We invite you to take an even greater role in advancing the Virginia Living Museum’s mission to educate by becoming a donor. Giving a gift to the museum provides important support to our exhibits and educational programs. Gifts of all amounts are important and greatly appreciated. The museum is a non-profit organization and your contribution is tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. Please consult your tax advisor for further information.

There are a variety of easy ways for individuals, and businesses, to contribute through specific programs:

Donations made in memory of loved ones help maintain our native plant gardens. We accept memorial gifts in any amount. The names are entered into the Museum's Book of Commemoration. Acknowledgements can be sent to the family upon request.

We're looking for kids who have a passion for animals, a thirst for lemonade and an entreprenurial spirit. Join our new Animal Aid Club and we'll give you everthing you need to know to set up your own lemonade stand this summer to raise money for the Museum animals. Kick-off is Saturday, May 24. The program ends with a party on Sunday, Sept. 7. Animal lovers of all ages are welcome. Click here for detailed information and an application.

Have a craving for raw fish? Our turtles and otters sure do! Join the Wild Bunch, and your donation of $25, $50 or $100 will help feed the animals in our collection.

Through a special program by America Online (AOL), it's quick and easy to make a contribution to the Virginia Living Museum using your credit card. AOL guarantees the safety and security of your transaction. Numerous Naming Opportunities are available as part of the museum's $22.6 million expansion. Donations to the expansion can also be made through Guide Star.

Turn your everyday shopping into philanthropy by doing your online shopping at a few different locations: iGive, ShopforMuseums and Schoolpop.

iGive has more than 230 stores in its Mall. Up to 15% of each purchase will go to the Virginia Living Museum. Companies participating include: Amazon.com, CDNow, Barnes & Noble, JCPenney, Dell, Eddie Bauer, Gap and more. Click here to go to iGive.com.  

ShopforMuseums.com is a similar site with 125 merchants selling toys, gifts, apparel and computers. Companies participating include: Lands' End, Martha Stewart, Hallmark, Office Max and Border's. Rebates to the museum vary by merchant, and range from 2% to 7% of each purchase. Click here to go to ShopforMuseums.com.

Schoolpop.com is a similar site with hundreds of national merchants selling a variety of products. Schoolpop also sells educational and family media products directly to the consumer and has its own credit card. Click here to go to Schoolpop.com.

Vehicles needed! Donate your automobile, boat or motorcycle to the VLM.*The vehicle will be auctioned off on-line on eBay Motors. Vehicle auctions help support our educational programs. Sorry, towing service is not available.

*Please consult your tax advisor on vehicle donations.

Click here to donate via our online donation form.

Click here for a printable donation form.

For more information call Rebeca Kleinhample 757-595-1900 ext. 286 or email the Development Office by clicking here.