Membership Opportunities

Basic Benefits for all membership levels

• Unlimited free admission to trails and permanent exhibits for 1 year from the date of purchase with personalized membership card
  
• 10% discount on all Heard Nature Store purchases of $1 or more
  
• Discounts on preschool and homeschool classes, summer camps, birthday parties, facility rentals and travel opportunities
  
• $5 off gift membership
  
• Express entry into museum during crowded special events
  
• Provide your email to sign up for our bi-monthly e-newsletter to keep you updated on Heard activities and events
  
• Option to purchase discounted admission passes for your guests
  
• Invitations to member only events and previews
  
• Reciprocal admission through the Travel Passport Program to more than 300 ASTC participating member museums and science centers worldwide.*
  *Visit www.astc.org/members/passlist.htm. Please note that museums within 90 miles of the Heard are excluded from the program and reciprocal admission only extends to general admission unless otherwise stated.

Individual Memberships

Senior/Student/Active Military/Educator  $40

• Senior 60 and over
  
• Student 18 and over
  
• Active military 18 and over with current ID
  
• Educator 18 and over with valid ID

Individual  $60

Basic membership benefits for one person 18 and over

Family Memberships

The following levels are valid for two adults and all children (age 18 and under) in the same household or grandchildren (age 18 and under).

Family  $80

Basic membership benefits

Road Runner  $150

• Basic membership benefits
• Reciprocal general admission (only) to Perot Museum of Nature & Science and Fort Worth Museum of Science & History
  
• 5 free single day guest passes each year (great for caregivers)
  
• Recognition on our website for one year
• Reciprocal admission through the Travel Passport Program to more than 200 ASTC participating member museums and science centers worldwide.*
  *Visit www.astc.org/members/passlist.htm. Please note that museums within 90 miles of the Heard are excluded from the program and reciprocal admission only extends to general admission unless otherwise stated.

Bobcat  $500

• Basic membership benefits
• Reciprocal general admission (only) to Perot Museum of Nature & Science and Fort Worth Museum of Science & History
• 15 free single day guest passes each year
  
• Recognition on our website for one year
• Reciprocal admission through the Travel Passport Program to more than 200 ASTC participating member museums and science centers worldwide.*
  *Visit www.astc.org/members/passlist.htm. Please note that museums within 90 miles of the Heard are excluded from the program and reciprocal admission only extends to general admission unless otherwise stated.

Red-Tailed Hawk $1,500

($300 at joining and $300 annually for 4 years)

Heard Preservation Society 5 year membership 

• Basic membership benefits
• Reciprocal general admission (only) to Perot Museum of Nature & Science and Fort Worth Museum of Science & History
  
• Uniquely “Heard” appreciation gift upon joining
  
• 5 free single day guest passes per year for 5 years
  
• Recognition on the donor wall at the Heard Museum
• Recognition on our website for one year
• Reciprocal admission through the Travel Passport Program to more than 200 ASTC participating member museums and science centers worldwide.*
  *Visit www.astc.org/members/passlist.htm. Please note that museums within 90 miles of the Heard are excluded from the program and reciprocal admission only extends to general admission unless otherwise stated.

Golden Eagle  $2,500

• Lifetime membership
  
• Basic membership benefits
• Reciprocal general admission (only) to Perot Museum of Nature & Science and Fort Worth Museum of Science & History
  
• Uniquely “Heard” appreciation gift upon joining
  
• Recognition on the donor wall at the Heard Museum
  
• Recognition on website
  
• 20 free single day guest passes
  
• $1,500 option to buy a one-time generational membership transfer
• Reciprocal admission through the Travel Passport Program to more than 200 ASTC participating member museums and science centers worldwide.*
  *Visit www.astc.org/members/passlist.htm. Please note that museums within 90 miles of the Heard are excluded from the program and reciprocal admission only extends to general admission unless otherwise stated.

PDF document links:
Family/Individual Membership - Individual Membership form left side of page; Family Membership form right side of page
MembershipTaxDeduction - Internal Revenue Service guidelines for nonprofit museum memberships

HEARD MEMBERSHIP: A NATURALLY GREAT GIFT

Purchase a gift membership.

Not sure what to get for a loved one?  Consider a membership to the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary!

For just $60 you can give a full year of natural beauty to a favorite aunt or cousin, or give your favorite family a membership for only $80.  Membership has many perks including free admission for one year, discounts on special events, reciprocal admission to over 200 other centers around the world through the ASTC Travel passport program* and much more.  A $150 Road Runner membership is available and also allows the member to visit the Perot Museum of Nature & Science and Fort Worth Museum of Science & History with reciprocal general admission. 

Gift memberships include a certificate and a gift card letting the recipient know who the gift giver is.  This packet can be sent directly to the recipient or to you so that you can personalize it the way you want. Please note that gift memberships purchased between December 20, 2012 and January 1, 2013 will be fulfilled by e-mail to ensure timely delivery.   More details>

*Visit www.astc.org/passport. Please note that museums within 90 miles of the Heard are excluded from the program and reciprocal admission only extends to general admission unless otherwise stated.