The Journey!

Memberships have enabled The Museum At Warm Springs to continue to preserve advance and share the knowledge of the cultural, traditional and artistic heritage of The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs.  It is because of members that we have been able to progress on this remarkable Journey together as friends caring for The Museum at Warm Springs as a community. We sincerely thank you!

The Museum At Warm Springs is continuing the Journey. The Museum would like to kindly inform you of our Year-End Giving Campaign “The Journey”, requesting year-end Donations and membership renewals. Year-end donations are also great breaks during tax season, as you know we are a 501(c)(3) Not-For-Profit Educational organization. As friends and members helping to keep a precious and award-winning facility in beautiful condition, we can continue the Journey of sharing, serving, and educating visitors around the world.

To help in this effort to care for the facility, we have cut our already lean operating expense budget by approximately 20% (staff is doing more for less, stretching every dollar as far as possible), seeking donations, and reaching out to past friends, contributors, and donors to ask for assistance in this Journey.

We are digging deep to contribute what we can with less than ever before, and we are asking you to join us in this important effort.

In spite of difficult economic times, we are pleased to share positive developments and news! We have:

1.     Obtained adequate funding for exhibits and continue providing a world-class experience for members and visitors.

2.     A new Master Plan for the Permanent Exhibit we are working on.

3.     The outdoor Twanat Trail in development, a collective vision of friends and supporters of The Museum.

4.     The Warm Springs Canoe Project and Family, now titled N’chi Wanapum (Big River People), has received regional praises for the its success and positive outreach efforts.

5.     The expanded marketing efforts of The Museum have grown tremendously to include online social networking, community interaction, promotions, graphical presentation, and expanded online presence.

6.     Made improvements to our website (www.museumatwarmsprings.org) and development systems to better serve our members.

7.     Introduced a new online newsletter to keep you better informed about museum activities via email. 

8.     Updated our lighting and sound throughout the Permanent Exhibit and Gallery

9.     A Board of Directors who approved and finalized a strategic plan that was supplemented by new business and development plans.

The Board of Directors approved and finalized a strategic plan and was supplemented by new business and development plans just this year. These actions have helped to ensure that The Museum At Warm Springs is able to address future needs and sustain the organization for generations to come – the essence of our mission.

Please consider a tax break by making a donation today. Or better yet, because The Museum At Warm Springs is a Member of the Oregon Cultural Trust, donate to both and receive a Tax Credit! Visit culturaltrust.org/donate.php for more information.

Oregon is fortunate to have the high quality, moving experience provided by The Museum at Warm Springs.  We are more than a museum: we are a living history and a repository for the culture that once spanned across our state from the crest of the Cascade Mountains east to the Blue Mountains, and from the Columbia River south beyond present day Bend, OR.

In honor of your gift, youth of Warm Springs have created a hand-made token, representing the spirit of the Confederated Tribes of Warms Springs that we will send to you, in appreciation of your beautiful gift.


Please feel welcome to call me at 541-553-3331 or email: jgreene@wstribes.org


On behalf of the people of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, whose past we honor and preserve, and whose future we dream, thank you for your kind generosity.


P.S. For information on business memberships, please visit our website at The Museum At Warm Springs


Any donation amount will help us meet our current needs, and we look forward to sharing membership benefits with you at any level you choose.  Thank you.