Annual Fund

Recent reports from the National Academy of Sciences and the National Wildlife Foundation¹ cite the critical educational role that institutions like the Seacoast Science Center play in helping people grapple with the science-related issues of our everyday lives. The Center helps people understand marine and environmental science by giving its visitors the opportunity to explore, discover and connect to nature and science in fun and innovative ways.

Your donation keeps our doors open, the fish fed, and provides countless learning experiences for our visitors and over 19,000 students each year. Last year, 45% of the schools that came to the Center for science-based programs received financial assistance. We expect schools' need for financial aid to increase. This is why we are offering an opportunity for you to help us and help them. We will allocate 5% of all new and increased Annual Fund gifts to our School Fund.

Please help inspire children to explore, discover and connect to nature by giving today. Annual Fund gifts of $300 or more qualify you as an Annual Giving Society donor. All gifts are welcome and needed.

¹Reports Cited: National Academy of Sciences. National Research Council. (2009). Learning Science in Informal Environments: People, Places, and Pursuits. TIME OUT: Using the Outdoors to Enhance Classroom Performance (2009) Coyle, Kevin J. The National Wildlife Foundation.

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Gifts of Stock

The Center welcomes gifts of securities. Transferring stock is easy; please call 603-436-8043, ext 26 for transfer instructions.

Restricted Gifts

You can can also choose to restrict your gift to one of the following funds: Camp Fund, Tot Fund, School Program Fund, Exhibit Fund or Professional Development Fund.

• Annual Fund/General Support: Contributions are used where needed most.
• Camp Fund: Provides financial support for children attending our Seaside Safari (K-grade 8) day camp programs.
• Tot Fund: Provides financial support for children attending our Pre-Kindergarten (18 mos.-5 yrs.) programs.
• School Program Fund: Provides financial support for schools that would otherwise be unable to afford a Center program.
• Exhibit Fund: Supports the maintenance and care of exhibits and feeding of animals.
• Professional Development Fund: Provides financial support for staff training.

Planned Giving

There are many ways that you can create a secure future for the Seacoast Science Center.

• Outright Gift
• Bequest
• Charitable Gift Annuity
• Charitable Remainder Trust
• Deferred Income

Please contact your financial advisor and the Seacoast Science Center to create a giving plan that meets your charitable giving goals

Wish List Items

We gladly accept donations of new and gently-used items to help defray our costs.

Please click here for a list of items that we are currently in need of. Thank you.