Virginia Living Museum
Support the Museum
   
We invite you to take an even greater role in advancing our 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.

The Virginia Living Museum has received a 3-Star rating from Charity Navigator, America's premier independent charity evaluator. Click on the logo to review our rating information.

There are a variety of ways for individuals, and businesses, to contribute to the Virginia Living Museum:

• Mobile Giving   Support the Virginia Living Museum through mobile text giving. Donations are collected for the benefit of the Virginia Living Museum by the Mobile Giving Foundation.
  
  

• Individual Annual Fund
  Individual support enables the Museum to care for more than 245 native species of animals and educate more than 60,000 children a year.
  
  
• Corporate Partnerships
  Businesses are vital partners in all our endeavors. Corporate annual support enables our growth as a major educational and cultural attraction. Event sponsorships offer businesses marketing opportunities with the Museum.
  
  
• Capital Campaign
  Phase I of the Gateway to Nature Capital Campaign (2007-09) included $2.2 million in improvements to the Museum's campus and retiring the $9 million construction loan from the 2004 campaign that built the present Museum building. The campus improvements included attractions to increase visitation, grow education programming, update technology and create interactions with nature and the environment that inspire conservation and learning.
  
  
• Pilings and Pavers
  You can help support the Museum through the purchase of a commemorative plaque (PDF) on a piling along the boardwalk ($1,000), or a personalized paver (PDF) along the Museum's entrance walkway ($150).
  
  
  
• Specific Program Giving
  You can support the Museum through on-line shopping, memorial gifts to commemorate a loved one or through special programs throughout the year. Best Foot Forward 8K for Charity: designate the Virginia Living Museum as your charity of choice and your entry fee for this community fundraiser will go directly to the VLM! Click here for the application to this Peninsula Community Foundation 8K to be held Sept. 18, 2010 at The Mariners' Museum.
  
  
• Adopt a Wild Thing
  Help pay for the food, shelter and care for your own special animal friend. Our first Adopt a Wild Thing...in School program was held in May 2010. Next year's program will be in spring 2011.
  
  
• Animal Aid Club
  Animal lovers of all ages can participate in projects that help feed our animals.
  
  
• Planned Giving
  Invest in the future of the Museum by including the Virginia Living Museum in your estate plan.  Your bequest will provide lasting support and ensure our programs succeed far into the future.
  
  
• Fufill a Wish
  Support the Museum by donating a much needed item from our very long Wish List. We are always in need of and graciously accept specific items for animal care, support and administration. Some of these items might surprise you!
  

For more information call 757-595-1900 ext. 257 or email the Development Office.