Support Us
We are grateful for the support of our community and our members across the country! You can support the work and mission of the Ontario County Historical Society through membership, donations, volunteering, planned giving, and our Wish List.
Donate
The Ontario County Historical Society is a 501(c)3 organization chartered by the New York State Education Department. Your donations are tax deductible. Please indicate if your donation is a memorial donation or given in honor of someone.
To support the ongoing work of caring for our collections and archives, assisting with research, and developing fun and educational exhibits and programs for all ages, please donate here.
Volunteer
Your membership support is important to us! Membership support helps us to expand our programming for all ages and allows us to remain a free admission museum.
Enjoy these additional benefits of being an OCHS member!
- Subscription to our Quarterly Newsletter
- Free access to our research room
- 10% off in OCHS bookshop
- Discount on select events and programs
- Reciprocal admission to over 460 museums
- Care for our vast collections
Our Business Members
- Bella Rose Bed & Breakfast
- Canandaigua Botanical Society
- Canandaigua Federal Credit Union
- Canandaigua Scientific Association
- Canandaigua Travelers Club
- Charlotte Julienne
- Dancause & Sons, Inc.
- Farmington Historical Society
- G. W. Lisk Company
- J. D. Chapman Agency, Inc.
- Johnson-Kennedy Funeral Home, Inc.
- Mayflower Gardens, Ltd
- Mitchell Pierson Jr, Inc., Realtors
- Naples Historical Society
- Oliver Phelps Bed & Breakfast
- Parsons Pipe Organ Builders
- Sandford Industrial Contractors, Inc.
- Saralinda Hooker Planning and Development Consultant
- The Schuppenhauer Law Firm
- Town of Farmington
- Town of Manchester
- Velmex, Inc.
- Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Planned Giving
Did you know you can use your IRA via Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) as a way to support Ontario County Historical Society?
Investors age 70 ½ and older can use distributions from their traditional IRAs (not employer sponsored plans) to make donations directly to qualified charities, such as the Ontario County Historical Society, even though the Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) age now starts at 73. Such QCD distributions are not taxable. If you are in RMD territory, QCDs count toward your RMD. In this case, you can reduce your adjusted gross income (and taxable income) dollar-for-dollar by the total of QCDs in any one year.
Using QCDs for your charitable giving is particularly advantageous if you do not itemize deductions or if you do not need all or a portion of your RMD.
The QCD maximum for 2025 is $108,000 per taxpayer.
