06/02/2026
Have you wondered where the Museum gets its funding and why your donations are so important? Let’s demystify financials.
Many people think that because we’re the county Museum, we’re operated by or highly funded by local governments. While we submit funding requests to the county and town to consider, overall, the Montgomery Museum receives less than 3% of our total funding from local governments! The Museum's daily operations are funded primarily by donations, grants, fundraising events (such as Heritage Day or our Appalachian Music Concerts), and membership dues.
Your donations end up funding much of what goes on in the Museum - the preservation of our collection of over 20,000 historical artifacts, all of our educational programming, new art and history exhibits, historical research, and of course the salaries for the staff that organize these activities.
To donate and help us continue to serve the community, visit www.givelocalnrv.org/organization/Mmah
