How to Donate an Artifact to the Houston Computer Museum
Before you donate an item, please read the acquisition policy which will help you understand our criteria for the museum collection. Also visit our wanted list.
Once you are satisfied that your donation fulfills our criteria, contact the curator by email at donations@houstoncomputermuseum.org or telephone at (281) 293-7919 and to arrange a time to meet someone from the museum to make the donation.
When the curator has agreed to accept the donation, a deposition form will be filled out by the curator. On this form, the name and type of artifact, how and where it was obtained, and its history will be recorded for posterity, along with your name and address.
The donor will then be asked for his/her signature, and if the item is not a loan, also to sign an agreement that the item will be placed permanently in the care of the Houston Computer Museum.
You will then be sent a copy of the form for your tax records.
Note: due to our current space restrictions, it is not possible to display newly donated items. Once we move to a new location we hope to have many more items placed on display for public enjoyment.
Donations are fully tax deductible within IRS guidelines.
The Houston Computer Museum is a fully independent, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization for public benefit. Your donation is a tax-deductible contribution.
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