Support Your Park

Thank you for your interest in supporting Weir Farm National Historical Park. There are several ways to support the park:

 

 

Making a Donation

Museum Collection:

Weir Farm National Historical Park preserves and provides access to an extensive collection of art, furnishings, and archival material associated with the Weir, Young, and Andrews families and their lives and work at Weir Farm. The park continues to accept donations of art, artifacts, and documentation related to the site and the families that lived and worked here, as well as art made by members of the American Impressionist movement. Before being accepted into the collection, objects are evaluated for their relevance to Weir Farm and the capacity to care for them. If you are interested in donating to the museum collection or want to learn more, please email [e-mail].

Monetary Donations:

Weir Farm National Historical Park accepts monetary donations from visitors, individuals, neighbors, families, organizations, foundations, businesses, and many of other entities. Your donation will be used to preserve and protect the only national park in the country dedicated to American painting. Donations to the park are used to support and care for the historic gardens and landscape, walking trails, exhibits, public workshops, school groups visits, art programs, and other visitor activities. Your donation may also go towards the purchase of original artwork for the park. The park can only acquire artwork through donation and donated funds because of an explicit limitation in the park's legislation that prohibits the use federal dollars for this purpose. Much of the original artwork that you can see here has been donated. You can mail in your donation or drop it into the donation box located in the Visitor Center.

Please make checks payable to the National Park Service (not Weir Farm - even though your donation will go directly to Weir Farm NHP). Donations to parks and NPS programs are tax-deductible under section 170(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Mail donations to:
Superintendent
Weir Farm National Historical Park
735 Nod Hill Road
Wilton, CT 06897

No other federal agency relies as heavily on the generosity and kindness of its visitors and donors, and Weir Farm NHP sincerely thanks you for your donation.

 

Cooperating Association

Eastern National runs Weir Farm National Historical Park's museum store. This 501(c)3 non-profit cooperating association, operates in more than 150 national parks and other public trusts. The organization is dedicated to the preservation and use of the parks for the benefit of all Americans, visitors from all nations and future generations.

 

Volunteer

Have we got opportunities for you! The National Park Service Volunteers-In-Parks Program (VIP) was authorized by Public Law 91-357 enacted 1970. The VIP program provides a vehicle through which the National Park Service can accept and use voluntary help and services from the public. The major objective of the program is to use this voluntary help in such a way that is mutually beneficial to the National Park Service and the volunteer. Volunteers are accepted from the public without regard to race, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability. Visit our volunteer page to learn more.