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Join Inspire Washington as an Organizational Member!
Why Membership Matters
Inspire Washington is more than a statewide cultural advocacy organization. We are a mighty coalition comprising of 164 Cultural Partners, 182 Members and Donors and 11,471 advocate subscribers.
We rely on our advocates to help us uplift communities through the power of science, heritage, and arts; ensure that all cultural organizations, regardless of their size, have sustainable resources; and eliminate access barriers to create a world where everyone can choose to take part in our state’s varied cultural experiences. We do this through grass roots advocacy, policy development and shared resources.
You are critical in our mission to serve for Washington’s cultural sector and beyond. Our membership program gives us a reliable and significant source of income. Organizational and individual partnership dues combined make up over 50% of our annual income.
Benefits of Membership
- Advocacy and policy:Engage in policy, funding, and issues and shape our cultural communities.
Members receive invitations to meet with elected officials and an annual membership meeting (this year on December 2) to gather your input for the legislative agenda. Members are also signed up to be a part of our Inspiration League, a coalition of constituents around the state.
2. Professional resources: Gain practical tools and shared resources for stronger organizations.
Members are invited to partner with our Cultural Futures tour, to attend informational webinars and workshops, and receive discounts Cultural Congress and fee-based sessions.
3. Peer connections: Meet cross-sector peers, government allies, businesses, and advocates.
Members attend Advocacy Day, receive invitations to Social Hangs, social media shares, website recognition and a Inspire WA membership badge.
How Membership Works
Memberships are based on annual expenses, organization type and location. Dues are annual and are renewed each year during the month you joined. You can view our dues tier below. Through our online platform, members can elect to automatically renew their partnership annually. You can also choose to pay via installments throughout the year on a monthly or quarterly basis or make a one-time gift. Payments are also accepted via check made payable to Inspire Washington and mailed to P.O. Box 806, Seattle WA 98111
Testimonials
I am a member of Inspire WA because I have seen firsthand how much more we can accomplish when we speak as a unified voice. Inspire connects organizations and communities across the state, advocates for the value of arts, heritage, and science, and gives us the tools and relationships to make that case locally.
Kelly Hart, Cultural Leader, Olympia
I support Inspire Washington because everyone in this state should have access—in their own community—to science, heritage and arts experiences that are meaningful and important to them.
– Dwight Gee, Cultural Leader, Seattle
I am a member of Inspire Washington because without an advocate for museums, theaters, zoos, science centers or little historical societies like ours, we would be stuck with no one fighting for our needs or our survival.
– Michael Herschensohn, Cultural Leader, Seattle
I am a member of Inspire WA because I believe arts, culture, science, and heritage are essential to the soul of our state, and Inspire WA gives us a unified voice in Olympia to protect and advance them.
– Jeff Herrmann, Seattle Rep, Seattle
I am a member of Inspire WA because I understand how working together on advocacy helps us with funding, legislation and growing our sector of arts, heritage and science. There are good people from around the state working together for better outcomes.
– Karen Mobley, Cultural Leader, Spokane
I am a member of Inspire WA because culture in Washington State brings people together, builds community and makes this state a special place to call home. Inspire WA is the advocacy voice for culture – seeking to keep it healthy and growing in our great state!
– Josh LaBelle, Seattle Theatre Group, Seattle
Inspire Washington Members
Organizational Partners (1/1/2025-9/23/2026)
5th Avenue Theatre
Arc Dance Productions
Admiral Theatre
Artist Trust
ArtsEd Washington
Artstra
Arts & Culture Coalition of Pierce County
Arts Ecosystem Research Project (AERP)
Arts Fund
Arts Foundation Federal Way
Auburn Symphony Orchestra
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Bellevue Youth Choirs
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra
Black Diamond Historical Society
Broadway Bound Children’s Theatre
Burien Actors Theatre
Burke Museum Association
Capoeira Life
Cascadia Art Museum
Cascadia Poetics Lab
Cave Moon Press
Center for Wooden Boats
Centerstage Theatre Arts Conservatory
Centrum
Chamber Music Madness
Chewelah Arts Guild
Chinese Radio Seattle, Inc.
City Opera Ballet
Columbia Choirs of Metropolitan Seattle
Coyote Central
CREATE48 Media Network
Creative Dance Center
Deaf Spotlight
Donkeysaddle Projects
Drama Dock, Inc.
Edmonds Center for the Arts
Edmonds Driftwood Players
Emerald City Ringers
Ferry County Historical Society
Field Arts & Events Hall
Free2Luv
Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery
Friends of the Market
Frye Art Museum
Gallery 110
Gigs4U
Greater Kent Historical Society
GreenStage
Haida Roots
Harbor History Museum
Harmonia Orchestra & Chorus
Henry Art Gallery
Humanities Washington
Indian American Community Services
Indigenous Performance Productions
Issaquah History Museums
Jack Straw Cultural Center
Karin Stevens Dance
KidsQuest Children’s Museum
Kittitas County Historical Museum
Larson Gallery
Living Voices Inc.
Local Initiatives Support Coalition
Maple Valley Indians Cultural & Sports Association
McAllister Museum of Aviation
Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival
Mid-Columbia Master Singers
Mirror Stage
Mobius Discovery Center
Mongolian Cultural Center
Mount Baker Theatre
Museum of Flight
Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI)
Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP)
Music of Remembrance
Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center at Gonzaga University
National Nordic Museum
Newcastle Arts Council
Northwest African American Museum
Northwest Chamber Chorus
Northwest Film Forum
Northwest Opera in Schools Etc.
Northwest Railway Museum
Ocheami
On the Boards
Orcas Island Historical Museums
Orquesta Northwest
Pacific Northwest Ballet
Pacific Science Center
Path With Art
Performing Arts Center Eastside (PACE)
Pork Filled Productions
Project Feast
Queen Anne Historical Society
Rainbow City Performing Arts
Rainier Youth Choirs
Reboot Theatre Company
Refugee Artisan Initiative
San Juan Community Theatre
San Juan Islands Makers Guild
Scan Design Foundation
Seattle Aquarium
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle Arts & Lectures
Seattle Chamber Music
Seattle Children’s Theatre
Seattle Choruses
Seattle City of Literature
Seattle Composers Alliance
Seattle Indies
Seattle Latino Film Festival
Seattle Mongolian Youth Center
Seattle Print Arts
Seattle Repertory Theatre
Seattle Symphony
Seattle Theatre Group
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra
ShoreLake Arts
Shunpike
Snohomish Art Community
Sound Salon
South King County Cultural Coalition (SoCoCulture)
Speak with Purpose
Spokane Arts
Taproot Theatre
Tasveer
TCB Entertainment
TheARTScentered
Theatre33
The Dance School
The Merc Playhouse
Three Dollar Bill Cinema
T.O.N.E.
Totem Star
Town Hall Seattle
Tri-Cities Academy of Ballet
Union Arts Center
Union Cultural Center
Vashon Center for the Arts
Vashon Events
VCBynum Arts & Education
Village Theatre
Washington Center for the Performing Arts
Washington Festivals & Events Association
Washington Museum Association
Washington Trust for Historic Preservation
Woodland Park Zoo
Youth Theatre Northwest
Allied Nonprofit Organizations
The Garden Conservancy (Garrison, NY)
Businesses
- Munchenhaus
- Perfect Day Games
- Silver Kite Community Arts Consulting LLC
- Team SoapBox
Local Cultural Agencies
- City of Port Townsend Lodging Tax (LTAC)
- City of Shoreline
- Ellensburg Creative District
- Inspire Olympia
- Kent Arts Commission
Individual Members 7/31/2025-7/13/2026
Mary Pat Byrne
Allison Campbell
Wendy Ceccherelli
Calandra Childers
Amanda Clark
Stephanie Cirkovich
Antonio Gomez
Irene Gómez
Shannon Halberstadt
Joe Iano
Claire Jones
Annie Kagi
Jeanne Kohl-Welles
Freya Liggett
Kate MacKenzie
Marilyn McAdoo
Rebecca O Neil
Pam Osborne
Maggie Pehrson
Bruce Ritzen
Alissa Rupp
Nicole Santora
Jonathan Shakes
Steven Sterne
Ellen Taft
Regina Thomas
Estelle Thyer