American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History in New York City is one of the world's largest and most celebrated natural history museums, featuring over 34 million specimens and artifacts spanning paleontology, anthropology, mineralogy, and biodiversity. Famous for its towering dinosaur skeletons, immersive planetarium, and the iconic blue whale model suspended in the Hall of Ocean Life, the museum offers visitors an unparalleled journey through Earth's natural wonders and human cultures. Founded in 1869, it continues to be a premier destination for families, students, and researchers seeking to explore the mysteries of our planet and universe.
Total Patrons: 3,551
Top Donation Programs
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Gifts and Grants (1767 donors) , Annual Fund (1001 donors) , Annual Fund, General Support (990 donors) , Trustees, Individuals, Foundations, Corporations and Organizations (276 donors) , Jesup Legacy Circle (241 donors) , Planned Giving Donors (Jesup Society) (225 donors) , Supporters of Special Events (184 donors) , Honorary Trustees (158 donors) , Trustees (134 donors) , Corporate Patron Program (130 donors)
Patrons Supporting This Institution
| Patron Name | Contributions | Donation Tiers |
|---|---|---|
| Ms. Victoria DePalma | 1 | Annual Fund |
| Ms. Victoria Traube and Mr. John Ross | 1 | Annual Fund, General Support |
| Ms. Vivian Pyle and Mr. Anthony Anemone | 1 | Annual Fund, General Support |
| Ms. Vivienne Strauchen | 1 | Gifts and Grants |
| Ms. Winifred C. Chin | 2 | Jesup Legacy Circle, Planned Giving Donors (Jesup Society) |
| Ms. Yolanda R. Turocy and Mr. Andrew Taub | 1 | Gifts and Grants |
| Ms. Yukako Kawata and Mr. Teodulo A. Henriquez | 1 | Annual Fund, General Support |
| Ms. Zhanna Shulina | 3 | Annual Fund, General Support, Gifts and Grants, Annual Fund |
| Ms. Zlatija Majstorovic | 1 | Annual Fund |
| Mses. Trish and Hannah Hamlin | 2 | Annual Fund, General Support, Annual Fund |
| Murphy Productions | 1 | Corporate Patron Program |
| Museum Staff and Volunteers | 1 | Sun Earth Day |
| Myrna Coffino | 3 | Annual Fund, General Support, Gifts and Grants, Annual Fund |
| Myrna and Steve Greenberg | 1 | Gifts and Grants |
| NASA | 2 | Sun Earth Day, Photography |
| NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies | 1 | Sun Earth Day |
| NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory | 1 | Sun Earth Day |
| NASA Solar System Ambassador Program | 1 | Sun Earth Day |
| NPANDCO Limited | 1 | Corporate Patron Program |
| Nadia Samadani and Omar Kathwari | 1 | Annual Fund, General Support |
| Nancy A. Garvey | 4 | Gifts and Grants, Trustees, Individuals, Foundations, Corporations and Organizations, Supporters of Special Events |
| Nancy B. Fessenden | 38 | Trustees, Audit, Budget and Finance, Collections, Executive, Executive Compensation, Planning, Science Policy, Education Policy, Library, Oral History Project Committee, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Advisory Council, Richard Gilder Graduate School, Oral History Project |
| Nancy B. Simmons | 1 | Department of Mammalogy |
| Nancy C. Cooper | 1 | Gifts and Grants |
| Nancy C. and Bruce S. Cooper | 2 | Gifts and Grants, Annual Fund |
| Nancy Peretsman and Robert Scully | 1 | Gifts and Grants |
| Nancy and Hart Fessenden | 4 | Gifts and Grants, Trustees, Individuals, Foundations, Corporations and Organizations, Supporters of Special Events |
| Nancy and Morris W. Offit | 3 | Gifts and Grants, Trustees, Individuals, Foundations, Corporations and Organizations |
| Naomi Donnelley and Joe Butler | 1 | Gifts and Grants |
| Naomi Novik and Charles Ardai | 1 | Annual Fund, General Support |
| Natasha Avanessians | 1 | Supporters of Special Events |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 4 | Public Funders, Federal, Public Funders, Federal |
| National Endowment for the Arts | 3 | Federal, Public Funders, Federal, Public Funders |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | 3 | Federal, Public Funders, Federal, Public Funders |
| National Film Preservation Foundation | 3 | Gifts and Grants, Annual Fund |
| National Grid | 1 | Supporters of Special Events |
| National Institutes of Health | 3 | Federal, Public Funders, Federal, Public Funders |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 2 | Federal, Public Funders, Federal |
| National Park Service | 1 | Public Funders, Federal |
| National Science Foundation | 5 | Public Funders, Federal, Public Funders, Federal, MAT Program |
| Neal and Jacqueline Shear | 2 | Gifts and Grants, Annual Fund |
| Neil H. Landman | 1 | Division of Paleontology |
| Neil M. Kurtz MD and Susan E. Kurtz | 1 | Annual Fund |
| Neil deGrasse Tyson | 1 | Hayden Planetarium |
| New Heritage Theatre Group | 3 | Kwanzaa 2017, Kwanzaa 2016, Kwanzaa 2015 |
| New Music USA | 1 | Rhoda and the Fossil Hunt: An Opera for Families |
| New York Cares | 1 | Sun Earth Day |
| New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services | 1 | Public Funders |
| New York City Department of Cultural Affairs | 4 | Public Funders, City, Public Funders, City |
| New York CityPASS | 1 | Gifts and Grants |