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, The Chronicles
- Free use of our Research Room with appointment
- 10% off in OCHS bookshop
- Discount on select events and programs
- Reciprocal admission to over 460 museums
Many thanks to our
Turner,
McIntosh, and
Conover Corporate
Business Members
- Aberle Eye Care
- Bella Rose Bed & Breakfast
- Canandaigua Botanical Society
- Canandaigua Federal Credit Union
- Canandaigua Insurance Agency
- Canandaigua Scientific Association
- Charlotte Julienne
- Farmington Historical Society
- Hotel Canandaigua
- J.D. Chapman Agency
- Johnson-Kennedy Funeral Home Inc
- LaBarge Media
- Mayflower Gardens Ltd
- Mike Vasilinda Productions
- Mitchell Pierson Jr, Inc Realtors
- Naples Historical Society
- Oliver Phelps Bed & Breakfast
- Saralinda Hooker Planning and Development
- Travelers Club
- Town of Manchester
- Velmex, Inc.
- Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
- Zeker, LLC
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Special thanks to our Milliken President/CEO Members
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.
