Support Canopy
Keep the door open.
Canopy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Admission covers only a fraction of what a visit really costs — your gift covers the rest.
Why It Matters
A ticket only goes so far.
38%
Of a visit's real cost covered by admission
40%
Of our budget funds free & reduced access
60%
Of children arrive on a field trip
On Chicago's South Side, a children's museum only works if every child can get through the door. Gifts are what make that true — they are not extra, they are the model.
Your Gift At Work
What a gift does.
$25
A sensory backpack for a child who needs a quieter way in.
$50
Bilingual gallery materials for a family.
$150
A reduced-price visit for ten Museums-for-All families.
$400
A fully funded field trip for one Title I classroom — admission and the bus.
Where It Goes
Every dollar, on the floor.
01
Free & reduced access
Forty percent of our budget keeps admission low and funds free days, Museums-for-All, and library passes.
02
Field trips that cost nothing
The Discovery Access Fund sends Title I and high-need schools at no charge — admission and transportation.
03
Quiet Car Mornings
Our sensory-friendly program runs at a loss by design, so no family is priced out of a calm visit.
04
Keeping the cars alive
Real exhibits wear out under 140,000 hands a year. Gifts keep the gears turning — literally.