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We warmly welcome and deeply appreciate gifts of every variety. Your generous contribution to the Petersen Automotive Museum plays a vital role in shaping captivating exhibits, enriching education programs, safeguarding both 2D and 3D artifacts, digitizing our extensive archive, and expanding the influence and accessibility of car culture.
Make your impact on automotive preservation, education, and culture.
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Donate a Vehicle or Artifact
Over the last three years, the Petersen has received over 100 vehicle donations. These donations benefit future generations and allow us to educate the public using new stories.
Vehicle donations are tax-deductible and preserve your car-collecting legacy! If you want to learn more about car donations, please call (323) 964-6380.
We appreciate all donation inquiries and are happy to help with your philanthropic wishes.
For vehicle donations, please call (323) 964-6380
For artifacts and automobilia donations, please e-mail: archive@petersen.org
More Ways to Give
Gift plans can create opportunities for you as well as for the Petersen Automotive Museum. It’s important that the gift is right for you and your family, and there are many options from which to choose.
Recognizing that this is a very sensitive topic that deserves care and consideration, for planned gifts and donations of stock and mutual funds.
Please Email Anna Song at asong@petersen.org or call 323-964-6377
Planned Giving
Corporate & Partnership
Through corporate support, the museum can expand its educational programs, curate innovative exhibitions, and preserve automotive history for future generations. These partnerships not only benefit the museum but also provide corporations with unique opportunities for brand exposure, community engagement, and philanthropic impact.
Please email Luna Bondesan at lbondesan@petersen.org for more information.
Donate Your Time
Volunteering your time at the museum is a rewarding way to share your passion for automotive history with a global audience. By dedicating your time and expertise, you can engage with hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world, enriching their museum experience through guided tours, educational workshops, and interactive exhibits.
Please email Max Tufeld at mtufeld@petersen.org or Learn more about Volunteering >
Thank You to Our Donors
Founders
Peter and Merle Mullin | The Ahmanson Foundation | Bruce Meyer Family | The William E. Connor Foundation, Inc. | David and Ginny Sydorick | Michael Armand Hammer and The Armand Hammer Foundation | Margie and Robert E. Petersen Foundation | Charles E. Nearburg | Richard A. Varner | Audrey and Martin Gruss Foundation | Chuck and Tara Wegner | Wilbur May Foundation | Bobby Rahal Family | Richard and Allison Roeder | The Hetfield Family | Thomas and Sharon Malloy | Otis Booth Foundation | Patty and Greg Penske Family | David A. Pyle Family | The Gordon R. and Mary M. Howard Family Foundation | Katz Family | A. Ross and Beth Myers | Phillip Sarofim | Sharon and Dennis White Family | Juan Gonzalez M.
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David M. Berry | Vin Di Bona | Ann-Charlotte Chandler | Scott Gillen | Ben Reiling | Peter J. and Lynda Shea
Directors
Anonymous | Max H. Baril and Eleanor D. Baril | MaryAnn and Beau Boeckmann | Hugh Cassar | Bruce Canepa | Bettina and Otis Chandler | The Clutter Family Trust | Jack and Kingsley Croul | Wells Fargo Foundation | Stanley P. Gold | The Reed L. Harman & Nan M. Harman Foundation | Jim Hull Family | Dr. Bruce Jacobs | Steve Jurvetson | Jonathan and Faye Kellerman | Linda Mancuso Family | Dr. Bruce Jacobs | David C. Martin | Danny and Jeri McKenna | Mark and Cynthia Mitchell | The Daughters of Roger B. Mize | John Mozart | Thomas R. Peck | Richard R. Rawlings | Ken and Dayle Roath | Jon A. Shirley | The Smidt Family Foundation | William H. and Nadine Tilley | Doug and Ellen Weitman | Lisa and Arthur Zafiropoulo | Mark and Randy Zimmerman
Legends
Anonymous | James A. Balmain | Phil and Jane Bellomy | Allen Blackmore | Howard Levy and Nathalie Blossom | Diane and Larry Bloomer | Harry Bently Bradley | Frank and Lisa Chapman | Doug Cohen | Arthur B. and Nevada Cook | A. Dano Davis | James A. Dunn | John and Susan Ebey | Bud Feldkamp | Judy O. and Robert T. Flesh Family | Evans Frankenheimer | LeRoy Freeland | David Gaurino | Irvin R. Kessler | Jerry and Terry Kohl | Kent Kresa | Thomas E. Larkin Jr. | Peter Lenkov | Bud Feldkamp | George Gelsebach and Jack Mathis | Thomas V. McKernan | Barry and Karen Meguiar | The Musk Foundation | Walter Nakamura | Jack Nicholson | Benjamin Paull | Alexandria C. Phillips | Curt R. Pindler | Patsy and Gene K. Ponder | F. Ronald and Deborah Rader | Raina Ring | RK Motors - Private Collection | Howard Tenenbaum | John Tozzi | Kent J. and Carol L. Wilken | Art Wing | Rick Workman | Lisa and Art Zafiropoulo | Zarabi Family
Innovators
Mark Alfano | Anonymous | Larry and Lilan Anthony | Kevin and Karen Astlott | Katherine Bard | John Breslow | Ron Brown | Kent Perkins and Ruth Buzzi | Gigi Carleton | Nicholas and Rose Colonna | Peter Condos | Theodore E. Gildred | Gary and Linda Goldfein | David Gooding | Michael Hattem | Ron and Andrea Hein | John Hennessey | John F. Karubian Family | Thomas Shannon | Russell Steiner | Louise Laraway Teal Foundation | Pat and Linda Velasco | Gordon L. Wangers | Stanley and Mryna Zimmerman
Preservation
David V. Adams, Sr. | David E. and Janice Altemus | Bob Baker | Joseph Bachman | Bill and Carol Bagshaw | Virginia “Ginger” Bamford | John La Barbera | Robert Bistagne | The Karen and Todd Blue Family Foundation | Eric Breslow | Sergey Brin | Rick Caruso | Edwin Castro | Edward Carden | Richard Cholakian | Mashrui Clark | Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust | Nicola Dantine | DeAcetis Family | Stephen E. Denkers | Richard Devinki | Marianne and David Duthu | Gregory W. and Donna Econn | Kenneth Epsman | Tenney Fairchild | Emily and Henry Ford III | James Frank | David Garese | Jeffrey Giannini | Sherwyn R. Gilliland Separate Property Trust | Judy and Robert Green | Martin Hamburger | William W. and Marcy Hammerstein | Wally Hansen and Harrry Hansen | Urban S. Hirsch III | Steve Hitter | Lila and Steve Huse | Robert Ingram | Jackson Family Foundation | Ronald and Billie Johnson | Parnelli and Judy Jones | Ed Justice, Jr. | Arthur Kaiser | Rodney Kemerer | Chuck Koch | Brian and Brandee Krzanich | Paul and Erica Kuliev | Marvin and Jill Landon | Kim and Joel Laub | Michael Lichner | Maryam and B. Quentin Lilly | James and Alison Luckman | Barry, Marcia, and Shawn Maiten | Samuel and Emily Mann | E. Pierce Marshall, Jr. | Bruce and Sandra Massman | Bata and Rose Mataja | Peter and Kacey McCoy | Bruce R. McCaw | Madylon and Dean Meiling | Melanie and Scudder Mersman | Robert Mirvis | Ronnie Mifsud | Douglas A. J. Mockett | Donald and Carol Murray | Palmer Murray | Miles Nadal | The Norris Foundation | Melanie and Fred Orr | Tim Pappas | Buddy Pepp | Rick and Suzanne Principe | Tony and Jennifer Principe | Gary and Angela Retelny | Ronald and Laurie Resch | Ben Rolphe | Gayle and Edward P. Roski, Jr. | Jack Schafer | Steve and Susan Silk | William and Cheryl Swanson | Bruce and Peggy Wanta | Doug and Linda Wood | Steven E. Young
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