History Lives Here (with your support)! Donate today to the Ohio History Connection.

Your gift directly supports our mission to embrace the present, share the past and transform the future.

By making a donation to the Ohio History Connection annual fund, you help us:

  • Welcome 400,000 visitors annually across our 58 sites statewide;
  • Care for a rich collection of archives and artifacts;
  • Educate students through field trips, educational materials and programming;
  • Enhance public access to Ohio's first and only World Heritage Site, the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks;
  • Manage the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit program, which has invested more than $432 million in historic buildings since its inception;
  • Preserve over 4,200 historic properties;
  • Establish and maintain nearly 1,800 historic markers across Ohio;
  • And much more.

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Other Ways to Give

Donate By Mail

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Please make all gifts payable to Ohio History Connection. If you wish to designate your gift, please include a note with the name of the project, program or site of your choice. All undesignated gifts will be contributed to the Annual Fund and will be used where funds are needed the most. For more information, contact the Development Office at 614.297.2310.

Ohio History Connection
ATTN: Development Office
800 E. 17th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43211

Make a Legacy Gift

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Legacy gifts come in all shapes and sizes and are critical sources of funding that help us preserve, collect and share Ohio's stories. As soon as you signify your planned gift, you are a member of the Eleanor C. Mabry Legacy Society, where our members lead the way in preserving Ohio history for future generations.

Make a Gift of Stock

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Our staff can help you give stock or other appreciated securities that you have owned for at least one year. You can deduct your cost, plus your capital gain up to 30 percent of your adjusted gross income. Please contact Truda Shinker, Department Manager, Development, at 614.297.2334 for information on having your gift electronically transferred to the Ohio History Connection Foundation via our brokerage firm.

Make a Gift Through Your IRA

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Many donors make annual charitable contributions with assets in their individual retirement accounts (IRAs). Click here for more information on how to give to the Ohio History Connection through your IRA.

The Cardinals – Monthly Giving Society

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Maximize your impact for Ohio history and become a Cardinal! The Cardinals is our new monthly giving program for supporters who want to invest in preserving history for future generations.

Support Historic Site Initiatives

Select a block below to learn more about fundraising initiatives at Ohio History Connection sites and how YOU can help.

Support the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks

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Support the Poindexter Village African American Museum

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Support the Ohio River Museum

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Strategic Partners

We're grateful to our Strategic Partners, whose critical support makes our work of collecting, preserving and sharing Ohio history possible.

Special thanks to our Strategic Partners for their outstanding support of Ohio history. Together we spark discovery of Ohio's stories. Embrace the present, share the past and transform the future.

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Interested in a becoming a Strategic Partner of the Ohio History Connection and supporting our vital work of preserving Ohio history for future generations?

Contact Us

Development Contacts

Department Manager

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Truda Shinker
Department Manager, Development
614.297.2334

Donor Relations

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Anthony Gibbs
Donor Relations Manager
614.297.2477

Jason Hillyer
Development Officer - World Heritage Program
614.297.2024

Glennda McGann
Development Officer - World Heritage Program
614.297.2681

Polly Van Dyke
Annual Giving & Fundraising Services Officer
614.297.2310

Paulene Wilson
Grants & Planned Giving
614.297.2322

Membership

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Kalita Griffea
Membership Coordinator, Data Processing

Katie Swett
Membership Coordinator
614.297.2315