Help Us Grow: Donate to the CCM

Now all Maryland Taxpayers-- individuals and businesses-- can take advantage of the Community Investment Tax Credit. This means that when you donate $500 or more to the CCM before Dec. 31 2010, you will qualify to get 50% back when you file your Maryland return.

It works like this: write a check or donate needed materials (with original invoice) valued at $500 or more, we give you a simple two-page form, and voila half the amount of your donation is deducted from your tax return. That’s in addition to the regular donation allowed for donating to a charitable organization. If you don’t need the deduction in 2009 or 2010, you have up to five years to claim it.

Donations to the Chesapeake Children’s Museum are always appreciated. At this time, your financial contributions will help our expansion plans to move along. Contributions of time, materials, and money are currently going into the creation of an additional classroom space at CCM. The major contribution is $115,000 from a bond bill from the state of Maryland. In July 2009, the City of Annapolis donated $35,000. A local design and construction company, River Crest Design Build is contributing its expertise with project management and renovation labor.

We are looking forward to some wonderful new programs in the additional classroom space which will have: cooking appliances, a tool cabinet, sewing machines, and a video screen. Can you see it? Like any beautiful garden, lots of work must be done before the blooming. What will you put into the making of a vibrant space for the cultivation of our children’s interests and skills?

If you would like to make a donation to the Chesapeake Children's Museum, please contact us at 410-990-1993.