Help Stellafane
Donate or Volunteer
Stellafane has been fortunate to have received a lot of help from individuals and organizations over the years; we could not continue to put on yearly Conventions or maintain our property without this help. Listed below are some of the many ways that you can help Stellafane:
Donate to Stellafane
The Stellafane Donation form is a single form used for all donations to Stellafane. It allows you to pay by check using postal mail or by credit card online using PayPal.
Donate now using the Donation Form - and Thank You for your contribution!.
The Springfield Telescope Makers are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
General Fund
minor improvements
of our buildings and
grounds come from
the General Fund.
The General Fund is our unrestricted operating fund, used to fund our basic costs such as utilities, insurance and taxes and provide for costs of operating our Museum and Mirror Classes, and maintaining the Stellafane buildings and grounds.
Donate to the General Fund using our Donation Form.
Volunteer at Convention
fence posts before
the Convention
Putting on the Stellafane convention is a big job and the Springfield Telescope Makers can't do it alone! We have been fortunate to have a number of volunteers that help us out with putting on the convention, doing a variety of helpful things.
Learn more about the Volunteer Opportunities at the Stellafane Convention.
Contribute to Web Site
contributed photo
by Jim Roth
We welcome submissions of photos or articles for use on the Stellafane web site. Typically most of these submission center the on the Stellafane Convention or Astro-photos, but we are willing to consider submissions on any topic area we cover, including Amateur Telescope Making, Observing and Stellafane or related History.
Click to lean more about Web Site Contributions.
Endowment Fund
Jay Ryan
To ensure that the birth place of amateur telescope making is preserved for future generations by providing adequate funding to cover the basic costs of maintaining the Stellafane clubhouse, the Porter and McGregor observatories, and other existing and future buildings and properties owned by the Springfield Telescope Makers, Inc.