Your donation to the Sauder Village Annual Fund will have a meaningful impact in continuing the mission of this special place. Whether you are a Member, a long-time supporter, a volunteer or an employee… your contributions are important.
Together, we can continue the mission of offering experiences rich in history, hospitality, creativity, and fun! And remember that your retail purchases, meals, overnight stays, reunions, and banquets held here on the Sauder Village complex are also meaningful, as these areas help directly support the operation of the Historic Village.
Please consider making your donation to the Sauder Village Annual Fund today and be part of celebrating the past while inspiring the future!
Your gift makes a difference and helps to:
Keep fun, hands-on learning accessible and affordable for school children and families
• Provide the Junior Historian program to area youth where students gain confidence and maturity while instilling the importance of volunteerism
• Continue personalized experiences through costumed interpreters who make the stories of the past relevant to our lives today
• Ensure that lessons from the past will never be lost and will continue to inspire generations to come.
Every Gift to the Annual Fund Makes a Difference!
A donation of:
$27 will feed our livestock for three days.
$60 keeps one costumed interpreter sharing the stories each day.
$100 contributes to curatorial care for the collection.
$200 supports our historic artisans so they can share their traditional trades.
$512 maintains the historic farming and barnyard activities for a week.
It's your gift that helps make this possible. Your donation allows the Sauder Village Experience to continue. Sauder Village is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Revenue generated throughout the Sauder Village complex also helps to support the mission of the living history village.
How We Are Funded
The operation of our living history village and educational mission is supported by:
Admissions & Memberships
Retail sales in the Historic Village
Profits generated from the Heritage Inn, Barn Restaurant,
Doughbox Bakery & Campground