Donations in any amount can be sent directly to ALMA at the following address:

Armenian Library and Museum of America
65 Main Street
Watertown, MA 02472

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Commemorative Gift

Thinking of the perfect gift that will always be remembered. Express your regard for a loved one with a gift to the Armenian Library and Museum of America. Give a gift of membership, commemorate a celebration, a birthday or give in memory or honor of a loved one.

We will acknowledge your contribution by sending a letter to those you designate, informing them of your generosity. All gift amounts are confidential unless otherwise requested.

Gifts can be made by mail, online or by contacting the office at 617-926-2562.

There are many ways to make a contribution to ALMA, from outright gifts of cash and securities to life income gifts and bequests. These gifts can provide both financial and tax benefits, and may permit you to achieve much more with your donation than you thought. Such planned gifts include:

1) Bequests
2) Charitable Gift Annuities
3) Charitable Trusts
4) Gifts of Marketable Securities and Appreciated Stock
5) Life Insurance Policy

The Armenian Library and Museum of America is able to accept credit card transactions through its relationship with Wainwright Bank & Trust's community web-page. CommunityRoom.net provides ALMA's donors a secure method for accepting credit card information via the web.

To access the donation website, please visit Wainwright Bank's Communityroom.net website or copy and paste the following link .

Instructions for navigating the donation website:
***Ignore the "I am a Member" or "Become a Member" links.***

- In the Nonprofit drop down menu select
Armenian Library and Museum of America

- Enter the dollar amount you wish to donate, and type any special instructions in the comment box (e.g. Family membership, Donation IMO (name), Birthday Gift, etc.)

- Click "Add Donation"

- Confirm information is correct and click "Checkout"

- Complete billing information fields and click "Proceed"

Donate to ALMA---->CommunityRoom.net

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ALMA has an extensive program of events and exhibits. Assistance comes from individual community members or local businesses. Such assistance can take various forms. Frequently, there is a need for special assistance, such as flower arrangements or refreshments for public events, office equipment, or furnishings and props for exhibits at the museum and the library. ALMA has frequently benefited from the generosity of Cass Flowers and Brattle Square Florists, Bon Appetit Caterers and Tohnir Catering, Old Corner Books, Bon Ton Rugs, and many other local businesses.

Every year ALMA produces and prints four issues of the newsletter, and 6 issues of ALMA-Matters - the guide to programs and events at ALMA. The Museum frequently needs assistance in the production and printing of these publications.

Link to the Obituary in the Boston Globe




Have you considered donating your time and skills? No help is too little! Depending on the person's skills, they can be assigned to different departments. People with an ability to read Armenian and English are invaluable in cataloguing new arrivals at the library. To help the Curators with registration and recording of artifacts in the Museum's collection do not need special skills; merely attention to detail and love of history. A large group of ladies helps the Office to prepare the mailings of quarterly publications and special event announcements. Finally, the Museum is always looking for volunteers with special skills, such as carpentry, rug and textile restoration and conservation, computer data entry, and graphic design.

Please consider joining ALMA's network of volunteers!

Meet ALMA's helping hands.