Membership

As the national umbrella organization for German-Americans in the United States, the German-American Heritage Foundation helps to preserve the rich cultural heritage. Members can become an active part in this endeavor.

All members of the German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA® receive:

  • Membership in the only national organization representing Americans of German-speaking heritage.
  • A free subscription to The Ambassador newsletter, our quarterly membership publication.
  • Access to GAHFUSA.ORG, our cutting-edge web site full of information about issues, programs, reports and research important to German-Americans.
  • Participation in cultural and youth programs.
  • A growing host of discounts on German specialty items and services of interest to German Americans, including genealogy research, travel, German language instruction, and more.

Your membership helps the German-American Heritage Foundation®:

  • Educate the general public about the achievements and contributions of German Americans in U.S. history.
  • Strengthen the ethnic awareness and cooperation of German Americans across the country.
  • Promote German language and culture.
  • Cultivate German American friendship and cooperation.
  • Unify the German American community around the country by supporting cooperative efforts among German Americans and their organizations.

To download a Membership Application, please click here.