Support the Museum
Museum Memberships
All member benefits are fully tax deductible and include:
Unlimited admission
Biweekly e-newsletter
Invitations to member exclusive events
Free guest passes
Discounts on store merchandise, events, classes, and camps
* For levels $1,000 and above, contact admin@pgmuseum.org to redeem your benefits.
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One adult, plus:
• 10% savings in the Museum Store
• 1 single-use guest pass
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Two adults, plus:
• 10% savings in the Museum Store
• 2 single-use guest passes
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Two adults, plus children or grandchildren, 17 and under, plus:
• 20% savings in Museum Store
• 2 single use guest passes
• Access to early camp registration begins at this level and higher
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Two adults, plus children or grandchildren, 17 and under, plus:
• 20% savings in the Museum Store
• 2 transferable guest passes
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Two adults, plus children or grandchildren, 17 and under,plus:
• 20% savings in the Museum Store
• 2 transferable guest passes
• Donor appreciation invitation sent to this level and higher
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All Patron benefits listed above, plus:
Guided tour of the Monarch Sanctuary
10% Facility rental discount
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All Curator's Circle benefits listed above, plus:
Invitation to behind the scenes, curator-led tour of the collection
Automatically enrolled in our Monarch Society
Lunch with the Executive Director
Support our Future
The biggest investment you can make in the Museum is to support our general operations. As the only Natural History Museum on the Central Coast dedicated to preserving our natural and cultural history, please consider investing in our future. To learn more about our priorities, review the document below.
If you’re inspired to donate to the Museum, please consider monthly or annual gifts. By being a repeat donor, you provide a dependable base of revenue to support our general operations. Please select Program Operations on the drop-down designation field.
Adopt-a-Bird Sponsorship
Make a positive difference for the environment and the museum by adopting a bird today. Your sponsorship supports bird conservation and helps with collection management. Each adoption is meaningful for one year, helping preserve our natural history for future generations.
When you adopt a bird you will receive:
Your name displayed on the bird mount in the Museum for one year
A specially designed bookmark just for you
*The Museum is a non-profit organization and all adoptions are tax deductible as allowed by law.
Sample of Available Birds
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Black Throated Swallow
COPPER LEVEL
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Northern Fulmar
BRONZE LEVEL
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Canvasback
SILVER LEVEL
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Common Loon
GOLD LEVEL
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Hooded Merganser
PLATINUM LEVEL
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Greater Roadrunner
DIAMOND LEVEL
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Barn Owl
JADE LEVEL
Complete List of Adoptable Birds
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American Coot- Juvenile
Common Murre- Chick
Grasshopper Sparrow- Male
Orange Crowned Warbler- Male
Worm Eating Warbler- Male -
Yellow Breasted Chat
Marsh Wren
Lawrence's Goldfinch- Male
Lawrence's Goldfinch- Male
Wilson's Warbler Female
Dunlin - Basic Plumage
Least Sandpiper
Black-Headed Grosbeak Female
Common Yellowthroat- Male
White Throated Swift
American Pipit
Blue Gray Gnatcatcher- Male
Horned Lark- Female
Western Wood Pewee
White Breasted Nuthatch- Male
Wrentit- Male
Cassin's Vireo
Warbling Vireo- Female
Yellow Rumped Warbler- Male
Barn Swallow- Female
Barn Swallow- Male
Black Throated Blue Warbler- Male
Brown Headed Cowbird- Male
Brown Headed Cowbird- Female
Cliff Swallow- Female
Cliff Swallow- Male
Downy Woodpecker- Female
Downy Woodpecker- Male
Herring Gull- Male
Vaux's Swift- Female
Western Lark Sparrow- Female
White Crowned Sparrow- First Basic Plumage
Yellow Warbler- Male
Glaucous Gull
House Sparrow- Female
Nashville Warbler
Northern Mockingbird- Male
Ring Billed Gull
Savannah Sparrow- Female
Bell's Sparrow (Sage Sparrow)
Black Throated Sparrow
Brewer's Black Bird- Female
Brown Headed Cowbird- Female
Rock Pigeon
White Faced Ibis
Red Knot
Tricolored Blackbird- Female
Tricolored Blackbird- Male
Fox Sparrow- Male
Fox Sparrow- Male
Red Winged Black Bird- Female
Sabine's Gull- Male
Bonaparte's Gull
Common Gallinule
Dunlin - Alt. Plumage
Lesser Goldfinch Male
Olive Sided Flycatcher- Male
Violet Green Swallow- Juvenal -
American Coot
Ancient Murrelet
Baird’s Sandpiper- Female
Black Legged Kittiwake
Black Tern - Male
Black Turnstone - Female
Black Vented Shearwater
Blue Grosbeak- Male
Buller’s Shearwater
California Thrasher - Female
Caspian Tern - Chick
Cassin’s Auklet - Male
Clapper Rail - Female
Common Ground Dove
Common Tern
Common Tern
Dunlin
Dunlin
Eared Grebe - Alt. Plumage
Eared Grebe
Evening Grosbeak- Female
Evening Grosbeak- Male
Forster’s Tern - Male
Lazuli Bunting- Female
Lazuli Bunting- Male
Least Tern
lesser Nighthawk
Long Billed Dowitcher - Basic Plumage
Northern Goshawk
Northern Fulmar - Dark Morph
Northern Fulmar
Northern Waterthrush - Male
Ovenbird - Female
Phainopepla- Female
Phainopepla- Male
Pine Siskin
Pink Footed Shearwater
Red Crossbill- Female
Red Crossbill- Male
Red Phalarope - Female (Alt. Plumage)
Red Phalarope - Male
Red Necked Phalarope - Female
Red Necked Phalarope - Female (Alt. Plumage)
Red Necked Phalarope - Juvenal
Royal Tern - Male
Ruddy Duck
Ruddy Turnstone - Male
Semipalmated Plover - Male
Semipalmated Plover
Short Tailed Shearwater
Swainson's Thrush
Surfbird - Alt. Plumage
Surfbird - Juvenal Plumage
Virginia Rail
Wandering Tattler - Alt Plumage
Wandering Tattler - Juvenal
Western Grebe
Western Gull
Whimbrel- Female
Willet
Wilson’s Phalarope - Male
Wilson’s Snipe
Yellow Billed Cuckoo
Yellow Rail
Yellow Headed Blackbird- Female
Yellow Headed Blackbird- Male -
American Wigeon - Female
American Wigeon - Male
Anna’s Hummingbird - Female
Ashy Storm Petrel
Black Brant
Black Chinned Hummingbird - Male
Black Scoter - Male
Black Storm Petrel - Male
Brandt’s Cormorant - Male
Bufflehead - Female
Canvasback - Female
Cinnamon Teal - Female
Common Goldeneye - Female
Common Goldeneye - Male
Common Merganser - Female
Common Merganser - Male
Common Merganser - Male
Fork Tailed Strom Petrel- Male
Gadwall - Female
Gadwall - Male
Greater White Fronted Goose
Greater Yellowlegs
Green Winged Teal- Female
Green Winged Teal- Male
Harlequin Duck - Female
Harlequin Duck - Male
Leach’s Storm Petrel- Male
Lesser Scaup - Female
Lesser Scaup - Male
Lesser Yellowlegs
Mallard - Female
Mountain Plover
Mountain Quail
Northern Shoveller- Female
Northern Shoveller- Male
Pectoral Sandpiper
Red Knot
Redhead- Female
Redhead- Male
Ring Necked Duck - Male
Snow Goose
Townsend’s Solitaire
Varied Thrush - Female
Varied Thrush - Male
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American Bittern and Egg
Black Rail - Female
Cattle Egret - Male
Common Loon
Common Loon
Pigeon Guillemot - Female
Layson Albatross
Mountain Quail
Pigeon Guillemot- Female
Pigeon Guillemot
Rhinoceros Auklet - Male
Tufted Puffin
Calliope Hummingbird - Male -
California Quail- Male
Common Poorwill- Male
Hooded Merganser- Female
Long Tailed Duck- Male
Marbled Murrelet- Female
Northern Harrier- Female
Parasitic Jaeger- Male
Pied Billed Grebe
Parasitic Jaeger - Male
Red Breasted Merganser- Male
Red Necked Grebe
Red Throated Loon - Male
Ruddy Duck- Male
Ruddy Duck- Female
Rofous Hummingbird- Male
Surf Scoter - Female
Surf Scoter - Male
White Winged Scoter- Female
White Winged Scoter - Male
Yellow Billed Loon - Female -
Greater Roadrunner
Prairie Falcon
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Business Memberships*
All Business Members receive:
Your logo on our website
Invitation to select member and donor events for your board officers
Upon request, meeting setup and breakdown of 20 chairs and 2 tables
4 Museum guest passes per organization
Tax-deductible member dues
*Please coordinate with your museum representative to receive your benefits.
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Five 2-hour business meetings, time includes set-up and breakdown, per year in the Bird Gallery (upon request)
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Five 2-hour business meetings, time includes set-up and breakdown, per year in the Bird Gallery (upon request)
One education presentation* by a museum scientist
E-newsletter spotlight once per year which reaches over 8,000 people
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Ten 3-hour business meetings, time includes set-up and breakdown, per year in the Bird Gallery and listed on our events calendar (upon request)
One education presentation by a museum scientist OR a one-hour collections tour*
1 ticket to Night Owl, our flagship event
E-newsletter spotlight once per year which reaches over 8,000 people
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Ten 3-hour business meetings per year in the Bird Gallery and listed on our events calendar (upon request)
One education presentation by a Museum scientist AND a one-hour collection tour*
2 tickets to Night Owl, our flagship event
E-newsletter spotlight twice per year which reaches over 8,000 people
Choose the Level that’s Right for your Organization:
Support Museum Field Trips
Every year, the Museum hosts thousands of students with FREE museum field trips. Schools sometimes have trouble paying for things like bus rides. Your donation can help more K-5 students visit the Museum and learn about nature. Your donation could spark a love for nature that lasts a lifetime. Please donate today to support student field trips.
Stewardship Fund
Did you know there are other ways to support the future longevity of the Museum? As stewards of your generous donations, we created a Museum Foundation of Pacific Grove Stewardship Fund at the Community Foundation for Monterey County. Managed by a professional investment team, the funds are placed in an investment pool, providing the benefits of a diverse investment portfolio and low investment fees that typically come only with very large funds. A trusted investment and a good way to support the Museum.
Monarch Society
The Monarch Society includes our most influential and dedicated supporters who believe in growing the Museum and stewarding the natural world and cultural history of the California central coast.
Their historic and continued commitment, of $2,000 or more annually, has helped us grow into the thriving Museum we are today, and their impact has been felt deeply on our exhibits, programs, and outreach efforts to bring the wonders of the natural world to Monterey County residents. In recognition of their support, we created the Monarch Society, which offers special access to the Museum and its collections. For them we host exclusive events each year that reflect the mission of the Museum and provide roadmaps to where we’re headed next.
If you want to impact the Museum’s future and support some of our larger capital projects, consider joining the Monarch Society today. Contact Susan Wolfe, Director of Development and Engagement, at Wolfe@PGMuseum.org or 831-648-5716 ext. 26.
Leave a Legacy
Have you thought about your legacy and how you want to be remembered by your family, friends, and community? Our Museum has always been deeply rooted in community. At its heart, we have strived to create a space of learning and discovery for everyone who wants to connect with the natural world. Our collections act as a gateway to history, a key revealing secrets of the past and wonders of the present, and preserving them is a vital tenant of our mission and work.
Leaving a planned gift to the Museum goes so far beyond our building, it’s a legacy that lives on in the community. It reaches all corners of the County by supporting our work. The 1883 Society, aptly named for the first year we opened our doors, honors those extraordinary people who have included the Museum in their estate plans to ensure that the Museum serves the community through our exhibits, collections, and education programs.
As a small non-profit, your gift will have a dramatic impact on the Museum and the natural world for generations to come. We highly recommend that you contact your Financial Adviser to discuss the best way to achieve your goals and for all legal advice. The Museum is a non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible as allowed by law.
If a planned gift to the Museum is part of your estate plan, then we would be happy to ensure your wishes are fulfilled. Simply complete the form below or contact Susan Wolfe, Director of Development and Engagement at 831.648.5716 ext. 26 or wolfe@pgmuseum.org.
Business Sponsors
