Support

How You Can Support the Museum’s Work

DONATE
Even small financial contributions help us pay the rent, keep the lights on, and hire staff.

We try to make it easy and rewarding to give. Learn more here. Your tax deductible financial donation helps the Museum preserve, maintain, and exhibit hundreds of rare, original materials documenting the evolution of the public relations profession. As the only archive of its kind in the world, the museum is increasingly called upon by business, academia, the media, and government to provide content, data, and visuals unavailable elsewhere. Donate here, via check (see address below), or email us for instructions to transfer securities to the Museum's brokerage account.
Your funding helps the Museum with:
— digitizing one-of-a-kind documents, books, and artifacts to make them available online.
— buying materials for our space, e.g., exhibit cases, signage, framing, and restoration.
— supporting part-time workers to assist with tours and lectures at the museum space and answering online queries.

SPONSOR A MUSEUM EVENT
From the Hidden History or PR to the roots of disinformation, our timely events stimulate discussion across the industry. Your company can sponsor one for as little as $2,500.

• $15,000 would guarantee one staff member from your firm to appear as a panelist in each of our DEI events, in addition to recognition in all written materials and introductions to all programs.

• $20,000 would guarantee all the above plus one speaking opportunity over the course of the year from a member of your DEI team.

• $25,000 would guarantee all the above plus one opportunity to moderate a panel at one of our events.

• $30,000 would guarantee all the above plus two opportunities to moderate panels at our events.

In addition, at any level at $20,000 or above, we'd be open to partnering with your firm for a special program on a topical DEI event, made up entirely of members of your staff and clients, with diversity scholars provided by the Museum.

OTHER SUPPORT
Even small financial contributions help us pay the rent, keep the lights on, and hire staff.

We try to make it easy and rewarding to give. Learn more here.

CONTRIBUTE HISTORICAL MATERIAL
Your closets, garage, or attic may have papers and artifacts that belong in our collections. Don’t let them end up in a landfill. Contact us first. We continue to build our collection with historically significant materials. One of our goals is to broaden our collection to include rare historical materials from countries outside of the U.S. Your donation is tax deductible and based upon the value of your materials. Kindly send us a note and photograph, if possible, describing the materials you would like to donate, and we will contact you.

BECOME A PAID MUSEUM INTERN
If you’re in school, retired, or just between jobs, we may be able to use your part-time help. Be an integral part of the organization and. Assist in the care, maintenance, and digitization of the collection; acquisitions; and in the preparation for exhibit installations and deinstallations.

VOLUNTEER
If you’re in PR, you probably have skills we can use. Consider helping with research, writing, fielding question, or serving as a docent. As a nonprofit organization, we seek volunteers to serve in a number of capacities, depending upon one's skills, experience and interests. These could include media relations, fundraising, event management, conducting tours, and ongoing collection management. Kindly contact us with your CV and we'll be in touch.

Thank you

We'd like to thank these donors for their generous contributions

2023

Individuals:
Benjamin Arkin; Nick Ashooh; Bruce Berger; Norm Brust; Keith Burton; Joe Cohen; Anthony D’Angelo; Bill Doescher; Adele Ambrose Donohue; Cherry Dumaual; Kathleen Fitzgerald; Pat Ford; Edward Furey; Sharon Gamsin; Sherry Goldman; Daria Hall; Lucas Held; Kristina Hendrix; Denise Hill; Emma Hunt; Jon Iwata; Reynold Levy; Alice Loveday; Bella Luna; Dick Martin; Diana Martinelli; Irene Maslowski; Diana Martinelli; Caryn Euting Medved; Kathryn Metcalfe; Jenny Medina Morris; Judy Musa; Bill Nielsen; Gregory Osenkowski; Bill Price; Gary Sheffer; and Donald Singletary.

Organization and Corporations:
Amazon; BCW; Bonnie Yablon Foundation; California State University Sacramento; CommPRO; the Diversity Action Alliance (DAA); Edelman; Fairfield University; Google; Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication Department of Advertising and Public Relations at University of Georgia; Hunter:; IW Group; Lowe’s Companies Inc.; Newhouse School at Syracuse University; Page; PR Council; The Stevens Group, and The Wallace Foundation.

2022

Individuals:
Dr. Melike Aktaş, Nick Ashooh, Thomas Bennett, Bruce K. Berger, The Bonnie Yablon Foundation, S. Keith Burton, Joe Cohen, Cindi Creager, Ron Culp, Renita Culpepper, Peter Debreceny, Renée S. Edelman, Robert DeFillippo, Bill Doescher, Rosario Dumaual, Richard Ferraro, Pat Ford, John Gilfeather, Loycent Gordon, John Iwata, George Johnson, Steve Lilienthal, James Lukaszewski, Dick Martin, Irene Maslowski, Ethan McCarty, Caryn Euting Medved, Tiffany Mohr, John Onoda, Gary Sheffer, Kit Stinson & Richard Muldoon, Monica Miller Rodgers, Gary Sheffer, Robert Witeck, and Melissa Waggener Zorkin.

Organization and Corporations:
Amazon; APCO Worldwide; BCW; Boston University College of Communication; CommPRO; Davis+Gilbert; Diversity Action Alliance; Edelman; Enbridge; Experian; Finn Partners; Georgetown University; George Washington University Strategic Public Relations; Germinder+Associates; Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia; Greater Kansas City Community Foundation; The Hannon Group; Hofstra University’s Lawrence Herbert School of Communication; Hunter:; iQ 360, Inc.; JMG Public Relations; Johnson & Johnson; MikeWorldWide; Muck Rack; Page; PRCA Americas; PR Council; PRophet; Racepoint Global; RENEWPR; The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation President’s Grant Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation; SAIC; The Stevens Group; Talkwalker; TV One; and WE Communications.

2021

Individuals:
David Albritton, Karen Arena-Spoleti, Nicholas Ashooh, Dwight Bachman, Deena Baikowitz, William D. Barron, Fatou B. Barry, Henry Bassman, Bruce Berger, Troy Blackwell, Jr., Stephen Block, Felicia Blow, Stanley Burton, Patricia Caballero, Louis Capozzi, Donna Cappella, Steve Cody, Joe Cohen, Gerry Corbett, Ron Culp, Pat Curtin, Anthony D’Angelo, Debbie Davis, John Deats, Suzanne DeBow, Stephen K. Dishart, John Doorley, Bortun Dumitru, Linda Eatherton, Renée S. Edelman, Michelle Egan, Henry Feintuch, Sharon Fenster, Kathleen Fitzgerald, Rob Flaherty, Pat Ford, Dr. Rochelle Ford, Jenny Frenkel, Kelly Fuller, Edward Furey, Del Galloway, Sharon Gamsin, Karen Garnik, Sherry Goldman, Anne Green, Deb Green, Anna Groff, Jenna Guarneri, Erica Hall, Jon Harris, Vincent Hazelton, Lucas Bernays Held, Kristina Hendrix, Ray Hiebert, Dr. Denise Hill, Barbara Hines, Aedhmar Hynes, Bill Imada, FrannMarie Jacinto, Yan Jin, Diana Kalman, Beth-Ellen Keyes, Adam Konowe, Luke Lambert, Meg Lamme, Steve Lilienthal, James Lukaszewski, Kenneth Makovsky, Dick Martin, Gladys Martinez, Diana Martinelli, Irene Maslowski, Caryn Euting Medved, Vincent Molinari, Jeff Morosoff, Toni Muzi-Falconi, Bill Nielsen, John Onoda, Orley Pacheco, Andy Polansky, George Rosenberg, Craig Rothenberg, Candace Rucker, Maria Russell, Precious Sahagun, Mark Schumann, Jeffrey Sharlach, Gary Sheffer, Donald Singletary, Stacey Smith, Shelley and Barry Spector, Don Stacks, Stacy Stacks Laffere, Cynthia Stewart, Katherine Stinson and Richard Muldoon, Solange Tremblay, Pat Troy, Bob Varettoni, Ame Wadler, Mark Weiner, Michael Wells, Charlene Wheeless, Scott Widmeyer, Bonnie Yablon, and Michael Zeldin.

Organizations and corporations:
APCO Worldwide; The Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication; Badger PR; Cision; CommPRO; ConAgra Brands; Diversity Action Alliance; Elon University; Finn Partners; Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies, Public Relations & Corporate Communications; Germinder+Associates; George Washington University Strategic Public Relations; Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia; The Hannon Group, Hunter:; Institute for Public Relations; IW Group; Johnson & Johnson; Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health and OGX; Joyful Planet; L3Harris; The Latino Communications Institute CSUF; Lippe Taylor; MikeWorldWide (MWW); Muck Rack; The Newman Group; Orange County Gay Men’s Chorus–Men Alive!; University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication; OGX; Page; Peppercomm; Pemberton, PR Council; PRCA Americas; Racepoint Global; Ragan Communications; RENEWPR; The Reputation Doctor® LLC, The Stevens Group; Talkwalker; Temple University PRSSA, University of Rhode Island PRSSA, West Texas A&M University, and the Bonnie Yablon Foundation.

2020

Individuals:
Joy Abella, Lisa Allen, Gordon Andrew, Nick Ashooh, Chris Atkins, Philip Bakelaar, Henry Bassman, Bruce Berger, Angela Betancourt, Catherine Blades, Felicia Blow, Roger Bolton, Mary Lee Broder, David Brown, Norman Brust, Douglas Cannon, Donna Cappella, Britt Carter, Curtis S. Chin, Joe Cohen, Cathy Del Colle, Carol Cone, Gerry Corbett, Ron Culp, Anthony D’Angelo, Jyothish Daniel, John Deats, Michael Diamond and Amy Miller, Stephen Dishart, Bill Doescher, Bortun Dumitru, Cherry Dumaual, Renée S. Edelman, Natan Edelsburg, Terry Edmonds, Toni Muzi Falconi and Simona Colarizi, Sharon Fenster, Benjamin Finzel, Rob Flaherty, Patrick Ford, Jenny Frenkel, Edward Furey, Lea Ann Germinder, Del Galloway, Sharon Gamsin, Karen Garnik, Sherry Goldman, Deb Green, Rene Henry, Ray Hiebert, Bill Imada, Philipp Jago, Yan Jin, Jim Joseph, Diana Jacobs Kalman, Beth-Ellen Keyes, Dennis Kleid, Adam Konowe, Pallavi Kumar, Grace Leong, Steve Lilienthal, Simon Locke, Elliot Lum, James Lukaszewski, Irene Maslowski, Diana Martinelli, Keith Mason, Dick Martin, Jeff Morosoff, Bill Nielsen, Vern Oakley, John Onoda, John Paluszek, Larry Parnell, Mike Paul, Andy Polansky, Amith Prabhu, Carlos Rivera-Cuesta, George Rosenberg, Gina Rubel, Karen Russell, Maria Russell, Tierney Saccavino, Donald Singletary, Michael Sneed, Shelley and Barry Spector, Joe Stabb, Art Stevens, Katherine Stinson and Richard Muldoon, B.J. and Ana Toro Talley, Patrice Tanaka, Victoria Taylor, Lori Tenser, Bob Varettoni, Larry Weber, Bruce Weindruch, Mark Weiner, Scott Widmeyer, Bonnie Yablon, and Michael Zeldin.

Organizations and corporations:
Aflac, Amec, America’s Navy, Black Public Relations Society-New York, Broom Initiative, Brown Leaf Promotions, CommPRO, Crisis Communication Think Tank, Defense Information School, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication Department of Advertising and Public Relations at University of Georgia, Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies, Public Relations & Corporate Communications, Hispanic Public Relations Association, The History Factory, Hunter Public Relations, Johnson & Johnson, Joyful Planet, L3 Harris Technologies, Muck Rack, New York Women in Communications, News Direct, NGO Wire, OnePitch, Onstream TokBird, Racepoint Global, Page, PR Council, PRSA, San Diego State University, The Stevens Group, Talkwalker, The George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management, Westinghouse, Women Worldwide, and World in 2020.

2019

Individuals:
Judith Ann, Nicholas Ashooh, Staci Baird, Tamas Barat, Paul Basista, Henry Bassman, Victoria Benitez, Tim Bird, Christopher Brown, Norman Brust, Harold Burson, Keith Burton, Donna Cappella, Alberto Canal, Ty Cobb, Gerard Francis Corbett, Ron Culp, Judith Czelusniak, John Deats, Suzanne DeBow, Toni Muzi Falconi, Robert Feldman, Rob Flaherty, Pat Ford, Rochelle Tillery-Larkin Ford, Nkeshi Free, Edward Furey, Tom Gable, Helio Fred Garcia, Melita Marie Garza, Benjamin Gorelick, Deb Green, Vincent Hazleton, Ray Hiebert, Andi Zales Hughes, Harry E. Hurst III, Yusuke Ibuki, Philipp Jago, Yan Jin, Rick Kaiser, Henry Kavett, Dawn Kelly, Ken Kerrigan, Beth-Ellen Keyes, Dennis Kinsey, Stephen Lilienthal, Julie Livingston, Minna Logemann, Caryn Euting Medved, Tracey Wood Mendelsohn, Jeff Morosoff, Pat Nahas, Robert F. Noltenmeier, Karen O’Neil, Larry Parnell, Michael G. Paul, Andy Polansky, Adam Ritchie, Karen Miller Russell, Shrimani Senay, Fay Shapiro, Donna Menin Sherry, Elliot Sloane, Sarah Spector, Shelley and Barry Spector, Don Spetner, Don Stacks, Art Stevens, Wendi Strong, Patrice Tanaka, Michael K. Townsley, Marco Valenzuela, Bob Varettoni, Nancy Hollister Weindruch, Mary Beth West, Robert Witeck, Don Wright, Bonnie Yablon, Sung Un-Yang, Tracey White Zeeck and Laurie Zuckerman.

Organizations and corporations:
Aflac, Black Public Relations Society – New York, BradHorn PR, LLC, Bronxnet, Burson Cohn & Wolfe, California State University – Fullerton, CommPro.biz, Davis & Gilbert, Finn Partners, Heyman Associates, Hispanic Public Relations Association, Hunter Public Relations, Johnson & Johnson, Ketchum, Lehman College CUNY, NYU School of Professional Studies, Page, PR Council, Talkwalker, The University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, Weber Shandwick, Wells Fargo and WeWork.

2018

Individuals:
Pauline Barfield, Roger Bolton, Norman Brust, Louis Capozzi, Joe Cohen, Robert Defillippo, Natan Edelsburg, Sharon Fenster, Patrick Ford, Lucas Held, Diana J. Kalman, Betsy and Raymond Kotcher, Maril MacDonald, Irene Maslowski, Bill Nielsen, Richard Newman, Cheryl Overton, Cheryl Procter-Rogers, Lissette Rodriguez, Craig Rothenberg, Cheryl Rubin, Gary Sheffer, Lisa Skriloff, Shelley and Barry Spector, Don Spetner, Krishnamurthy Sriramesh, Katherine Stinson and Richard Muldoon, Art Stevens, and Bob Varettoni.

Organizations and corporations:
Acorda Therapeutics, APCO Worldwide, Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication/The Pennsylvania State University, Edward L. Bernays Foundation, Black Public Relations Society – New York, Communications Match, Edelman, FTI Consulting, Gregory+Vine, Hofstra University Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, Hunter Public Relations, Institute for Public Relations, Ketchum, Muck Rack, S.I. Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, Page, Peppercomm, PR Council, PRSA, Proof Analytics, Reputation Doctor, Taylor Strategy, University of the Arts London–London College of Communication, The University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, Weber Shandwick, and WeWork.

2017  

Individuals:
David Albritton, Nick Ashooh, Chris Atkins, Paul Basista, Don Bates, Maxim Behar, Janet Bergman, Roger Bolton, Mary Lee Gold Broder, David Brown, Juan C. Cappello, Rebecca Carriero, Craig Carroll, PhD, Kathy Fitzgerald Cocca, Gerard Francis Corbett, Ron Culp, Anthony D'Angelo, Suzanne Debow, Peter Debreceny, Yanina Dubeykovskaya, Robert DeFillippo, Wim Elving, Sam Travis Ewen, Stuart Ewen, Maxwell Feinstein, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Feldman, Sharon Fenster, Patrick and Patricia Ford, Sharon Gamsin, Helio Fred Garcia, Benjamin Gorelick, Jeff Graubard, James and Larissa Grunig, Vincent Hazleton, Lucas Held, Denise Hill, Julia Hood, Philipp Jago, Damir Jugo, Rene A. Henry, Mr. and Mrs. Jon Iwata, Yan Jin, Ken Kerrigan, Michael Lissauer, Ankica Mamic, Dick Martin, Tom and Wanda Martin, John Metekidis, Jeff Morosoff, Bob Murphy, Joyce and Richard Newman, Bill and Doris Nielsen, Dana Oancea, John Paluszek, Rosanna Carolina Plasencia, Matt Ragas, Bryan Reber, Donna Renella, Donna Rivera-downey, Craig Rothenberg, Karen Miller Russell, Sergei Samoilenko, Arsenio López Sánchez, Gary Sheffer, Shelley and Barry Spector, Yale Spector, Don Spetner, Don Stacks, Art Stevens, Katherine Stinson and Richard Muldoon, Troy P. Thompson, Chiara Valentini, Jean Valin, Dejan Verčič, Bruce Weindruch, Sally Benjamin Young and Laurie Zuckerman.

Organizations and corporations: 
Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication/The Pennsylvania State University,  Arthur W. Page Society, Council of Public Relations Firms, Edelman, Gagen MacDonald, Heyman Associates, Hidden City Cafe, Hispanic PR Association, J.R. O'Dwyer Company, Inc., Navistar, New York IABC, PadillaCRT, The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations, Prime Research, PRSA Foundation, PRSA New York Chapter, Tribe Pictures, and Waggener Edstrom.

2016  

Individuals:
Mary Adams, Louis Capozzi, Stephen Dishart, Tiffany Gallicano, Rick Gould, James E. Grunig, Ray Hiebert, Kenneth Kerrigan, Betsy and Raymond Kotcher, Grace Leong, Walter K. Lindenmann, PhD, Katherine Stinson and Richard Muldoon, Shelley and Barry Spector, and Mark Weiner.  

Organizations and corporations: 
Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication/The Pennsylvania State University, Arthur W. Page Society, Baruch College, Corporate Communication International, Foundation for Public Relations Research and Education, Hofstra University, Jackson, Jackson & Wagner, LLC, MMGY Global, Multicultural Marketing Resources, Inc., National School Public Relations Association, Paine Publishing, Pearson Education, PR Council, Prime Research, PRSA, Spector & Associates, and The Yankee Chapter PRSA.

2015  

Individuals:
James Arnold, Chris Atkins, Don Bates, Norman Brust, Harold Burson, Joan Capelin, Lou Capozzi, Joseph Cohen, Peter Debreceny, Stuart Ewen, Jean Farinelli, Patrick and Patricia Ford, Muriel Fox, Sharon Gamsin, Rick Gould, Bruce Harrison, Mary Henige, Rene A. Henry, Bill Heyman, Toni Muzi-Falconi, Mickey Nall, Joyce and Richard Newman, Vern Oakley, Herb Schmertz, Shelley and Barry Spector, Art Stevens, Katherine Stinson and Richard Muldoon, Barbara and Richard Virgil, and Mark Weiner.  

Organizations and corporations:
Baruch College, Edward Bernays College of Communication Management, Bloom, Gross & Associates, Burson-Marsteller, Charet Associates, Corporate Communication International, Davis & Gilbert, Heyman Associates, Hofstra University, Open Road Integrated Media, Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication, Prime Research, and Spector & Associates.

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