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Support Your Community

Minnetrista’s galleries, gardens, and grounds serve as a cultural centerpiece and community gathering place for residents of Muncie and all of East Central Indiana. Your gift helps create unique learning adventures for visitors of all ages.

Contributions to Minnetrista supports:

• Free family fun through signature events and festivals, summer concerts, and open admission days.

• Unique learning opportunities for students through field trip programs, summer camps, and theater performances in local schools.

• Rotating gallery exhibitions (with a little something for everyone) that help keep Minnetrista fresh and new for each and every visit.

• Outstanding grounds and facility care that make Minnetrista one of East Central Indiana’s favorite gathering places year-round. 

Learn more about all the ways an investment in Minnetrista benefits our community in our Annual Reports:

2022 Annual Report  | 2021 Annual Report  

Ways to Give

Minnetrista offers a variety of flexible options for making a charitable gift. 

Credit Cards

We accept all major credit cards. You can us a card on any of our donation forms or click here to make a gift online.

Checks

Checks should be written out to “Minnetrista” and mailed to the address below:

Attn: Development Department
Minnetrista
1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy
Muncie, IN 47303

 IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions

Individuals that are 70.5 or older and must take required minimum distributions from their Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA) may donate using this method. Your IRA manager can make a check payable to Minnetrista and forward that check directly to us. Donations you make using this method will count towards your total minimum distribution and will not have to be counted as income in the year given, reducing your income tax liability.

Stocks & Mutual Funds

Donating appreciated securities is an easy way to make a gift in support of Minnetrista. We will receive funds from selling the donated investments, and you will receive a charitable deduction based on the value of the investment when donated.

To donate stocks or other DTC eligible securities, contact your broker and provide the following information.

Account Name: Minnetrista Cultural Foundation
Management Firm: First Merchants Private Wealth Advisors
Account Number: #117344
DTC Code: #0901

 To donate mutual funds, or for questions, please contact Lindsey Horan at 765-287-3537.

Corporate Matching Gifts

Many companies offer matching gifts to the nonprofit organizations that their employees support. Engaging the generosity of your employer can double or more the impact of your gift! Talk to your Human Resources department to request more information on your company’s policies.

Tribute Gifts

Honor someone special with a tribute gift to Minnetrista. Gifts can be made to celebrate any occasion, or can be made in memory of a loved one who has passed. You will receive a tax receipt for your donations, and we will recognize the gift via letter to your honoree or their family.

Legacy Giving

Including Minnetrista in your estate plans will help ensure this iconic Muncie institution can continue to thrive for generations to come. See below to learn about the many ways you can make a planned gift to Minnetrista.

Cryptocurrency

Donating cryptocurrencies is the newest way to provide financial support to Minnetrista’s mission. We will receive funds from liquidating donated investments, and you will receive a charitable deduction based on the USD value of the currencies at the time of donation.

To donate BTC, ETH, LTC, DOGE, ZEC, or various ETH tokens, please use our Engiven platform. For other currencies, please contact Nick Fatout at nfatout@minnetrista.net