HISTORY RISING

A special building project
​for the Fort Bend Museum

NOTE: Donations received now through the end of 2020 will be matched by a community challenge opportunity from The George Foundation -- up to $250,000 -- for a total of $500,000!
When does a dream become real?
Here at the Fort Bend History Association, we’ve been asking ourselves that question as our dream for a new, improved and inspired Fort Bend Museum takes hold.

A year ago it really was just a dream. Now, we’re more than halfway toward our $2 million fundraising goal. That’s the amount needed to turn an old, outdated, non-descript building damaged by a fire into a re-imagined space where more stories, more people and more historical items can come together. 

To be specific, “halfway” means $1.6 million raised to date. For that, we are grateful, humbled and even more inspired to make our dream of a better museum happen.

The amount raised so far has enabled us to go forward, develop plans and meet with architects and really creative exhibit experts. And yes, it’s looking really great.

So, to answer the initial question, our dream is becoming a reality. Every day it seems we get positive reinforcement. Either a generous gift from a longtime supporter, a check from someone we’ve just met, or even more recently, an amazing challenge grant from The George Foundation for $250,000. 

That’s where you come in. A challenge grant is just that — a challenge to us and the community to raise $250,000. Once that number is achieved, the challenge amount of $250,000 will be provided by The Foundation. In other words, this amazing opportunity alone, once reached, will put us more than three-quarters of the way to our final goal. 

That’s $1.1 million + $250,000 + $250,000 = $1.6 million.
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Our new museum will feature a design that matches the era and style of our historic Moore House next door (think “carriage house” complementing the main house). Inside, we will create a flexible exhibit space that can tell the history of our county by day and be transformed into a unique, accommodating event venue by night.
Your gift, of whatever amount, will help us continue our march forward — and truly make a great dream an even better reality.

We're More than Halfway There!

For more information, contact:

Zarinah K. Poole, Director of Development
zpoole@fbhistory.org | 281-342-1256

HISTORY RISING COMMITTEE

Peggy Bohn • Kay Danziger
Mary Favre • Aimee Frederick 
Rebecca Hafner
The Honorable Bob Hebert
Pat Hebert • Tim Kaminski
Keely Knipling • Steve Nelson
Claire Rogers • Harold Simmons
Paul Spana • Letha Wood