Support the Museum
Your tax-deductible gift provides essential support for our collections, exhibits, and educational programs so that we can preserve and share the natural history heritage of our region. Contributions to the Museum ensure we continue providing free high-quality interpretative programs for school children and the public and delivering outstanding exhibits.
Please Donate Online, or mail your gift today:
Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History (payable to SCMNH)1305 East Cliff Dr., Santa Cruz, CA 95062TAX ID 94-2427733
Questions? (831) 420-6115 or development@santacruzmuseum.org
Ways to Give
Many organizations offer to match employee donations. Check with your human resources department or corporate giving program for more details, and make the most of your investment.
Make a gift in someone’s name to commemorate a landmark birthday, anniversary, memorial, or accomplishment. We will work with you to best recognize your gift and the honoree.
Donors whose cumulative annual contributions reach $1,000 or more by the end of our July to June fiscal year will be welcomed to our exclusive Curator Circle! Don’t want to wait? You can also become a Curator Circle member with a single gift.
On the heels of a decade of mission milestones, it’s time to renovate, modernize, and expand Santa Cruz’s oldest Museum! The Bright Future Campaign will advance our immersive exhibits, programs, and collections. Learn more and Give today!
Planned Giving: The Lightkeeper Society
What is a planned gift?
A planned gift is a deferred gift in any amount given to the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, an independent nonprofit. The most common planned gifts are bequests through wills and living trusts and beneficiary designations on retirement plans and life insurance policies.
When you inform us that you have initiated a planned gift to benefit the Museum, you are entitled to become part of the Lightkeeper Society with exclusive benefits. You can choose to be recognized as a member of the Lightkeeper Society anonymously or by name.
