Donate

There are many options for giving to the Museum of Natural History. Contact Nora Webber at 734.936.5834 or norawe@umich.edu for assistance in choosing the best plan to support your interests and for assistance with the process.

The links below to the University of Michigan giving site provide an overview of different types of giving.

• Gifts by Mail, Monthly-Recurring, or Payroll Deduction, Cash, Securities, Gifts in Kind, Matching Gifts, as well as Corporate, Foundation, and Memorial and Tribute Gifts provide immediate benefit to the Museum of Natural History to help meet current needs and plan for future programs.

• Plan a gift to protect and preserve the museum for generations to come. You can include the museum in your will, make gifts of appreciated stocks, or make gifts that pay you or your loved ones an income.

Our Highest Priorities

Like science, the museum's needs are always evolving. You can help provide crucial funding for programs and projects that are most in need of support by making a donation to the Museum of Natural History Strategic Fund.

These gifts allow the museum the flexibility, and funds, to bring the best in educational programs to the community throughout the year.

Endowment funds help secure the future of museum programs for generations to come. If you’re interested in contributing to any of these endowments, click the “Donate Today” link above and type the last name in the “Search for Funds” field. If you’re interested in establishing a fund in your name, please contact Nora Webber at norawe@umich.edu or 734-936-5834.

Read more about our current endowments.

Supporting U-M Museum of Natural History programs is an opportunity for your company to give back to the community and be recognized.

Read more about Museum Sponsorship.

The new U-M Museum of Natural History’s Planetarium & Dome Theater continues the museum’s tradition of entertaining and educating generations of planetarium visitors. Once inside the theater, audiences will be dazzled by images displayed by the state-of-the-art, full-dome projection system, including:

• Powerful, customizable projection technology that will bring a wide range of subjects and new discoveries alive for U-M students, school groups, and the public

• Seating for 57 people for lectures, film series, or small concerts

Donations will support the purchase of pre-recorded programs on topics ranging from archaeology to zoology, as well as visualizations to enhance shows developed in-house.

Please contact Assistant Director for Development Nora Webber for more information at norawe@umich.edu or 734-936-5834.