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Leadership Level Memberships

Leadership level members help to support the RMSC and ignite a passion for learning through exploration and discovery. Community support bolsters our impactful programs and allows us to provide unforgettable experiences that inspire a lifelong interest in science, technology, engineering and math.

With your help, we are inspiring the next generation of inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs.

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By supporting us at a leadership level:

YOU ENCOURAGE DISCOVERY

Your support keeps the Museum & Science Center, Strasenburgh Planetarium, and Cumming Nature Center open to the public so visitors (and you!) can keep discovering at any age.

Each year at the RMSC we:

  • Engage nearly 280,000 visitors with 120 hands-on exhibits that spark curiosity
  • Connect with more than 2,500 children who attend our Curiosity Camps
  • Care for 1.2 million collection items that tell the stories of the Rochester region and beyond

You build futures

WITH YOUR HELP, WE ARE INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF INVENTORS, INNOVATORS, AND life-long learners by generating interest across history, science, culture, and the natural world.

The RMSC provides economically disadvantaged youth (ages 15-19) with opportunities to learn workforce skills and explore science and technology careers with the Career Ladder program by employing them at the RMSC and providing training, mentoring, and professional development.

You create memories

Thanks to your support, the Community Partner Pass Program allows 10,000 low-income families and individuals with disabilities to visit free of charge each year. 

We open our doors to over 65,000 school-age children for field trip programs at all 3 RMSC locations to supplement their education in an immersive environment. All students should have the opportunity to expand their understanding of STEM through exploration of the Museum & Science Center.

You enrich our community

Our Community access program provides more than 100 local nonprofits and the individuals they serve with access to the rmsc

Our Community Access Pass Program ensures that students with economic, physical, and mental disadvantages (as well as their families, caregivers, and group leaders) are able to enjoy the benefits of the RMSC. Given this opportunity for discovery, these students’ performance and motivation improve while their confidence levels soar.

Thanks to friends like you, the RMSC can continue inspiring a better future for all

through curiosity, exploration, and engagement across History, science, culture, and the natural world.

LEADERSHIP LEVEL MEMBER BENEFITS

Explore our Leadership Level Guide to discover what you will enjoy in addition to the general benefits that we extend to all our members.

Join online, by phone, or by mail. Make a tax-deductible donation by becoming a member of the RMSC online, by phone or by mail:

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Phone: Call Senior Director of Development, 585.697.1924

Mail: Download and complete the membership application, then send your application and payment made payable to “Rochester Museum & Science Center” to:

ROCHESTER MUSEUM & SCIENCE CENTER

Attn: Office for Advancement
657 East Avenue
Rochester, NY 14607

WHY ARE WE LEADERSHIP LEVEL MEMBERS?

As native Rochesterians, we both have memories of visiting the RMSC as children–so it has been part of our lives for a long time. Over the years, we have watched it become a more interactive science center, and now we enjoy taking our grandchildren there.

John and Betsy Carver, President’s Circle Members

It’s a safe, wonderful learning environment for families. We remember coming here when we were children. It’s tradition.

The Pierson Family

Our community is fortunate to have a world-class science center to help our kids better understand the world around them and get ready for, or even help build our future.

Jeff and Liv Burkey

President’s circle

  • Dr. Richard Bloom
  • John and Barbara Bruning
  • Betsy and John Carver
  • Daryl Dear Cubitt
  • Mary Hamlin
  • Carol N. Hirsh
  • Jennifer and Michael LaPierre
  • Norma Leone
  • James Low
  • Jennifer and James Meyer
  • Dianne and Robert Tucker

entrepreneur

  • Jacqueline and Andy Germanow
  • Laura Hameister
  • Susan and Chris Holliday
  • Jane Plitt and James Bruen
  • Gayle and Bob Stiles

inventor

  • Anthony Adams
  • James Alexander
  • Robert Baden
  • Pamela and Bruce Baker
  • Kathleen and Jeffrey Bowen
  • Kelley and Chris Brown
  • Mary Callaway
  • Susan and Joseph DeGeorge
  • Stephanie and Douglas Dickman
  • Cathy and Jack Dinaburg
  • Phyllis and Mark Ely
  • Anna Folinsky and Nathan Eddingsaas
  • Marjorie Humphrey
  • Ebets and Tom Judson
  • Alicia Lamphron
  • Sandra Lerner
  • Gunta Liders and Duncan Moore
  • Ellen Neisner
  • Shelby Nelson and Lewis Rothberg
  • Richard Olson
  • Marjorie Lu and David Perlman
  • Mary Jane Proschel
  • Margaret and Jay Rachfal
  • Julie and James Schwartz
  • Richard Schwartz
  • Dr. Linda Rice and George Scharr
  • Katherine and Jon Schumacher
  • Michael Sundberg
  • Janet Tyler

Scientist

  • Barbara and Dennis Asselin
  • Susan Baechle and Jared Mooberry
  • Linda and James Baroody
  • Lorraine and Leonard Bayer
  • Paula Briggs
  • Mary and Dennis Buchan
  • Margaret and David Burns
  • Ann and Thomas Caprio
  • Susan and Steven Eisinger
  • Jody Fleischer
  • Cynthia and James Fleming
  • Bonnie Garner
  • Susan Henderson
  • Sabra and James Hickam
  • Walter Hickey
  • Janet and Haines Lockhart
  • Carol and Thomas Maier
  • Catherine and Richard Massie
  • Deborah McLean and William Eggers
  • Eleanor and Bruce McLear
  • Patricia and Thomas Mitchell
  • Jennifer Muniak and Daniel Williams
  • William O’Connor
  • Elizabeth and Larry Rice
  • Betty and Thomas Richards
  • Marion Robinson
  • Elise and Stephen Rosenfeld
  • Kathryn and Arthur Schuster