The Central Wisconsin Children's Museum is wrapping up 2025 with a call to action: We are seeking support from our community through an end-of-year campaign. All proceeds go toward the maintenance and updates to our museum as well as the family-learning exhibits and programming. As a nonprofit 501(c)(3), contributions are tax-deductible!

Whether you are providing a Museum Gift or Being a Bud and donating a membership to a community member, any support makes a big deal to our little museum.

While 2024 was focused on careful budgeting, 2025 has been full of updates:

Joined the Association of Children’s Museums reciprocity network
Created and filled new Community Outreach Coordinator role
Partnered with the Wisconsin Children’s Museum Alliance to gather regional information to elevate children’s museums as key contributors to WI family tourism
Welcomed Interim Executive Director as Executive Director
Refresh of beloved Pet Vet exhibit with contributions from local area Veterinarian clinics
Installed our giant Lite Brite funded by a Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin grant
Obtained funding to update our Community Cove Kids’ Cafe for 2026
Continued partnerships with community volunteers to bring in improvements to CWCM
- UWSP Labor of Love
- CLASP Teddy Bear Clinics
- Aspiring Educators and NSSLHA members
- Dimensions Living of Stevens Point
- Cap Services and Midstate Independent Living Choices events
- Over 600 hours of volunteering from the start of 2025!
Continue to offer reduced admission to approximately 10% of our visitors through the Museums for All initiative and EveryFund Program - enabling families of all different socioeconomic backgrounds to enjoy our Museum

As we close out 2025, we invite you to invest in our organization by making a financial contribution. This could be in the form of renewing a lapsed membership, gifting a membership to a family who you think would enjoy it, or making an outright gift to support our operations and updates. No matter how you choose to give, you play a vital role in helping us fulfill our mission of engaging children and families by providing a space where learning and play come together.

End of Year Ask / Be a Bud