Our Impact
Every dollar you give helps us continue offering life-changing, joyful learning experiences to children from traditionally underserved communities. By donating today, you’re ensuring that even more children can thrive through playful discovery.
354,000 people served this year at the museum and in schools and communities.
Your support allows us to expand our reach to more communities across the Bay Area. Either by providing transportation or meeting kids where they’re at, we are committed to all kids receiving joyful learning opportunities!
21% of children, families, and educators served through free or reduced-cost programs!
We are committed to providing joyful learning opportunities to all kids of the Bay Area, in particular traditionally underserved communities.
227 STEAM Programs delivered to children in high-need communities!
We bring our research-backed programs and workshops to schools, community centers and libraries in San Francisco and Marin County every year. The museum prioritizes serving communities of low-income to ensure that every child has the very best start.
Impact Reports
Learn about the ways the Bay Area Discovery Museum has made a difference in our community in our recent Impact Reports.
2024 (September 1, 2023 – August 31, 2024)
Impact Report
2023 (September 1, 2022 – August 31, 2023)
Impact Report
2022 (September 1, 2021 – August 31, 2022)
Impact Report
Donor Circle Membership
Give with joy and enjoy the best of the museum! Donor Circle membership offers exclusive events, top-tier perks, and a vibrant community of fellow supporters. Make lasting memories with your family while ensuring all Bay Area families can discover and play together!
Discovery Circle – $1,000
Funds a visit to the museum for 20 preschoolers from low-income communities.
- Free family admission and up to six free guests each visit
- Easy and unlimited caregiver changes
- Six family guest passes for you to share
- Invitations to special Donor Circle events and programming throughout the year
- Special Donor Circle events for your family
- Early registration for camps, classes and museum events
- Personal point of contact dedicated to your museum experience
Explorer Circle – $2,500
Supports professional development for 30 early childhood educators
- Free family admission and up to six free guests each visit
- Easy and unlimited caregiver changes
- Six family guest passes for you to share*
- Invitations to special Donor Circle events and programming throughout the year
- Special Donor Circle events for your family
- Early registration for camps, classes and museum events
- Personal point of contact dedicated to your museum experience
- Ability to bring additional family to Donor Circle events
Creativity Circle – $5,000
Provides a Try It Truck visit to an under-resourced school in our community.
- Free family admission and up to six free guests each visit
- Easy and unlimited caregiver changes
- Six family guest passes for you to share*
- Invitations to special Donor Circle events and programming throughout the year
- Special Donor Circle events for your family
- Early registration for camps, classes and museum events
- Personal point of contact dedicated to your museum experience
- Ability to bring additional family to Donor Circle events
- Opportunity to shadow STEAM Workshop or Try It Truck visit
Builder Circle – $10,000
Provides a year of early STEAM learning to 3 preschool classes of low-income.
- Free family admission and up to six free guests each visit
- Easy and unlimited caregiver changes
- Six family guest passes for you to share*
- Invitations to special Donor Circle events and programming throughout the year
- Special Donor Circle events for your family
- Early registration for camps, classes and museum events
- Personal point of contact dedicated to your museum experience
- Ability to bring additional family to Donor Circle events
- Opportunity to shadow STEAM Workshop or Try It Truck visit
- Gift Supporting Membership to a family of your choosing.
Donor Circle Events & Contact Us
See the many events your family will be attending as a member of Donor Circle on our annual calendar.
Questions? Contact us at donorcircles@badm.org.
Fundraising Events
Come play and make a difference! Our family-friendly Goblin Jamboree and the adults-only Discovery at Dusk offer unique opportunities to connect, celebrate, and raise funds to ensure all Bay Area children have access to joyful play.
Goblin Jamboree – Goblin Breakfast Bash & Private Visits
Breakfast Bash – Saturday, October 19, 8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Support the museum in a bigger way and be the first to experience Goblin Jamboree at Goblin Breakfast Bash! Experience the festival before the crowds and with extra tricks-and-treats, including catered breakfast, hand-crafted espresso drinks, and a BOO-gie dance party.
Goblin Private Visits: Enjoy 2 hours of private, after-hours access to Goblin Jamboree for your group of up to 200 guests! Few dates still available for October 2024.
Discovery at Dusk
May 1, 2025, 6 – 9PM
Even grownups like to play! Join us for our annual fundraiser featuring adult-approved programming, slippery rides on the Gumnut Grove slide (if you dare!), along with cocktails and tunes at the museum’s fabulous campus against the spectacular backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Learn more about Discovery at Dusk.
Corporate Partnerships Opportunities
Partner with the Bay Area Discovery Museum to inspire young minds through hands-on, playful learning. Our corporate partnerships offer unique opportunities to align your brand with our mission of fostering creativity and curiosity in children. Together, we can create impactful programs, engaging exhibits, and memorable events that benefit families and the community. Explore how your company can support our initiatives and make a meaningful difference in the lives of young learners.
Questions? Contact us at development@badm.org or call (415) 339-3952.
Exhibit Sponsorship
Sponsorships begin at $5,000. Sponsoring an exhibit provides an opportunity to increase brand recognition and build positive associations among our audience of young local families over a period of months, leveraging the goodwill Bay Area Discovery Museum enjoys in the community.
Event Sponsorship
Sponsorship levels range from $5,000 – $25,000. Event sponsorships offer prominent visibility and positive brand alignment for partners, as well as opportunities for client or employee engagement.
Sponsor one of our fundraising events: Goblin Jamboree or Discovery at Dusk. Inquire here for more family events available for sponsorship
Private Visits
Starting at $8,500, enjoy two hours of exclusive access to the full museum for an afternoon of play and discovery. Private visits are a great option for staff or client engagement events. Outside food and beverage, including alcohol, are permitted and hosts will have the dedicated support of our events team to personalize your company’s experience.
Corporate Membership
Membership levels range from $2,500 – $25,000. Corporate museum memberships are a fantastic way to support employees and their families with free admission to the museum and our research-backed exhibits and programs, including invitations to special donor events, early registration to camps and classes, and more!
Thank you to our Corporate Partners
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Broadcom Foundation
Capital Group Companies
Cavallo Point
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Clover-Sonoma
Dodge & Cox
Ernst & Young LLP
First Republic Bank
Goldman Sachs
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
KPMG LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
LiveRamp
Moelis & Company
Morgan Stanley
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Oracle
The Ottinger Firm, P.C.
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Proskauer Rose LLP
Raine Group
Ropes & Gray LLP
Safeway Foundation
Sixth Street Partners
TPG
Includes all contributions made after September 1, 2023. This list was updated in September 2024.
All current corporate partners receive 20% off Bay Area Discovery Museum Supporting Level Memberships.
Thank you to our In-Kind Donors
Adobe
Hafner Vineyard
Martin Ray
OCHO Chocolate
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
PlanToys
Foundation Government Giving
Our foundation and government partners provide essential support to our mission. We are deeply grateful for this partnership in our work to extend playful learning experiences to every child in the Bay Area. For more information, please contact our Development Team at development@badm.org
Foundation & Government Giving Partners
Anonymous
Anonymous
The Bernard Osher Foundation
Hellman Family Foundation
The Herman H. Fleishman Foundation
Hobson Lucas Family Foundation
Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
Hunter Family Foundation
Koret Foundation
Mimi and Peter Haas Fund
Quest Foundation
William H. Donner Foundation
Includes all contributions made after September 1, 2023. This list was updated in September 2024.
Get in Touch!
Have questions about how you can support Bay Area Discovery Museum, including employee matching programs or donating via stock or wire transfer? Reach out to to the Development team at development@badm.org or call (415) 339-3952.
All contributions to the Bay Area Discovery Museum are tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law. Tax ID #68-0033227
Mailing Address
Bay Area Discovery Museum
Attn: Development Office
557 McReynolds Rd.
Sausalito, CA 94965