Circles Membership
As leading advocates, Circles members bolster the museum’s dedication to excellence and help ensure a strong and dynamic future for the Phillips.
The Phillips Collection’s Circles members provide substantial, ongoing support to sustain our world-class collection, award-winning education programs and outreach, and engaging public programs.
In addition to unlimited admission to the museum and to our routinely sold-out events, many special opportunities are extended to our most committed supporters.
Circles Levels and Benefits
Learn more about exclusive opportunities of Circles members.
Patron Circle
Annual Contribution: $2,500-$4,999
The Patron Circle provides critical support for the museum’s exceptional collection, pioneering initiatives in education and community outreach, and engaging public programs. In the Patron Circle, members join a dedicated community of supporters who enjoy unique, behind-the-scenes experiences at the museum.
Insider Circle
Annual Contribution: $5,000-$9,999
The Insider Circle sustains The Phillips Collection as an intimate, dynamic, and collaborative space for the arts, creating, as our founder Duncan Phillips wrote, “a beneficent force…a joy-giving, life-enhancing influence.” Insider Circle members enjoy deeper engagement at the museum, including an annual program with Vradenburg Director & CEO Jonathan P. Binstock.
Enthusiast Circle
Annual Contribution: $10,000-$24,999
The Enthusiast Circle promotes and preserves the legacy of the Phillips as a vital part of the arts and cultural tapestry of Washington, DC. Enthusiast Circle members are invited to participate in special experiences that highlight the museum’s engagement with the broader DC arts community, such as embassy dinners and private collection visits.
Collector Circle
Annual Contribution: $25,000-$49,999
The Collector Circle provides crucial funding that allows the Phillips to launch new initiatives and programs that advance the strategic goals of the institution.
Visionary Circle
Annual Contribution: $50,000+
The Visionary Circle is a unique leadership group of philanthropists who demonstrate their commitment to strengthening and advancing the Phillips’s future—as we foster a gathering place for creative dialogue where people and art connect. Your participation provides critical operating support along with important perspective on our progress as we step boldly forward into this museum’s second century.
For more information on sponsorship opportunities or about Circles membership, contact:
Advancement Department
advancement@phillipscollection.org
202.387.2151 x229
According to IRS rules and guidelines, contributions that provide “tangible economic benefits” to a donor in exchange for their gift may not be paid for in full or in part by a DAF or IRA , unless the donor waives those benefits. This includes all Circles memberships. If the Phillips receives a DAF or IRA payment for a Circles membership, it is assumed that the donor has chosen to waive those benefits.
All benefits are subject to change.
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