BUSINESS MEMBERSHIPS

Join Us!

Keep the history of Des Plaines alive by supporting our efforts to collect, preserve, and share the community’s stories.

We believe businesses and organizations play a crucial role in supporting educational programs for our students and strengthening our role as a place where everyone can visit, learn our local history, and share unique cultural experiences.

Embrace this opportunity to become a Business Member and be a driving force for positive change. Our business memberships are flexible—pick the one that best suits your needs.

Business Membership
—Levels & Benefits—

Download a Business Membership Brochure HERE

Business Partner, $150

  • Certificate of Recognition

  • Member Decal

  • e-Newsletters

  • The quarterly Cobweb Magazine (online)

  • One free admission to all Coffee Talks

  • Your business name listed on our website, in each quarterly Cobweb Magazine, and on the Support Our Members display in our Visitor and Education Center

  • A one-line ‘welcome’ listing in one e-newsletter and one post in Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn

  • 10% Discount on Gift Shop purchases for you and your employees

  • One free historical research consultation with our expert researchers

  • Two invitations to our Annual Meeting

  • Your business name listed in our Annual Report

  • One Curator guided tour of the Kinder House Museum for up to 10 people

Business Leader, $275

Includes all Business Partner level benefits, plus:

  • A link to your business on our website

  • Instead of a one-line listing, a 100-word write-up about your business in one e-Newsletter and one post in Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn (Ex: your business name, location, website, business description, length of time in Des Plaines, anniversary or upcoming events)

  • Your brochure and business cards displayed in the Support Our Members display

  • Two printed copies of each quarterly Cobweb Magazine mailed to you

Heritage Circle, $500
Includes all Business Leader benefits, plus:

  • Your logo included with the listing and link to your business on our website

  • Your logo and link in every e-Newsletter

  • Instead of one social media write-up, you are entitled to quarterly 100-word write-ups in Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn

  • Your Business logo in our Annual Report

  • Six printed copies of each quarterly Cobweb Magazine mailed to you

  • A guided tour of the Kinder House with a Curator and the Executive Director

  • Host a meeting or mixer in the Visitor and Education Center (up to 50 people). We will provide a screen and projector

  • One half-page ad in one issue of the quarterly Cobweb

Sponsorship Opportunities

As a sponsor of a major exhibit, an art show in our Gallery, our monthly Coffee Talks, or a Kinder House preservation project, you can receive special recognition. Contact us for more information.

Thank you for considering a Business Membership to
Help Keep History Alive!