Donate to preserve our history today
We’re in this together. When you donate to the Mazer Lesbian Archives you join a dedicated community collecting, protecting and preserving lesbian and feminist history. Our donors sustain our work. Your gift ensures that our lesbian and feminist history is never lost or stolen again. Each gift, even small ones, helps us better serve the community as a whole.
Become a Monthly Donor
The Mazer Giving Circle funds ongoing preservation efforts. You empower us by providing assistance through the year.
Make a One-Time Gift
Gifts, like lesbians, come in many different shapes and sizes. Your One-Time Gift will make a difference today and help provide the resources we need.
Leave a Legacy
A Legacy Gift ensures that you have an impact for generations to come. When you include Mazer in your will or estate plan, your contribution lives on.
DonateWant to donate materials to the archive? View more info about material donations.
Join the Mazer Giving Circle
The Mazer Monthly Giving Circle funds ongoing collection and preservation efforts. When you join our circle of support, you provide the resources we need to succeed. Monthly donors give us the security and assurance that ensures we preserve our history for generations to come
Your monthly gift makes a big impact!
Donate by mail. Thank You!
From everyone at the Mazer, we thank you for choosing to make a monetary donation. If you can afford to make a one-time financial gift now, you may also do so by mailing checks or money orders to:
Mazer Archives
P.O. Box 691866
West Hollywood CA 90069
Legacy Gifts
A Legacy Gift ensures you have all of your resources during your lifetime. Then your legacy helps support the Mazer after you are gone. When you include June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives in your will or estate plan, you ensure that your contribution lives on.
You can gift two ways
You can make a Gift to the Mazer through your Will or Trust (please note the Mazer does not have to be the sole beneficiary).
You can name the Mazer as a Beneficiary of your IRA or qualified retirement plan, insurance policy, or bank account.
Make a Tax-Smart Gift Today with Your IRA
If you're 70½ or older, you can make a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) directly from your IRA to the Mazer and it can count toward your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) for the year, tax-free.
It's a smart, simple way to make a big impact. To make a gift from your IRA:
Contact your IRA administrator to request a Qualified Charitable Distribution and have the check made payable directly to the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives.
Let us know your gift is coming so we can properly thank you and provide the necessary documentation.
Have questions? Reach out to us at contact@mazerlesbianarchives.org and we will help you through the process.
Volunteer at the Mazer
Volunteer Your Time, Energy and Expertise to Make a Difference!
Our volunteers are essential and fundamental to who we are as an organization. As a 501 (c) (3), the Mazer has relied upon and benefited from countless volunteers over our 45+ year history. The easiest way to get acquainted with the Mazer is by reaching out and scheduling a time to simply stop by the Archive or by attending one of our upcoming events.
Volunteers are needed Monday through Thursday at the Archives or on the weekend for our events. As a Mazer volunteer activities vary from sorting material donations and photographing objects to event planning and preparations and collaborating with partner organizations. Come for the lively conversation, sense of community, and thrill of discovery. Your participation will make a difference in other women’s lives and in the archiving of lesbian history.
If you are interested in becoming a Volunteer, introduce yourselves to us in email and let us know what you are interested in! We’d love to meet you. If you are a Researcher, please fill out the Research Visit Form here and let us know in advance so we can prepare things for your visit.
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Material Donations
Everything in the Mazer Lesbian Archives has been donated from the community. Please consider donating materials as we recognize there are historical holes within our collection and are continually expanding to reflect the variety and diversity of lesbians everywhere.
What are we looking for? We are collecting unique, personal, one-of-a-kind items including letters, diaries, photos, home videos, community organization papers and any other materials that help tell our stories to future generations. We are not accepting books (mass produced, non-1st editions), furniture, large framed items, or duplicate publications or periodicals.
Before donating materials please contact us by phone (310) 659-2478 or email to arrange pick up or drop off.