Every child deserves a space to shine. With a gift to The Children’s Museum of the Upstate, your loved one’s name will be added to our brand-new ME Exhibit mural for an entire year. This colorful, ever-growing artwork celebrates the children and families who make TCMU thrive.
Your gift does more than honor a child you love — it fuels our nonprofit mission to keep play, learning, and discovery accessible for every child in the Upstate.
Giving Levels:
$150 – One Name / One Balloon
$275 – Two Names / Two Balloons
$400 – Three or More Names / Three or More Balloons
You may make your gift online now, by mail, or through your Donor Advised Fund or Qualified Charitable Distribution. Please email Margaret Meadows, TCMU's Chief Development Officer, to confirm your intent to give through a DAF or QCD at mameadows@tcmupstate.org, including your gift amount and the names of those you would like to include on your balloon(s).
Each name will be featured on its own balloon and hung on the ME Exhibit through December 31, 2026.
Honorees will receive a keepsake ornament, mailed in November 2026, inspired by the design of the ME mural.
The ME Exhibit is located on the Main Level of the Museum, around the corner from Guest Services and across from Your Healthy Body.
Spots are limited. Names are added monthly. The last day to make your gift and join the ME Exhibit is December 31, 2025.
Put your child’s name on the ME Exhibit today — and watch their face light up every time they see it at The Children’s Museum of the Upstate!