At Madison Children’s Museum, we know that every bit of help along the way plays a significant role in making our dreams come true. Contributions of every size move us a step closer toward achieving our $10 million Capital Campaign goal.

In December 2008, The Kresge Foundation, a nationally recognized funder of capital challenge grants, awarded MCM’s Ready, Set…Grow! Capital Campaign $750,000. This challenge is designed to inspire the community to support the new building project. When the museum reaches $9,250,000 toward its $10 million private goal, Kresge will provide $750,000 to top off the campaign.

Madison Children’s Museum
Capital Campaign Report
January 26, 2010

Madison Children’s Museum expresses its deep gratitude to THE OVERTURE FOUNDATION for its transformational gift of $5 million for the purchase of our new site at 100 N. Hamilton St. that will be a gateway for families to arts and culture downtown. With this gift, we began our $10 million capital campaign to renovate the building and fill it with new exhibits and programs.

Individual Donors $3,184,462
Corporate Donors $1,034,847
Foundation Donors $3,762,168
Government Donors $695,000

Campaign Total to Date $8,676,477

86.8% of our $10 million goal

Kresge Foundation Challenge Grant $750,000 (to be received at $9,250,000)

Amount raised toward Kresge goal ($9,250,000): $8,481,477

Prospective Campaign Total $9,231,477

Campaign Grand Total $9,436,477

94.4% of our $10 million goal

We hope these gifts inspire you and the rest of the Madison community to join together to support this project. See who has already joined us.

Already an MCM member? Join our Members Make a Difference campaign! Want your own little piece of the museum? Participate in the Step Up campaign to have your loved one’s photo on our grand stairwell.