The Grand Chancery of the Legion of Honor is an institution with a rich architectural, artistic and archival heritage, which it has the responsibility to preserve and promote.
By supporting the Grand Chancery’s projects, you contribute to the Legion of Honor's reputation and to preserving a priceless heritage, a part of French history, which you will be helping us to share and pass on.
Make a donation
Whether as an individual, a company or a foundation, you can participate in many ways in the projects carried out by the Grand Chancery: through financial sponsorship or, if your company's activity lends itself to it, through sponsorship of skills or in kind. All sponsorship is governed by an ethical charter, applicable to all stakeholders.
As a public-interest organization, the Grand Chancery can issue a receipt entitling the donor to the tax deductions allowed by French tax regulations:
- 66% for individuals, up to 20% of taxable income
| Amount of your gift | Tax deduction (66%) | Real cost of your gift |
| 50€ | 33€ | 17€ |
| 100€ | 66€ | 34€ |
| 250€ | 165€ | 85€ |
| 1000€ | 660€ | 340€ |
- - 60% for businesses, up to .5% of annual revenues excluding tax
| Amount of your gift | Tax deduction (66%) | Real cost of your gift |
| 5 000€ | 3 000€ | 2 000€ |
| 10 000€ | 6 000€ | 4 000€ |
| 25 000€ | 15 000€ | 10 000€ |
| 100 000€ | 60 000€ | 40 000€ |
Giving to the Grand Chancery
Leave it up to the institution how to use your gift, or choose yourself the project that you wish to support.
Make a bequest
Bequests entrusted to us by individuals or companies are used in accordance with their wishes, within the scope of the Grand Chancery of the Legion of Honor. The institution is exempt from transfer duties. If you would like to receive advice or make a bequest to the Order of the Legion of Honor or the Grand Chancery, which administers it, please contact us.
Lend or donate a work to the Museum of the Legion of Honor
The collections of the Museum of the Legion of Honor and the Orders of Chivalry are a benchmark in their field, attracting visitors who come from all over the world every year to admire them free of charge. The Grand Chancery needs your generous support to enrich and display these works, which enable the general public to learn more about French and foreign decorations and the merits of those who have been honored through the ages. Since its creation, the Museum's catalog has been built up thanks to patrons, collectors and partners. If you would like to make a donation or lend a work of art, please contact the Museum’s curator.
Join the Society of Friends of the Legion of Honor Museum
The Société des Amis du Musée de la Légion d'Honneur, a non-profit organization recognized as of public benefit under French law, has been working to develop the Museum for over 50 years.
In particular, it aims to:
- help enrich the collections by acquiring works of art,
- contribute to the organization of exhibitions,
- help the Museum's curators to carry out their missions of study, research, information and restoration.
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Association loi 1901 reconnue d’utilité publique, la société des amis du musée de la Légion d’honneur œuvre au développement du musée depuis plus de 50 ans.
Elle s’attache plus particulièrement à :
- participer à l’enrichissement des collections par l’acquisition d’œuvres
- contribuer à l’organisation d’expositions
- aider la conservation du musée à assurer ses missions d’étude, de recherche, d’information et de restauration