The Museum benefits from many generous contributions from our community that enables our organization to raise awareness and funds for heritage preservation, collection, educational programs and much more. The Heritage Farmstead Museum has many unique donation and sponsorship opportunities for both businesses and individuals. We hope that you will consider a gift to benefit the  Museum and the community it serves.

1. Make a Monetary Donation

Donations are crucial to the operation of the Heritage Farmstead Museum. Funds support heritage preservation, collections, livestock, family and student education programs.

Here’s a glimpse of what your $100 donation can do:
•Feed for our 4 goats for an entire month
•Feed for our 6 Hampshire sheep for two weeks
•Two 5lb bags of delicious mealworms for our chickens
•10 Coastal Hay bales or 4 Alfalfa bales to keep our animals well-fed for two weeks


Donations are crucial to the operation of the Heritage Farmstead Museum. Funds support heritage preservation, collections, livestock, family and student education programs.  

2. Become a Community Partner/Sponsor

Become one of the many business, service or goods companies that donate materials, event/fundraising sponsorship services, or cash-back contributions to the Heritage Farmstead Museum on an ongoing basis! Donations of printing, construction goods, animal feed, food for events, flowers/garden materials and more are all needed and appreciated.

Carmen Carpenter Haggard
Carol Short and Family
The Drotman Family
Jackson Walker LLP
The Muns Family Foundation
RLM Earthco
The Wilson Family

Woman teaching inside old schoolhouse

3. Donate to Collections

Artifacts donations are on a case-by-case basis, depending on museum needs. If you would like an item considered, please contact the Collections Manager, Emily Duval emilyd@heritagefarmstead.org

4. Give Items to the Wish List

General

  • 55 gallon trash bags
  • Paper towels/ Toilet Paper
  • Cedar mulch or compost for the gardens – Gift card to Texas Pure
  • Gift cards for local stores in any amount
  • Copier Paper
  • Feed Store Gift Cards – D&L or Wells
  • Fan with sealed motor used  during hot weather in animal pens

Education

  • Deer Corn
  • Dried corn cobs
  • Bars of Ivory Soap
  • Glue Sticks
  • Crayola Chalk
  • Crayola Crayons
  • Gift card for craft stores
  • Metal hand shovels

Chickens

  • Purina Layena Crumble
  • Purina Layena Pellets
  • Scratch Grains
  • Meal Worms
  • Chicken Treats

Pigs

  • Black Oil Sunflower Seeds
  • Nature’s Match Sow and Pig
  • Large Flake Pine Shavings

Donkey

  • Bags of Whole Oats

Barn Cats

  • Dry Cat Food
    Many items can be purchased at Tractor Supply or Wells Brothers. Order online at 
    GrubblyFarms.com or Chewy.com 

Support the Farmstead

As a non-profit, we thrive off of the contributions of our local community. Your contribution, no matter how big or small, makes a big difference in our farmstead.