective level
  • VIP tour for you and five guests
  • Exclusive invitations to private events
  • Recognition on the Museum collateral and webs site as appropriate
  • Priority and prearranged seating for all Museum events, including six guests
  • Complimentary admission to speaker series
  • Admittance to members-only speaker series receptions
  • Discount admission to special events and activities
  • Subscription to Core, the Museum’s computer history publication
  • Subscription to member email announcements
  • Special Museum gift

Companion $7K+ Join or Renew

Your donation will help record and maintain four Museum oral histories.

  • Annual recognition on the Museum donor wall at respective level
  • VIP tour for you and four guests
  • Exclusive invitations to private events
  • Recognition on the Museum collateral and webs site as appropriate
  • Prearranged seating for all Museum events, including guests
  • Complimentary admission to speaker series
  • Admittance to members-only speaker series receptions
  • Discount admission to special events and activities
  • Subscription to Core, the Museum’s computer history publication
  • Subscription to member email announcements
  • Museum memento

Investor $5K+ Join or Renew

Your donation will help record and maintain three Museum oral histories.

  • Annual recognition on the Museum donor wall at respective level
  • VIP tour for you and three guests
  • Exclusive invitations to private events
  • Recognition on the Museum collateral and webs site as appropriate
  • Prearranged seating for all Museum events
  • Complimentary admission to speaker series
  • Admittance to members-only speaker series receptions
  • Discount admission to special events and activities
  • Subscription to Core, the Museum’s computer history publication
  • Subscription to member email announcements
  • Museum memento

Contributor $3K+ Join or Renew

Your donation will help record and maintain two Museum oral histories.

  • Annual recognition on the Museum donor wall at respective level
  • VIP tour for you and two guests
  • Exclusive invitations to private events
  • Recognition on the Museum collateral and webs site as appropriate
  • Prearranged seating for all Museum events
  • Complimentary admission to speaker series
  • Admittance to members-only speaker series receptions
  • Discount admission to special events and activities
  • Subscription to Core, the Museum’s computer history publication
  • Subscription to member email announcements
  • Museum memento

Friend $1K+ Join or Renew

Your donation will help record and maintain one Museum oral history.

  • Annual recognition on the Museum donor wall at respective level
  • VIP tour for you and your guest
  • Exclusive invitations to private events
  • Recognition on the Museum collateral and webs site as appropriate
  • Prearranged seating for all Museum events
  • Complimentary admission to speaker series
  • Admittance to members-only speaker series receptions
  • Discount admission to special events and activities
  • Subscription to Core, the Museum’s computer history publication
  • Subscription to member email announcements
  • Museum memento

Champion $500 Join or Renew

Your donation will help maintain ten historic still or moving images for a year.

  • Acknowledgement on the Museum´s website
  • Complimentary admission to speaker series
  • Admittance to members-only speaker series receptions
  • Discount admission to special events and activities
  • Subscription to Core, the Museum’s computer history publication
  • Subscription to member email announcements
  • Museum memento

Supporting/Family $105 Join or Renew

Your donation will help maintain two historic still or moving images for a year.

  • All benefits are for two persons or immediate family members
  • Complimentary admission to speaker series
  • Admittance to members-only speaker series receptions
  • Discount admission to special events and activities
  • Subscription to Core, the Museum’s computer history publication
  • Subscription to member email announcements

Individual $60 Join or Renew

Your donation will help maintain one historic still or moving images for a year.

  • Complimentary admission to speaker series
  • Admittance to members-only speaker series receptions
  • Discount admission to special events and activities
  • Subscription to Core, the Museum’s computer history publication
  • Subscription to member email announcements

Academia $50 Join or Renew

Your donation will help maintain one historic still or moving image for a year.

  • All benefits are for one educator/researcher
  • Complimentary admission to speaker series
  • Admittance to members-only speaker series receptions
  • Discount admission to special events and activities
  • Subscription to Core, the Museum’s computer history publication
  • Subscription to member email announcements

Senior $45 Join or Renew

Your donation will help maintain one historic still or moving image for a year.

  • All benefits are for one senior (age 65+)
  • Complimentary admission to speaker series
  • Admittance to members-only speaker series receptions
  • Discount admission to special events and activities
  • Subscription to Core, the Museum’s computer history publication
  • Subscription to member email announcements

Student $45 Join or Renew

Your donation will help maintain one Museum still or moving image for a year.

  • All benefits are for one currently-enrolled student
  • Complimentary admission to speaker series
  • Admittance to members-only speaker series receptions
  • Discount admission to special events and activities
  • Subscription to Core, the Museum’s computer history publication
  • Subscription to member email announcements

Special Offer for IEEE Members $45 - $105 Join or Renew

Special discounted membership offer for all IEEE Santa Clara Valley Section from the Computer History Museum

BE A PART OF THIS EXCITING NEW EXHIBITION, REVOLUTION: THE FIRST 2000 YEARS OF COMPUTING. Come celebrate and partner with the Computer History Museum as it prepares to open its 25,000 sq. ft. major, new exhibition, Revolution: The First 2000 Years of Computing in late 2010. We´re pleased to offer all members of IEEE Santa Clara Valley Section a special Museum membership package. Current IEEE CHM members may also renew their membership under this special discounted membership. Enroll as soon as possible to begin the many one-time only benefits before we open to the general public in January 2011. TWO YEARS MEMBERSHIP FOR THE PRICE OF ONE.

Individuals (includes you and one guest)
A two year membership for $60 (regularly a $120 value)

Seniors 65+ (includes you and one guest)
A two year membership for $45 (regularly a $90 value)

Families (includes you and every member of your immediate family)
A two year membership for $105 (regularly a $210 value)

Benefits For All Levels of Membership:

  • Unlimited free admission to the Museum
  • Exclusive pre-opening "sneak preview" of the Exhibition in fall 2010
  • Free admission to Museum Member-Only receptions before "CHM Presents" events (10-15 events per year)
  • 15% discount at the new Museum Store beginning in 2010
  • Discounted tickets to special Museum events
  • Free subscription to CORE Magazine, the Museum´s signature annual publication
  • A free gift annually from the Museum
  • Additional Family Membership Benefits
  • Exclusive Family Day "sneak preview" of the Exhibition in fall 2010
  • Advance notice of CHM Family Days and free admission to all Family Days

Enrollment in the program opens JULY 1, 2010.
Membership cards will be issued any time after Dec. 1, 2010 while visiting the Museum.

Bequests

Share your passion for the Computer History Museum through a lasting legacy with the most common type of planned gift: a bequest, in which a donation is made to the Computer History Museum in your will.

There are several different types of bequests, see below for details. You may make a bequest of your choice to the Museum by preparing a new will or by adding a codicil to your present will - a simple statement specifying the beneficiary organization and the gift. You may choose to bequest a particular dollar amount, a percentage of your total estate, securities or other property.

To make certain that your exact intentions are carried out, wills and codicils should be prepared by, or with the advice of your attorney.

If you have already chosen to include the Computer History Museum in your estate plans, please do let us know by contacting us at 650-810-1026 so that we may assist you in carrying out your donation wishes.

Specific Bequest

The particular amount that you wish the Computer History Museum to receive is specified.

Residuary Bequest

All or a portion of an estate after debts, taxes, expenses and other bequests have been made will go to the Computer History Museum.

Contingent Bequest

If the named beneficiary is unable to accept the bequest, the Museum steps in as the beneficiary.


Matching Gifts

Maximize your contribution to the Computer History Museum by confirming whether your employer or parent company will match your gift. Contact your Human Resources Department regarding your company’s participation.

Corporate matching gifts count toward your Museum membership. If your company does match gifts, then please obtain a matching gift form from your company’s Human Resources Department.


Mail or fax your gift to:

Attn: Development Department

Computer History Museum
1401 N Shoreline Blvd.
Mountain View, CA 94043

Fax: (650) 810-1055


Securities

Donations may be made in the form of appreciated stock. Gifts of stocks or bonds held for more than one year provide you with an income tax deduction for their full fair market value and allow you to avoid the capital gains tax you would have paid had you sold them yourself. The method of transferring securities depends upon whether you hold the certificates yourself or in a brokerage account.

Securities can be transferred directly to the Museum’s stock transfer plan through Morgan Stanley. Contact Matthew Ives at MS, 650-853-4072 to assist you.

Please, however, notify the Computer History Museum independently at 650-810-1026 so that we can be sure this donation transaction is completed.

Securities transfer account information:

FBO: Computer History Museum
DWR Account # 112-014033-072
DTC # 015
c/o Matthew Ives
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
245 Lytton Avenue, Suite 200
Palo Alto, CA 94301-1963


MAJOR DONORS

EXA ($10M+)

Donna Dubinsky and Leonard J. Shustek Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Elaine and Eric Hahn

PETA ($5M+)

L. John Doerr and Ann Doerr Jeff Hawkins and Janet Strauss Gardner Hendrie and Karen Johansen Dave House Family Foundation Intuit, in honor of founder Scott Cook

TERA ($1M+)

Anonymous Gwen and C. Gordon Bell Mike and Kristina Homer Burgess and Elizabeth Jamieson Gloria Miner John and Sheree Shoch

GIGA ($500K+)

Bill and Roberta Campbell Sheldon Laube and Nancy Engel, MDLawrence and Janice Finch Gordon and Betty Moore FoundationGrant and Dorrit Saviers Edward and Pamela Taft Pierluigi Zappacosta and Enrica D'Ettorre

MEGA ($100K+)

Applied MaterialsSteve Blank and Alison Elliott Campbell Fund Patricia and Gene Carter David CheritonYogen and Peggy DalalDunlevie Family Fairchild SemiconductorRobert Garner and Robin Beresford Harvey FamilyAndrea and John HennessyMark Horowitz and Jody Buckley John Mashey and Angela Hey Burton and Deedee McMurtry Isaak and Ronee NassiNational SemiconductorThe David and Lucile Packard FoundationBernard L. Peuto The Harry and Carol Saal Family Foundation

KILO (<$100K)

Sally M. Abel and Mogens Lauritzen David and Robin AndersonDavid BabcockPeggy Burke and Dennis Boyle Lori Kulvin Crawford Andrea Cunningham and Rand Siegfried David Emerson Carol and Chris Espinosa Judy EstrinSamuel H. FullerTerry and Dotty HayesPeter Hirshberg Jennifer and Chuck House Christine Hughes and Abe Ostrovsky The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Fund of the Jewish Community FoundationThe Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation KLA-TencorLam ResearchLinear TechnologyPierre and Pam Omidyar Stephen Squires and Ann Mamour-SquiresKaren and Mark TuckerXilinxPeter and Cindy Ziebelman

CORPORATE ANNUAL PARTNERS

SUSTAINING LEVEL ($100K+)

SAPFairchild Semiconductor

FOUNDING LEVEL ($50K+)

IBMNational SemiconductorNVIDIAKLA Tencor HP

INVESTING LEVEL ($25K+)

RambusSVB Financial GroupMicrosoftMountain WineryAccentureLam Research CorporationMARVELLApplied Materials

SUPPORTING LEVEL ($10K+)

Sigma PartnersSun MicrosystemsImationSanDisk CorporationFATTOCXilinx, Inc.Google, Inc.

CONTRIBUTING LEVEL ($5K+)

SDF Public AccessSRI InternationalBertelsmannPARCSilicon Graphics, Inc.Sendmail

INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL DONORS - THE CORE CIRCLE

CORE BENEFACTOR ($64K+)

Bell Family TrustDonna Dubinsky and Leonard ShustekBill & Melinda Gates FoundationGardner C. Hendrie and Karen JohansenDave HouseGordon and Betty Moore Foundation

CORE PATRON ($32K+)

Bill and Roberta CampbellJohn and Sheree ShochInstitute of Museum and Library Services

CORE SPONSOR ($16K+)

Forest Baskett and Carolyn BellDavid Bohnett Foundation William Carrico and Suzan Woods CarricoDavid R. Cheriton Living TrustLawrence and Janice FinchEric and Elaine HahnThe Krause FoundationGrant and Dorrit SaviersSymantec Corporation

CORE PARTNER ($8K+)

Ed and Lisa ColliganDavid N. CutlerSonja and William DavidowJudy EstrinJohn GilmoreWilliam HardingJohn and Andrea HennessyUrs HoezleHitz FoundationJoanna Hoffman and Alain RossmanMark Horowitz and Jody BuckleyDavid JeskeSheldon Laube and Nancy Engel Laube, MDDan LynchThe McMurtry Family FoundationGordon and Betty MooreIsaak and Ronee NassiJim and Stephanie NisbetBernard L. PeutoKen and Barbara OshmanFrank and Denise Quattrone FoundationSeverns FoundationStephen S. Smith and Paula K. Smith Family FoundationThe Vadasz Family Foundation

INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL DONORS - THE CORE CLUB

CORE COMPANION ($7K+)

Peggy Burke and Dennis Boyle

CORE INVESTOR ($5K+)

Dave Rosetti and Jan AventHarlan and Lois AndersonKatherine and Robert MaxfieldGary and Eileen MorgenthalerHeidi Henkel SinclairRichard S. Tedlow

CORE CONTRIBUTOR ($3K+)

Anonymous Craig and Barbara BarrettRobin Beresford and Robert GarnerYogen and Peggy DalalFusun ErtemalpFederico and Elvia FagginErik E. FairGideon and Sarah GartnerTerry and Dotty HayesJohn C. and Mindy W. HollarMatthew and Connie IvesJohn Mashey and Angela HeyThe Markkula FoundationThe McElwee FamilyHoward and Eleanor MorganJami and Stephen NachtsheimJohn and Elizabeth TooleGreg ShawCharles L. SeitzGuy "Bud" Tribble and Susan K. BarnesBruce Wonnacott

CORE FRIEND ($1K+)

Allan and Katie AlcornFrances AllenDavid AndersonArthur AstrinRichard and Molly BahrJohn and Sheila BanningJoseph BardwellAllen Baum and Donya WhiteBrian BergMichael BernsteinJohn and Maggie BestBarry and Sharia BoehmJack Bradley and Cathy RichardsJack and Mary CarstenGene and Patricia CarterRichard and Virginia CaseAlison ChaikenNed ChapinSimon CooperJohn and Norma CrawfordAndrea CunninghamThomas DavisonDennis DeBroeck and Nancy HeinenMichael DeeringAart De Geus and Esther JohnPeter and Dorothy DenningMr. and Mrs. Reid W. DennisVinod DhamEric DunnLester EarnestDavid EmersonMaria EvansEdward FeigenbaumBarry James Folsom and Tracey StewartRobert FrankstonSam and Carol FullerJohn GallowayCharles and Nancy GeschkeMarcian HoffCharles and Jennifer HouseChristine HughesGeorge and Emily JaquetteCraig and Sally JensenCathie and Pitoh JohnsonCharlene and Derry KabcenellRobert Kahn and Patrice LyonsMitchell KaporPeter KarpasJerry and Judy KleinLeonard and Stella KleinrockDonald KnuthBernard LacrouteJan and Sofia LaskowskiGary and Laura LauderCatherine LegoDennis LenehanLeslie Family FoundationRoy Levin and Jan ThompsonWalter Loewenstern, JrDouglas and Shawn MackenzieJames and Patricia MarkevitchDavid MartinDon MassaroDebby MeredithAvram MillerDavid and Lisa MooringEmily MorrisDean and lavon MortonMalachy and jane MoynihanStanley and Joan MyersRandal and Julaine NeffDonald and Helen NielsonWally Niemasik and Julie KaufmanJ. Duane Northcutt and Monica LamGerhard and Carol ParkerPaul PierceJames PorterWilliam PrattToni and Arthur RockMark Roos and Catherine Rossi-RoosMr. and Mrs. David RossJean SammetPeter and Valerie SamsonJohn and Christine SanguinetiJean ShulerRoger SipplDr. Richard SitesMarcelline and William SmithMadian SomasundaramLarry SonsiniBob and Lee SproullEdward TaftTed and Ruth Johnson Family FoundationTOSA FoundationJeanie TreichelKaren and Mark TuckerNaoya UkaiLorna and H. Duane WadsworthVern WattsPeter WexlerAl WhaleyL. Curtis Widdoes, JrRaymond and Carol WilliamsPaul WinalskiAnn WinblandSteve WozniakWilliam Wulf and Anita Jones

INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL DONORS - GENERAL SUPPORTERS

CHAMPION ($500+)

Dennis and Janet AustinGary BooneNathan BrookwoodAlison ChaikenDona L. CrawfordLori Kulvin CrawfordSteve and Beth CrockerMark DeanTimothy and Melissa DraperKenneth DrexlerSarah and David EpsteinGerald and Thelma EstrinJim and Kenna FentonDavid and Dee GustavsonRichard HawesMary C. Henry and Rajpal SandhuJV HowellColin Hunter and Alexia L. GilmoreJohn Impagliazzo, PhDDoug JefferysCraig W. JohnsonDoug Kalish and Donna BohlingRandy H. KatzCharles and Cary KissnerThomas E. KurtzRonald LaPedisRichard and Ellen LaryDavid LawsGary MaloneMarshall K. McKusick and Eric P. Allman Dianne and William D. Mensch, JrJim Mitchell and Judy WainwrightJeffrey MooreAlex and Jiali OsadzinskiDebra Paget and Jeffrey BergLorna and Donn ParkerTim and Lisa RobinsonLarry and Barbara SonsiniJames Sagawa and Karen RobertsGordon StittRobert SupnikCharles ThackerRichard ThomsonAndrew W. Verhalen and Janet L. BrownstoneDean UjiharaWilliam YeagerSusan and Philip YostMitchell and Jane Zimmerman

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Tax Information

The Computer History Museum is a fully independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
Your donation is a tax-deductable contribution. Federal ID: #77-0507525.

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