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Donate to the Power of Play

As a non-profit institution, Muse Knoxville relies on the support and generosity of people like you. You and your family are our best partner in supporting learning opportunities for families in East Tennessee. We happily accept gifts of cash, stock, and securities, and also IN-KIND gifts and services.

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Muse for ALL Donations

The Muse for All fund ensures everyone can access Muse Knoxville’s programs and services regardless of economic, social, or physical barriers.

By donating to the Muse for All fund, you become a vital supporter of early childhood education and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) enrichment in our region. Your generosity not only fuels our essential programs but also helps sustain the daily operations of our museum, ensuring a safe, welcoming, and enriching environment for all visitors.

Your investment provides critical educational opportunities to under-resourced elementary-aged students across East Tennessee. Review our critical funding needs to learn more.

Outreach Education Programs

In-school educational programs that meet National and State curriculum science standards. Programs are provided to schools in 24 counties across East Tennessee, helping teachers expand their existing science curriculum with hands-on learning.

Field Trip Education Programs

In-museum field trip opportunities for up to 90 students per trip. Includes a curriculum-based educational program chosen by the teacher, as well as a planetarium show and play on the exhibit floor.

FAMILY STEAM EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Up to two hours of educational programming, presented at a school. The program includes five interactive stations demonstrating the value of hands-on STEAM learning, designed with the entire family in mind.

Family Access memberships

A reduced-cost, year-long Muse Membership for families receiving public income-related assistance. This $20 membership grants unlimited access to Muse Knoxville.

FREE Family Nights

PMHeld the fourth Friday of each month, our Chilhowee Park location offers free admission and planetarium shows from 5PM-7PM, ensuring our museum is accessible to all families within our community.

teacher professional development

In partnership with regional Pre K – 5th schools, Muse Knoxville offers professional development workshops for local early childhood and STEAM educators to address our community’s urgent curriculum needs.

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

Your generous contributions to the Muse for All fund extend far beyond programmatic support. They serve as the foundation of our museum’s day-to-day operations, enabling us to maintain our facilities, ensuring top-notch safety standards, and providing essential resources for our dedicated staff.

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Corporate Sponsorships

By supporting Muse Knoxville, your organization can help provide our region with a resource for early-childhood education and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) enrichment and help make East Tennessee the best place to live, learn, and play.

Find specific programs, events, and exhibits to sponsor by downloading our corporate partnership program packet or browsing our Benefit Levels.

Have a question you don’t see answered here? Please feel free to Contact our Executive Director, Allison Comer, for more information!

View Corporate Sponsorship Packet

In Kind Gifts

In-kind gifts help the museum by providing the important services and products necessary to present high-caliber exhibitions, engaging programming, and fun-filled events.

Community involvement is critical to our success! One of the many ways you may get involved is by providing in-kind goods, services, and talents!

Goods & Materials

Gift Cards
Silent Auction Gifts and Services

Consumables:

Construction Paper
Paper Tubes
Tape (all kinds)
Pipe Cleaners
Wrapping Paper
Wire
Glue Sticks
Wiggly Eyes
Wooden Spools
Drinking straws

Talent & Services

Carpentry
Electrician
Painting

Other ways to Give

Make a General Donation
We’re always looking for more volunteers! Check out our Volunteer page on Volunteer East Tennessee for our current opportunities.
Donate to Makespace! Muse cannot accept the following items as donations to Makespace at this time: Paint, Paintbrushes, Old Costumes, Fabric, Yarn, Ribbon, Used Markers, Used Crayons, Gigantic Wallpaper Rolls, Jewelry making beads/string, Glitter, Glitter Glue, Sequins, or Plastic Bags.

Employer Matching Gifts

Did you know that your generous donation can go even further? If your workplace is as awesome as you are and offers to match donations, we’ve got the details to make it happen!

Just share these special numbers with your HR superhero:

🎁 Tax ID: 23-7039472 ✨ Tax-Exempt Status: 501(c)(3)

That way, your support can have double the impact! Thank you for being amazing and making a difference most fantastically!