For questions or more information about donating to Bryn Mawr Film Institute, please contact Susan Ethridge, Donor Engagement Manager, at 610.527.4008 x103 or via email. Please visit the Support page to learn about other ways you can support BMFI.
If you prefer to mail your donation or would like to pledge a significant gift over time, please use our downloadable pledge form. BMFI is pleased to accept donations from charitable foundations and donor advised funds.*
$20 for 20
BMFI is proud to celebrate 20 years in 2025—two decades of great movies, film education, and events brought to you, our community that makes it all possible. In honor of our 20th birthday, please consider a gift of $20 to show your support and help us prepare to take on the next 20 years and beyond. Thank you!
After nearly two decades of institutional service and leadership, Sam Scott is retiring from BMFI. From supporting Juliet Goodfriend in the early days to helming BMFI through the pandemic to realizing our new 70mm projection system, Sam’s impact can be seen in every frame of our story.
To celebrate his legacy, we invite you to make a limited-time, fully tax-deductible gift in Sam’s honor. Your donation will support BMFI’s ongoing operational efforts to bring you the best cinema experience possible.
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit film exhibition and education center, Bryn Mawr Film Institute relies on community support. Your unrestricted gift will help BMFI meet its most urgent funding needs, which include everything from maintaining our little section of the Main Line’s historic architecture to crafting programs that build community through film culture. All gifts are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.
The magic of the movies takes place in the seats, with individuals gathered in community with friends and strangers, immersed in the story unfolding on screen. There are few things more impactful in our building than the comfortable seats in which our viewers take that journey. Celebrate your appreciation of that experience by sponsoring your very own seat!
Whether you leave your mark with your own name or honor another who loved the movies, show your support for Bryn Mawr Film Institute by sponsoring a theater seat. You will be contacted to select the specific seat on which we should install your plaque. Your generous donation will go towards the operation of our historic theater and will forever register what a special place film has held in your life. Thank you!
Thank you for supporting the Bryn Mawr Film Institute Endowment Fund. Your generosity will ensure the future health and vitality of BMFI for decades to come.
Thank you for supporting Bryn Mawr Film Institute with a gift to the BMFI Capital Fund. Your gift will help to keep our facilities and technologies up to date. All gifts are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. Thank You!
*PLEASE NOTE: per IRS regulations, these grants and disbursements cannot confer membership benefits. BMFI membership must be purchased via personal check, credit card, or cash.
