Friends of Golden History Museum

A nonprofit organization

$86,453 raised by 117 donors

FoGHM provides funding and volunteer support for exhibits, programs and historic collections at the Golden History Museum and Park. FoGHM also provides a channel for grant-making and receiving, as well as planning and conducting social events at the Museum.

Testimonials

"Many thanks to the Golden History Museum for providing the online cache of historic Transcripts, and to the Golden Transcript for documenting our history since 1866!"... from a recent "Goldentoday.com" daily newsletter.

Mission

We engage and inspire visitors by preserving and sharing Golden's history and facilitating the connection of people to the history of Golden, Colorado.

Background Statement

The organization was formed in 1998 to provide a viable management entity to operate the Astor House Museum and the Clear Creek History Park. The City of Golden owns these facilities but lacked the expertise and capacity to operate history museums. The Friends of the Astor House and Clear Creek History Park added a third museum to the management contract with the City of Golden in 2009, formerly known as the Pioneer Museum. The third facility is now called the Golden History Center. The name of the nonprofit was changed at that time to "Golden History Museums." In April, 2010, the nonprofit Golden History Museums completed a transition agreement with the City of Golden to turn over management and operation of the three museums to the City as of July 1, 2010. The City assumed the name and trade mark of "Golden History Museums" and the non-profit organization became "Friends of Golden History Museum." In 2017 the City changed the name of the facilities to Golden History Museum and Park.

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

Friends of Golden History Museum

other names

FoGHM, Friends of the Astor House Museum and Clear Creek History Park

Year Established

1998

Tax id (EIN)

84-1473577

Category

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Organization Size

Small Organization

Address

923 10th Street
Golden, CO 80401

Service areas

Jefferson County, CO, US

Phone

303-278-3557

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