Friends Of The Springfield Art Museum

Our Mission

Friends of the Springfield Art Museum, Inc. is a non-profit 501c3 fundraising arm of the Springfield Art Museum. The Friends organization is dedicated to providing financial support to the Museum. Funds raised help fulfill the Museum's artistic and arts education mission, as well as provide critical capital funding for the Museum's transformative expansion and renovation project, called the "2028 Campaign."

In 2018, the Springfield Art Museum launched a visionary comprehensive site plan for its building and grounds. The goal of this plan was to reimagine the Museum as a 21st century civic asset by expanding educational and public programming space and creating strong physical and aesthetic connections between the Museum grounds, an adjacent park, and a greenway trail. While the scope of the site plan was limited to the Museum’s building and grounds, it was to be understood in the context of a larger conceptual plan to link the Museum to other parts of the community through parks and trails. By January 2025, the Museum will embark on the construction phase of this visionary plan with the goal of realizing this transformational site plan by the Museum's 100th anniversary year in 2028.

Individuals or corporations wishing to make major gifts to the 2028 Campaign are encouraged to contact Kate Francis, Museum Affairs Officer, at 417.874.2865 or kate.francis@springfieldmo.gov. Naming opportunities are available.