Your corporate support of Higgins demonstrates leadership and commitment to the community, and helps make Worcester a more vibrant place to live and work. Your company can support the museum through a corporate membership, Annual Fund donation, or by sponsoring an exhibition, event, or other museum activity. Sponsorship at Higgins positions your company as an integral part of our visitor experience, aligning you visibly with a beloved and respected cultural institution.
Event sponsorships are available in a range of levels with a variety of benefits. All sponsors receive extensive name recognition and promotion through our website, newsletter, and other publications relating to the event. For more information on corporate sponsorships or membership, contact Janet Pane-Joyce in the Development Office at (508) 853-6015, ext. 42, or at jpanejoyce@higgins.org.
Why Higgins?
We have four great reasons to support Higgins with a corporate membership.
- Association with one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of arms and armor in North America.
- Enhanced community presence and visibility.
- An exceptional array of benefits to offer your employees, clients and customers.
- Become part of the strong collective voice of New England museums on behalf of preservation while keeping history alive and relevant.
Current corporate support
In 2010 and 2011, we received generous corporate support from
- AAA Southern New England
- Abbott Bioresearch Center
- Bank of America
- Blanchard Food Corporation
- Bose Corporation
- Engel Entertainment
- Fallon Clinic, Inc.
- FLEXcon Company, Inc.
- Foley Marine & Industrial Engines
- Hanover Insurance Group
- International Ceramic Engineering
- Kase Krafts
- Knight-Dik Insurance Agency, Inc.
- Lamoureux, Pagano & Associates, Inc.
- LUTCO, Inc.
- Mirick, O'Connell
- Struck Catering
- Worcester Telegram & Gazette
In 2010 and 2001, in-kind giving was gratefully received from
- A Perfect Setting
- All Star Incentive Marketing
- American Ballroom and Latin Dance Studio
- B & G Restaurant Equipment
- Bartending Service of New England
- Beechwood Hotel
- Berkshire Museum
- Blantyre
- Borelli Music
- Bose Corporation
- Central Rock Gym
- Chesterwood
- Currier and Chives
- Davis Farmland and Mega Maze
- DCU Center
- Deloitte & Touche LLP
- EcoTarium
- Fruitlands Museum
- Hancock Shaker Village
- Hanover Theater for the Performing Arts
- Hebert Confections LLC
- Island Airlines
- Jacob's Pillow
- Jumpin' Juice and Java
- Master Singers of Worcester
- Mr. Hilary Scott
- Ms. Elsa Chen/Ms. Janet Yelle
- Mulligan's Miniature Golf
- Museum of Russian Icons
- Museum of Science
- Nantucket Wine Festival
- Niche Hospitality Group
- Norman Rockwell Museum
- O'Connors Restaurant & Bar
- Old Sturbridge Village
- Old Sturbridge Village - Food Service
- Panera Bread/PR Restaurants
- Pepper's Fine Food Catering
- Pinecroft Dairy & Restaurant
- Rovezzi's
- Salsa Storm
- Sanctuary Bonsai
- Showcase Cinemas Worcester North
- Sodexo
- Southwick's Zoo
- Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Centre
- Tastings
- The Children's Museum of Easton
- The Discovery Museums
- Tower Hill Botanic Gardens
- Wexford House Irish Imports
- Wild Willy's Burgers
- Worcester Art Museum
- Worcester Center for Crafts
- Worcester Opera Works
- Worcester Tornadoes
The museum also receives extraordinary support for its programs and operations from private, governmental, and corporate foundations. We are most grateful for this generous funding. Foundation support in 2010 and 2011 was provided by:
- Bozenhard Charitable Fund
- Bradley C. Higgins Foundation
- Elkanah B. Atkinson Community and Education Fund
- Fletcher Foundation
- Francis A. & Jacquelyn H. Harrington Foundation
- Fred Harris Daniels Foundation, Inc.
- George & Sybil Fuller Foundation
- Greater Worcester Community Foundation
- Hart Foundation
- John W. and Clara Higgins Foundation
- Liberty Mutual Foundation
- Margaret E. Sherman Trust
- Mary Louise Wilding-White Fund
- Mass Humanities
- Massachusetts Cultural Council
- Michael J. Grenon Family Fund
- Mildred H. McEvoy Foundation
- Morgan-Worcester, Inc.
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- Ross and Lisa Dik Fund
- Ruth H. and Warren A. Ellsworth Foundation
- Webster Five Foundation
- Wyman-Gordon Foundation
- Yesod Foundation
