Become a supporter of Couse-Sharp Historic Site



Supporting Couse-Sharp Historic Site can be your gift not only to the present, but also to the future.  Every donation to The Couse Foundation, the 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that owns and operates the site, is greatly appreciated.  The long-term preservation of the Site, the operation of The Lunder Research center, our exciting exhibitions, and our many valuable programs cannot be accomplished without your generosity.

In memory of Virginia Couse Leavitt

If you would like to honor Ginnie by donating to the Virginia Couse Leavitt Memorial Fund supporting the organization she co-founded and its many programs, you can send a check, or use a credit card here.

The Couse Foundation
PO Box 1436
Taos, NM 87571

If you wish to donate securities or art, or include CSHS in your estate plan, see more information on Ways to Give.

How can you help?

  • To make a one-time donation to CSHS, please click here.
  • To make a monthly donation to CSHS, please click here.
  • For information on joining our Taos Society of Patrons with a pledge of $1,000 or more, click here.
  • For a menu of opportunities to give to our programs, click here.
  • To make a one-time donation to the Bringing the Legacy to Life Capital and Endowment Campaign, click here.
  • For information on non-cash giving (securities, artwork, relevant books, archival materials, etc.), click here.
  • For information on our Estate Art Program, for managing the dispersal of your art collection in a way that helps you "do well and do good," click here.
  • For information on planned and special giving (naming opportunities, tributes, bequests, wire transfers, and other instruments), click here.

Thank you! Every penny counts!
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One-time donation
Make a tax-deductible donation today to support our programs. Donate via credit card by clicking the button below:


 

 

You are also welcome to mail a check payable to "The Couse Foundation" to
Couse-Sharp Historic Site
PO Box 1436
Taos NM 87571
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Monthly donation
Set up a monthly donation via PayPal or credit card by clicking the button below—be sure to click the "Make this a monthly donation" checkbox on the form:


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Donate to our Capital Campaign
If you are interested in the remaining Lunder Research Center naming opportunities, please email us or call 575-751-0369.

For more information about the LRC, click here.

Make a tax-deductible donation today to support our campaign. Donate via credit card by clicking the button below:



Donate via PayPal or credit card by clicking the button below. At PayPal, you can decide whether to direct your donation to a purpose or make a general contribution.

You are also welcome to mail a check to
Couse-Sharp Historic Site
PO Box 1436
Taos NM 87571

Also, please let us know about friends or associates you believe will want to be involved in this endeavor. Thank you for your support of BRINGING THE LEGACY TO LIFE!
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Non-cash gifts

  • We are happy to accept appreciated stocks, bonds, and other marketable securities as donations. Please contact us for transfer instructions.
  • If you have materials that may be of interest for our research library and Taos artists' archive, please contact our archivist to discuss.
  • If you have one or a few artworks that may be of interest for our collections or for us to offer for sale or auction to support our programs, we would love to discuss the possibility with you.
  • If you have a significant collection of art and would like to learn about our Estate Art Program, click here.

Statement of Purpose


Through its archives, collections, and programming, the Couse-Sharp Historic Site preserves and interprets Taos’ crossroads of cultures, promoting and facilitating research, education, and new perspectives on the Taos Society of Artists, early artists of Taos, and regional and Indigenous communities in relation to the greater story of the multicultural American West.