Your Gift Truly Makes a Difference

It’s as powerful as the visionary gift by the Smithsonian’s founding benefactor, James Smithson – because your generosity enables the Smithsonian to educate, inspire, and bring people together.

Federal appropriations only provide about 70 cents of every dollar needed:

• To keep the Smithsonian’s museum doors open to everyone, free of charge
• To conduct ground-breaking scientific and scholarly research
• To expose visitors of all ages to new ideas and new worlds

The rest is up to you.

There are so many ways to give to the Smithsonian – from cash donations, to planned gifts, to support from your family foundation or your business.

Make a gift to the Smithsonian today. It takes just a few minutes, and helps us bring alive our nation’s history, culture, art and science for people around the world.

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