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Membership

Join, renew, or make an annual gift:

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Member support empowers all programs of the Center for Railroad Photography & Art.

Membership starts at $50 per year in North America. All members receive four issues of our quarterly journal Railroad Heritage, along with invitations to special events, complimentary research assistance, and many other opportunities to engage with a growing community of people who love railroad photography and art and are committed to preserving their passion for future generations.

Annual membership follows the calendar year (January – December); Gifts made after September 1 extend memberships to the next calendar year.

Benefits of membership include:

  • Access to our members-only programs
  • Complimentary research services
  • Discounted rates for our conferences
  • Four annual issues of our magazine, Railroad Heritage

Many ways to give

Northbound empty Union Pacific Railroad grain train departs Taylor, Texas, in May 1983. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, Lamb-02-121-02

There are many ways you can give to further the Center’s mission to preserve and present significant images of railroading.

Options include qualified charitable distributions (QCDs), stocks and other securities, donor-advised funds, gifts through your will or estate via our legacy society, and sustaining monthly gifts.

Explore giving options that allow you to maximize your impact to the Center while often providing tax advantages.

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Recognition

Unless you prefer anonymity, we recognize all of our members in the spring issue of Railroad Heritage. Annual membership levels include:

Supporters: Up to $199

Friends: $200 to $499

Patrons: $500-$999

Benefactors: $1,000-$4,999

Leadership Circle: $5,000 and above

Chicago & North Western Railway Fairbanks-Morse locomotives at Escanaba, Michigan, on August 17, 1974. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, Bjorklund-24-09-13

With deep appreciation, the Center for Railroad Photography & Art gratefully acknowledges the Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust as underwriter of our fundraising and endowment campaign.

Have questions? Please reach out.

If you need assistance with your donation or have questions about ways to support the Center, please reach out to:

Inga Velten

Director of Development & Operations

(608) 251-5785 ext. 2

inga [at] railphoto-art.org