Accomplishing our goals doesn't have to be an uphill battle. The Valentine is fortunate to have the support of generous corporations, foundations and individuals who bring success to our mission. We invite you to become our partner as we continue to preserve and interpret the history of the Greater Richmond region. Supporting the Valentine is easy and can be accomplished in a variety of ways.

1. Our Vision
To be the premier source for
experiencing Richmond’s history,
using its past to inform the
present and to shape the future.
Our Mission
To engage, educate and challenge
a diverse audience by collecting,
preserving and interpreting
Richmond’s history.
The Valentine
1015 E. Clay Street, Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804.649.0711
Fax: 804.643.3510
thevalentine.org/give
Connect with us!
The Valentine has a tradition of
developing partnerships in the
community and inspiring
generations of Richmonders to
be active participants in their
own history.
Your membership and support enable the Valentine to
preserve, expand and interpret the unique collection
that tells Richmond stories. Photographs, maps,
textiles, sculpture, toys, costumes, furniture and
so much more teach us about our past and help us
imagine our future.
RICHMOND STORIES™
The Valentine
Join.
Support.
Inspire the story.

2. Why the Fall Line?
Where do we live?
What do we produce?
Who has a voice?
What do we value?
Find answers to these questions and so
much more when you join the Valentine.
Your Membership and Annual Gifts
• Help us educate more than 14,000 schoolchildren in
our hands-on Richmond history programs
• Provide special on- and off-site programs to 3,000
senior adults
• Preserve and interpret the South’s largest Costume
and Textile Collection
• Make more than 1 million Richmond photographs,
articles and books accessible for research
• Collect and care for 600,000 items that tell
Richmond stories
• Provide for restoration and access to the 1812
Wickham House, Richmond’s fi nest example of
19th-century Federal-style architecture
• Connect people and places with today’s important
issues through Community Conversations
Your annual gift directly
supports the ongoing
operations and exhibitions
of the Valentine.
$25 Richmond Times-Dispatch
STUDENT/TEACHER
SENIOR CITIZEN (55+)
Thank you for strengthening our city! Annual Giving Levels
Family membership benefi ts included with all levels.
Richmond History Circle $150
Court End Circle $250
Recognition in the annual report
Centennial Circle $500
The above benefi t, plus:
An invitation to the annual Centennial Circle Reception
Director’s Council $1,000
Trustee’s Council $2,500
Founder’s Council $5,000
Wickham Society $10,000
The above benefi ts, plus:
An invitation to the Spring Major Donor Reception
Recognition on signage in the Valentine foyer
Membership Benefi ts
• Free admission to the Valentine, which includes
the 1812 Wickham House and all galleries,
as well as archive access by appointment
• Two hours of free parking while at the Valentine
• Discounted city walking and bus tours
• Invitations to special member-only events
• Guest passes
• 10% discount at the Valentine Store and lunch
at Sally Bell’s Kitchen
• Subscription to the Timeline newsletter
• 20% discount on a Holiday Shopping Spree
(one time)
• Reciprocal benefi ts at select national museums
Photo by Darl Bickel
$50
INDIVIDUAL
$75
FAMILY