JANESVILLE — An anonymous donor has pledged to match $250,000 in donations to the Children’s Museum of Rock County, moving the project ever-closer to reality.
In a post Tuesday on its Facebook page, the museum said the donor will match donations between now and Dec. 31, 2024 at kidsatplayrc.com/campaign
Before this latest pledge, the museum had announced they had raised $8.4 million so far toward their $10 million goal.
The proposed museum will be located in the former First National Bank building on West Milwaukee Street in downtown Janesville.
Help us cross the finish line and reach $10 million through a one-time donation or a pledge kidsatplayrc.com/campaign and
The museum has been in the works in one form or another since 2006 when members of the Leadership Development Academy identified a children’s museum as a pressing community need.
The Museum was set to launch in 2008/09 until the Great Recession hit in autumn 2008 and General Motors-Janesville announced its plant closure in December of the same year.
Those external conditions put the plans on hold.
Since then, the idea has been re-kindled by dedicated volunteers and is now very close to raising enough money to begin work on the facility.