Annual Fund
Annual Fund members share the excitement of space exploration with over 400,000 visitors and schoolchildren each year. The Adler's Annual Fund helps help create new exhibitions and sky shows, expand education and outreach programs, conserve historic artifacts, and conduct leading-edge research.
Annual Fund Membership
We invite you to make a gift at any level to participate in the Lift-Off! Campaign for Chicago's Space Center. At the $250 level, you will be automatically eligible for Annual Fund membership levels. Thank you for helping to inspire the next generation of explorers.
To give to the Adler, contribute online.
Annual Fund Membership Levels
Annual Fund donors receive all the benefits of a Family Plus membership, including:
- FREE admission to Deep Space Adventure
- FREE unlimited general admission and theater tickets for up to six (6) children (under 18 years)*
- 10% discount on Family or Individual gift memberships
- 15% discount in The Adler Store**
- 10% discount in Café Galileo's
- Invitations to exclusive member events
- FREE coat check
- Subscriptions to AdlerStar members’ newsletter and monthly e–News
Venus
$250 - $499
Features all of the above benefits, PLUS:
- Invitation to the Women's Board's annual black–tie gala, the Celestial Ball***
- Invitation to annual Appreciation Breakfast
- 10% discount when you purchase gift memberships
- Free general admission and theater tickets* for up to four (4) guests per visit
Mars
$500 - $999
Features all of the above benefits, PLUS:
- Invitation to the Women's Board's annual Women in Space Science Award presentation***
- Optional membership cards for children or grandchildren (under 18 years)
- Free general admission and theater tickets* for up to six (6) guests per visit
The Alan B. Shepard Society
The Adler's Premier Philanthropy Circle
$1,000 or above
Features all of the above benefits, PLUS:
- Invitations to exclusive Shepard Society Astronomy Luncheons and Shepard Society Annual Dinner
- Private tours, exclusive exhibitions and show previews with Adler scientists, curators and educators
- Voting privileges at the Annual Meeting as a governing member of the Adler Planetarium
Please visit The Alan B. Shepard Society page for more information, or call (312) 322 0553.
* Free sky shows and general admission during daytime museum hours only. Discounts are available for evening features.
** Not including telescopes.
***Fee for event tickets
Automatic Pledge Payments
For your convenience, the Adler Annual Fund offers membership pledge forms for monthly automatic credit card charges. Please download the form (PDF) and fax a completed and signed copy to (312) 583 0256 or mail to the Adler Planetarium Advancement Office, 1300 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605.
Contact
For more information or to join the Annual Fund, please contact Maeve Reed at (312) 322 0521.
For basic membership information or to RSVP to a members' event, please contact the Adler members' hotline at (312) 322 0332 or supportadler@adlerplanetarium.org.
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