Your Support Makes an Impact
Together, we are creating a small jewel of a museum. We would not have made the progress we have without the incredible support of our members and friends. Please consider making a donation to help us continue to give the gift of art to our community.
Your generous, donations to CLMA are an expression of how important art is in your life and in our community. Because of your ongoing support, we have achieved the following milestones since we moved into the historic Claremont Deport in 2015:
- Received an extraordinarily generous endowment gift of $1,000,000 from the Randall Lewis Family Trust in 2022. This is a remarkable investment in the arts in this community and in the Museum’s future. The Board of Directors of CLMA is incredibly grateful to Randall Lewis.
- Renovated all three rooms in the historic Depot into new galleries that more than double our exhibition space. Thanks to the generosity of the Calaycay family, our largest gallery, Gallery 3, was dedicated last September in honor and memory of Dr. Ligorio A. Calaycay.
- Raised a total of $65,000 to name the Depot Atrium in honor of our late, former CLMA President and former Mayor of Claremont, Sandy Baldonado, who, with the support of the Claremont City Council, secured the historic Claremont Depot as the new venue for CLMA in 2015.
- Raised a total of $75,000 to name Gallery 1 in the Depot in honor of CLMA’s founding President, Marguerite McIntosh.
- Initiated a fundraising campaign to name Gallery 2 in the Depot in honor and memory of well-known California watercolorists and one of Claremont’s premiere Legacy Artists, Phil Dike. This campaign is receiving enthusiastic support to date.
- Hired an Executive Director in 2023 to oversee the operations of the Museum and the curatorial responsibilities of exhibitions.
Ways to Give
The Claremont Lewis Museum of Art (CLMA) welcomes your support as we continue to fulfill our mission to celebrate the unique artistic tradition of Claremont and encourage the creativity of budding artists of all ages.
Please join us as we continue to share Claremont’s rich artistic legacy and encourage the artists of today and tomorrow.
Other Ways to Give
Matching Gifts
Many employers offer a matching gift program, which will double or triple the impact of your donation to CLMA. Contact your Human Resources department to inquire. If they offer a matching gift program, they will provide you with an online or paper form to complete.
Donate Through IRA Distributions
Did you know that you can make charitable gifts from your required minimum distribution? Contact your financial advisor to make tax-efficient donations directly from your IRA. Of course, you must be age 73.