A total of $50,000 was raised for the Leather Archives & Museum during International Mr. Leather (IML) 2007, held over Memorial Day weekend in downtown Chicago.
Over $29,000 was raised through day-pass contributions to IML’s leather market. The remaining $21,000 was raised through a fetish gear auction, individual contributions and other fundraisers. The museum will use the funds to support its mission of preserving and providing access to leather and fetish culture and history.