Support King Manor Museum

History belongs to everyone. Help us keep it that way.

King Manor Museum is the only museum in Southeast Queens, serving thousands of students, families, and community members each year. Your donation helps us keep our programs accessible, welcoming, and rooted in the community we serve.

Your support makes it possible for us to offer free and low-cost public programs, hands-on history activities, exhibitions, school programs, and community events. It also helps us bring the museum beyond our walls, reaching students, seniors, families, and neighbors throughout Southeast Queens.

At King Manor, we believe history should help people understand the world around them and see themselves as part of its story. From Rufus King’s antislavery legacy to the many communities that have shaped Jamaica and Queens, we use history to spark conversations about democracy, justice, migration, culture, and civic participation.

Every gift makes a difference. Whether you give $10, $50, $250, or more, you are helping us keep local history accessible and ensuring that Southeast Queens has a museum that reflects, serves, and celebrates its community.

Your gift helps us:

Keep most public programs free
Provide hands-on learning experiences for local students
Create exhibitions that tell stories connected to Queens and its communities
Partner with local artists, cultural practitioners, schools, and community organizations
Bring King Manor programs into schools, libraries, senior centers, parks, and other community spaces
Care for and share this important historic site and its collections

Become a King Manor Ambassador

Want to make an even bigger impact? Become a King Manor Ambassador by making a monthly gift.

Our Ambassadors are a community of dedicated supporters who believe that Southeast Queens deserves accessible history, arts, culture, and educational opportunities. Monthly giving provides King Manor with reliable support we can count on throughout the year, helping us plan ahead while keeping programs affordable and accessible.

Even a small monthly gift adds up. $10 a month becomes $120 of support over the course of a year, helping us buy program supplies, support school programs, work with local artists and cultural practitioners, and bring the museum beyond our walls.

Rufus was an ambassador to Great Britain, but we think King Manor deserves a few ambassadors of its own. Give $20 a month or more and you’ll receive a special-edition King Manor Ambassador pin.

Your monthly support helps sustain this work all year long and makes sure our community continues to have a museum of its own.

Become an Ambassador today by selecting “Monthly” when you make your gift.

Help us keep history alive, accessible, and relevant in Southeast Queens. Make a gift to King Manor Museum today.

Thank you for being part of King Manor’s community.

King Manor Ambassadors