Friends of the Smithsonian: Show Your Support

Kwakwaka'wakw mask, Kwakiutl, National Museum of the American Indian

Show Your Support

You may be surprised to learn that only a portion of the funds needed to maintain the Smithsonian as a beacon of learning and a leader in ground-breaking research is provided by federal appropriations. Fully one-third comes from private philanthropy.

Your generous gift, above and beyond your Friends of the Smithsonian? Membership, helps close that financial gap. Make a gift now.

Unfortunately, that gap is widening. Your thoughtful donation is critical in helping to keep the Smithsonian museums’ doors open for free to all, and to avoid possible cutbacks in student educational programs, planned exhibitions, and other vital programs.

Please consider enhancing or personalizing your philanthropy through:

Your employer’s matching gift program, or
A gift to memorialize or honor someone special to you

Help sustain the irreplaceable role the Smithsonian plays in the nation’s civic, cultural, and scientific life by making a gift today.

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Madge Selinsky
“The Smithsonian has been a part of my life for many years through participation in classes, lectures, and thirteen overseas tours. The James Smithson Society offers me the opportunity to support future programs.”