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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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For artifacts and automobilia donations, please e-mail: archive@petersen.org
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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
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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 Naseme Hallum at nhallum@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 >
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Founders
The Ahmanson Foundation | The Otis Booth Foundation | The William E. Connor Foundation | James H. Frank | Juan González M. | Audrey and Martin Gruss Foundation | Michael Armand Hammer and The Armand Hammer Foundation | The Hetfield Family | The Gordon R. and Mary M. Howard Family Foundation | Katz Family | Thomas and Sharon Malloy | Sam and Emily Mann | Bruce and Sandra Massman | Wilbur May Foundation | Bruce Meyer Family | Peter and Merle Mullin | A. Ross and Beth Myers | Charles E. Nearburg | Patty and Greg Penske Family | Margie and Robert E. Petersen Foundation | David A. Pyle Family | Bobby Rahal Family | Richard and Allison Roeder | Phillip Sarofim | David and Ginny Sydorick | Richard A. Varner | Rob Walton | Chuck and Tara Wegner | Sharon and Dennis White Family | Harry Yeaggy
Icons
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 | 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 | Sandy Bettelman | Allen Blackmore | Diane and Larry Bloomer | Harry Bently Bradley | Gigi Carleton | Frank and Lisa Chapman | Doug Cohen | Arthur B. and Nevada Cook | A. Dano Davis | James A. Dunn | John and Susan Ebey | Craig and Hanne Ekberg | Bud Feldkamp | Judy O. and Robert T. Flesh Family | Evans Frankenheimer | David Gaurino | Cynthia Griffith | McKeel and Soon Hagerty | Kirk Hammett | Michael Hattem | Scott and Fred Hawley | Ron and Andrea Hein | John Hennessey | William B. Hilton, Jr. | Conrad Hilton Foundation | Mark Hyman | Jones Family Trust | Brian P. Kariger | Dr. Sabrina Kay | Charles B. Kendall | Irvin R. Kessler | Jerry and Terry Kohl | Kent Kresa | Thomas E. Larkin Jr. | Peter Lenkov | Howard Levy and Nathalie Blossom | Bob and Mary Longpre | Jack Mathis, George Gelsebach and Yolanda Veloz | Thomas V. McKernan | Barry and Karen Meguiar | Robert Meigs | The Musk Foundation | Walter Nakamura | Jack Nicholson | Daniel Orlov | Benjamin Paull | Buddy Pepp | Alexandria C. Phillips | Curt R. Pindler | Patsy and Gene K. Ponder | Raina Ring | RK Motors - Private Collection | Barbara and Thomas Sanborn | Ray and Janet Scherr | Tony and Belle Schwartz | Alan Shapiro | Kent E. and Cheri Sokolow | Thomas and Candace Spiel | Lance, Shana, and Ashton Stander | Joseph P. and Carol Z. Sullivan | Howard Tenenbaum | Pat and Linda Velasco | Franz von Holzhausen | Kent J. and Carol L. Wilken | Rick Workman | Zarabi Family
Innovators
Mark Alfano | Kevin and Karen Alstott | Anonymous | Katherine Bard | Robert Bistagne | John Breslow | Ron Brown | Philip Cheng | Nicholas and Rose Colonna | Peter Condos | Stephen E. Denkers | Tenney and Deborah Fairchild | Theodore E. Gildred | Gary and Linda Goldfein | David Gooding | Steve Hitter | John F. Karubian Family | Michael L. and Barbara Malamut | Margaret Skouras Martyn and Marty Martyn | Tom McIntyre | Jim and Sherri Meeks | Richard G. Messer | Bob Miller | Richard A. and Toni Moss | Kent Perkins and Ruth Buzzi | Stephen and Jill Petty | James H. Pflueger | Gentleman Joe Schubeck | Thomas Shannon | Gerry Shear | Sylvester Stallone | Russell Steiner | Louise Laraway Teal Foundation | Gordon L. Wangers | Stanley and Myrna Zimmerman
Preservation
David V. Adams, Sr. | David E. and Janice Altemus | Joseph Bachman | Bill and Carol Bagshaw | Robert C. and Cheryl Baker | Virginia " Ginger" Bamford | Alan Berro | The Karen and Todd Blue Family Foundation | Eric Breslow | Sergey Brin | Samuel Byrne | Edward Carden | Rick Caruso | Edwin Castro | Richard Cholakian | Mashuri Clark | Collector's Foundation | Michelle, Maile, John Cowell | Nicola Dantine | DeAcetis Family | Richard Devinki | Marianne and David Duthu | Gregory W. and Donna Econn | The Elizarraz Family | Tom Ellison | Kenneth Epsman | Emily and Henry Ford III | David Garese | Jeffery Giannini | Sherwyn R. Gilliland Separate Property Trust | Judy and Robert Green | Martin Hamburger | William W. and Marcy Hammerstein | Wally Hansen and Harry Hansen | Urban S. Hirsch III | Lila and Steve Huse | Steve and Lila Huse | Robert Ingram | Jackson Family Foundation | Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust | Ronald and Billie Johnson | Parnelli and Judy Jones | Ed Justice, Jr. | Arthur Kaiser | Rodney Kemerer | Ben Kessler | Gregg Kirkpatrick | Kyle Kirwan | Chuck Koch | Pete Koss | Brian and Brandee Krzanich | Paul and Erica Kuliev | John La Barbera | James Landes | Marvin and Jill Landon | Kim and Joel Laub | Michael Lichner | Maryam and B. Quentin Lilly | James and Alison Luckman | Barry, Marcia, and Shawn Maiten | E. Pierce Marshall. Jr. | Bata and Rose Mataja | Bruce R. McCaw | Peter and Kacey McCoy | Samuel McDannald | Madylon and Dean Meiling | Melanie and Scudder Mersman | Ronnie Mifsud | Robert Mirvis | Trent Mitsch | Douglas A. J. Mockett | Donald and Carol Murray | Palmer Murray | Miles Nadal | The Norris Foundation | Melanie and Fred Orr | Tim Pappas | Rick and Suzanne Principe | Tony and Jennifer Principe | Ronald and Laurie Resch | Gary and Angela Retelny | Ben Rolphe | Gayle and Edward P. Roski, Jr. | Jack Schafer | Steve and Susan Silk | Clark Smith | William and Cheryl Swanson | Gary Thomas | Bruce and Peggy Wanta | Karlene and Howard Weg | Tom and Paula Wilson | Doug and Linda Wood | Steven E. Young
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