The Discovery Museum will hold its annual Bid for Kids Online Auction from May 24-June 2, 2021. This important fundraiser provides critical support for our free and low cost access programs for families and schools in need. Proceeds from the auction support our Open Door Connections program, which provides free and discounted admission for nearly a quarter of the total people we serve annually. This includes families with children on the autism spectrum, who are deaf/hard of hearing, or are blind/have low vision; $1/person admission for EBT and ConnectorCare cardholders; free admission for educators and military families; and free admission for all on select Friday evenings. This year, despite COVID-19’s steep impact on our budget, we also offered one month of free admission for all in recognition of the pandemic’s financial and emotional toll on families. Since we began charging admission again in August, our ODC audience has tripled as a percentage of total visitation.

If a company decides to donate to our 2021 Bid for Kids Online Auction, your item and business will be profiled in the online auction catalog with a link to your website. We market the auction to the more than 35,000 individuals on the Museum’s email list and through Facebook and Twitter, as well as to 400,000+ bidders nationwide via our auction platform, BiddingForGood.com. It is our goal to thank you by providing as much visibility for your business as possible!