Corporate Membership

Corporate Members play an essential role in Planet Word’s success, making possible one-of-a-kind exhibits, mission-driven programs, and free admission. In recognition, Corporate Members enjoy exclusive benefits and align themselves with Planet Word’s timely message that words matter.

Planet Word is uniquely situated at a crossroads of cultures and influence, affording Corporate Members exposure to an exceptionally engaged audience of local, national, and international visitors, and access to a network of supporters that includes prominent educators, writers, authors, and thought leaders. Companies of all sizes and sectors find value in their Planet Word membership.

We invite you to engage with the museum and its wide circle of leaders, its diverse audiences, and the broader cultural community that it reaches in Washington, D.C., and beyond.

To learn how your company can work with Planet Word to bring language to life, contact our development team at .

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Planet Word is a private, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. All corporate memberships and contributions are at least partially tax-deductible, to the full extent of the law.

Benefits of Corporate Membership

All Planet Word corporate members enjoy:

  • Exclusive branding and promotion opportunities
  • Special access to museum programs and events (must RSVP)
  • Priority access to volunteer opportunities and community engagement
  • Inclusion in annual report
  • Recognition in select museum communications

$50,000

  • Free admission for corporate-led group visits up to 150, including Themed-Experience Guides, such as Black Voices and Stories and Talking Tech
  • Exclusive after hours access to the galleries for team building or client engagement
  • Logo placement on digital signage in the Welcome Lobby
  • Up to 16 tickets for employees or guests to attend select museum programs and events
  • Discount on two facility uses to host events for employees or clients (additional fees apply for external vendors, catering, etc.)
  • 16 group sleuthing experiences at Lexicon Lane, the museum’s word-sleuthing adventure, designed for groups of up to four people each
  • 1 daytime private use of Lexicon Lane for team-building or employee family event
  • Founder’s tour of the Franklin School Building, Planet Word’s home and a National Historic Landmark, featuring remarks from CEO and Founder Ann Friedman
  • Notable co-branded recognition of your commitment

$25,000

  • Free admission for corporate-led group visits up to 150, including Themed-Experience Guides, such as Black Voices and Stories and Talking Tech
  • Exclusive after hours access to the galleries for team building or client engagement
  • Up to 10 tickets for employees or guests to attend select museum programs and events
  • Discount on one facility use to host events for employees or clients (additional fees apply for external vendors, catering, etc.)
  • 10 group sleuthing experiences at Lexicon Lane, the museum’s word-sleuthing adventure, designed for groups of up to four people each
  • Founder’s tour of the Franklin School Building, Planet Word’s home and a National Historic Landmark, featuring remarks from CEO and Founder Ann Friedman
  • Notable co-branded recognition of your commitment

$10,000

  • Free admission for corporate-led group visits up to 100, including Themed-Experience Guides, such as Black Voices and Stories and Talking Tech
  • Up to 8 tickets for employees or guests to attend select museum programs and events
  • 5 group sleuthing experiences at Lexicon Lane, the museum’s word-sleuthing adventure, designed for groups of up to four people each
  • Discount on one weekday facility use to host events for employees or clients
  • Special co-branded recognition of your commitment

$5,000

  • Free admission for corporate-led group visits up to 100, including Themed-Experience Guides, such as Black Voices and Stories and Talking Tech
  • Up to 4 tickets for employees or guests to attend select museum programs and events
  • 5 group sleuthing experiences at Lexicon Lane, the museum’s word-sleuthing adventure, designed for groups of up to four people each

$2,500

  • Free admission for corporate-led group visits up to 100, including Themed-Experience Guides, such as Black Voices and Stories and Talking Tech

OR

  • Up to 4 tickets for employees or guests to attend select museum programs and events

Customize Your Corporate Membership

We want to tailor a membership that works especially for you. Corporate members are invited to customize their packages by adding:

 

Special Event Sponsorship

Sponsor a single event or series of events, includes:

  • exclusive acknowledgement of support
  • volunteer opportunities for employees and their families

Exclusive Branding Opportunities

Sponsor an installation at the museum, such as:

  • Short Story Dispenser — Located in the Welcome Lobby, the touch of a button produces a free short story or poem for every guest to take home. Planet Word produces the most stories of any Short Story Dispenser around the globe!
  • Franklin Park Journal — Part of a uniquely engaging installation in the newly-renovated Franklin Park, Planet Word’s waterproof journals provide a point of contemplation and connection for visitors who discover their welcoming pages.

 

 

Mission Critical Support of Our Education and Impact Initiatives

Support Planet Word’s literacy programs:

  • Own Your Story Project — Join Planet Word’s effort to get books into the hands of young readers, ensuring children in our region receive equal access to age-appropriate, culturally relevant, and inspiring reading materials.
  • Words on the Bus — Help us champion equitable field trip access for Title I D.C. Schools by providing buses and books, so that all local students can discover the magic of words, language, and reading at Planet Word.
  • Community Literacy Network — Support our growing partnerships with more than 60 organizations that host tutor trainings, book give-aways, and educational programs at Planet Word. Help bring student groups participants to the museum for free.

Past and Present Partners

We’re grateful to many local and national corporations for showing their commitment to Planet Word. Our past and present partners include:

  • AT&T Corporation
  • Augeo-Greer
  • Bank of America
  • Bloomberg Philanthropies
  • CLINTON-RIES Landscape Architects
  • The College Board
  • Hakluyt & Company, Limited
  • HARMAN International
  • Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • Nate Berkus Associates, Inc.
  • Neal Gerber Eisenberg LLP
  • Nixon Peabody LLP
  • Venable LLP
  • Zubatkin Owner Representation, LLC