Make an Impact Today
Why Give?
Make a Difference
Your donation helps in the preservation of El Dorado County’s historical resources.
Be Part of the Solution
Join us in creating a wonderful place to educate children, adults and families on the wonders of our resources and how they are used to benefit our lives. Also the ingenuity of those that came before us.
Inspire Others
Your generosity can motivate friends, family, and colleagues to do the same.
Our Projects:
Currently we are working on restoration of the upper floor of the building at 515 Main Street “The Post Discovery Center”. We would like to add Medallions back to the ceiling and the hanging lights that were originally in the main room. As soon as the roof is complete, and we get the heat back in the building, we will be removing walls, fixing the paint, working on decorating the ceiling and the walls.
Oh yes, then raising money to restore the skylights!
The most exciting part will be ripping out the rug to expose the terrazzo tile and the wood floor.
We will open up a gift shop and start having more hands-on events for kids & adults and rotating artifacts in corroboration with other museums. We need to open up the corner of the main room for the research center.
Most of this is labor, paint and finding the right elements to make the room pop! Anyone with handyman skills is more than welcome to volunteer some time.
Restoration
Education
Experience
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes! El Dorado Gold 1848 is an I.R.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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We are an all volunteer organization. So all funds go towards our mission. Currently, the funds are going to the restoration of 515 Main Street to be used as a museum, library, exhibit and discovery center. We hope to use future funds to acquire and rehabilitate other historic buildings within the County that are in disrepair. There are also historic resources and artifacts we would like to see returned to our county for display and interaction.
You can also specify to what purpose you might want your funds dedicated.
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Yes! Volunteers are always welcome… especially if you have handyman or funding skills. Also, if you would like to host an event for the benefit of our community.
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Definitely! This allows individuals and businesses to support us so that funds we receive can go further!
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Yes. We are developing a way in which we can acknowledge those types of donations, such as a recognition wall, or structure that names can be placed.