Object Donation

Donation Inquiry Form

Thank you for your interest in donating an object/objects to the Michigan State University Museum. All potential acquisitions are reviewed by the Museum’s Collections Committee and are guided by the Museum’s Collections Development Plan and Collections Policy.

For your potential donation to be reviewed, please complete the Object Donation Inquiry Form and submit along with images of the object(s).

Please do not send the object(s) you wish to donate to the Museum at this time.

Following review by the Collections Committee, you will be contacted about next steps if the Museum is interested in acquiring the object(s).

Name

First

Last

Subject

Tell us about your object(s):

What is the object’s history? (Date of object? Who made it? Who owned it? How was it used?):

Do you have documents, photographs, or other materials that tell us more about the object?

What is its condition? (Is it new, never used, or used? Is it damaged? Is it faded or stained? Please describe)

Are you the legal owner of the object?

Yes

How did you acquire the object(s)? When? From whom?

Is there anything else we should know about the object(s)?

Submit images

Maximum file size: 268.44MB

Per Michigan State University policy, the Museum cannot simply accept a non-cash gift/donation (which a donation of a physical object would be considered). If the Museum chooses to accept the non-cash gift, a potential donor must do the following:

If the gift is estimated to be valued at over $500, the Donor must complete and submit an Internal Revenue Form 8283, Noncash Charitable Contributions.

If the gift is estimated to be value at $5000 or more, the Donor must complete and submit an Internal Revenue Form 8283, Noncash Charitable Contributions and obtain a written appraisal from an independent, qualified appraiser. The appraisal must conform to current IRS guidelines. It is the donor's responsibility to secure, arrange and pay for appraisals of gift property.

Additional information can be found in the MSU Manual of Business Procedures Section 315.IV.

If you expect the item or items you intend to donate to be valued at $5000 or more, you may wish to learn the Collections Committee’s decision about your object before obtaining an appraisal. The Museum may ultimately not be able to accept the items you wish to donate and an appraisal is likely to have an associated fee.

MSU is committed to following the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).

Do you acknowledge you have read, understand, and accept these terms?

Do you still wish to proceed knowing what would be required of you if the object donation is accepted and that the items you intend to donate may not be accepted by the Museum.

Do you acknowledge you have read, understand, and accept these terms?

Yes

Thank you for your interest in donating non-cash items to the Museum. This form has not been saved. If you wish to make a monetary donation to the Museum, please do so using the link below.

https://givingto.msu.edu/gift/?sid=9443

If you are human, leave this field blank.