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

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Patrons Supporting This Institution

Patron Name Donation Tiers Contributions
Ellen V. Futter Board of Trustees , Budget and Finance , Building and Grounds , Collections , Committee on Trustees and Governance , Executive , Executive Compensation , Officers , Planning , Science Policy , Development (Campaign) , Education Policy , Exhibition Policy , Investment , Library , Oral History Project Committee , Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Advisory Council , Gifts and Grants , Development , Richard Gilder Graduate School , Oral History Project , Trustees , Trustees 58
Lewis W. Bernard Board of Trustees , Audit , Budget and Finance , Building and Grounds , Collections , Committee on Trustees and Governance , Executive , Executive Compensation , Officers , Planning , Science Policy , Development (Campaign) , Education Policy , Exhibition Policy , Investment , Library , Oral History Project Committee , Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Advisory Council , Development , Richard Gilder Graduate School , Oral History Project , Trustees 56
Nancy B. Fessenden 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 38
Anne P. Sidamon-Eristoff Trustees , Executive , Executive Compensation , Planning , Science Policy , Education Policy , Exhibition Policy , Oral History Project Committee , Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Advisory Council , Development , Richard Gilder Graduate School , Oral History Project , Development (Campaign) 30
Linda R. Macaulay Trustees , Budget and Finance , Collections , Executive , Officers , Planning , Science Policy , Development (Campaign) , Investment , Development 29
Roberto A. Mignone Trustees , Budget and Finance , Collections , Executive , Officers , Planning , Science Policy , Investment , Development 25
Sibyl R. Golden Gifts and Grants , Building and Grounds , Collections , Executive , Officers , Science Policy , Education Policy , Richard Gilder Graduate School , Library , Oral History Project , Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Advisory Council , Trustees , Oral History Project Committee , Trustees , Individuals 25
Christopher C. Davis Trustees , Executive , Executive Compensation , Officers , Planning , Development (Campaign) , Education Policy , Science Research Mentoring Program , Trustees 24
Theodore Roosevelt IV Trustees , Audit , Budget and Finance , Collections , Executive , Executive Compensation , Development (Campaign) , Library , Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Advisory Council 24
David S. Gottesman Trustees , Executive , Executive Compensation , Officers , Planning , Library , Audit , Development 22
Christine A. Varney Trustees , Audit , Committee on Trustees and Governance , Executive , Executive Compensation , Officers , Planning , Gifts and Grants , Annual Fund 20
Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Trustees , Executive , Officers , Planning , Science Policy , Richard Gilder Graduate School , Trustees , Individuals 20
Helene L. Kaplan Trustees , Collections , Committee on Trustees and Governance , Executive , Executive Compensation , Planning , Education Policy , Exhibition Policy , Richard Gilder Graduate School 19
Charles H. Mott Trustees , Audit , Budget and Finance , Executive , Executive Compensation , Officers 17
Richard S. LeFrak Trustees , Building and Grounds , Executive , Officers , Exhibition Policy , Development 17
Peter J. Solomon Trustees , Honorary Trustees , Building and Grounds , Committee on Trustees and Governance , Executive , Development (Campaign) 15
Tom Brokaw Trustees , Committee on Trustees and Governance , Executive , Science Policy , Development (Campaign) , Exhibition Policy 15
Valerie S. Peltier Trustees , Building and Grounds , Executive , Science Policy , Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Advisory Council 15
Vivian H. Donnelley Honorary Trustees , Science Policy , Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Advisory Council , Gifts and Grants , Education Policy , Richard Gilder Graduate School , Trustees , Trustees , Individuals 15
Edwin H. Morgens Trustees , Budget and Finance , Science Policy , Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Advisory Council , Planning 13
Joseph H. Gleberman Trustees , Science Policy , Investment , Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Advisory Council , Development 13
Richard E. Jaffe Honorary Trustees , Science Policy , Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Advisory Council , Audit , Budget and Finance , Trustees 13
Theodore A. Mathas Trustees , Budget and Finance , Executive , Officers , Gifts and Grants 13
Kenneth L. Wallach Trustees , Executive , Executive Compensation , Science Policy 12
Scott L. Bok Trustees , Science Policy , Investment , Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Advisory Council 11
Shaiza Rizavi Trustees , Audit , Collections , Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Advisory Council , Committee on Trustees and Governance , Richard Gilder Graduate School , Board of Trustees 11
Alan Rappaport Honorary Trustees , Investment , Audit , Budget and Finance , Collections , Development , Trustees 10
Jackie Bezos Trustees , Executive , Planning , Education Policy , Richard Gilder Graduate School 10
Laura Baudo Sillerman Gifts and Grants , Education Policy , Richard Gilder Graduate School , Honorary Trustees , Trustees , Executive , Planning , Development (Campaign) 10
Victor Marrero Building and Grounds , Committee on Trustees and Governance , Trustees , Gifts and Grants , Annual Fund 10
Charles E. Phillips, Jr. Honorary Trustees , Science Policy , Education Policy , Trustees , Officers , Supporters of Special Events 9
Fiona Druckenmiller Honorary Trustees , Executive , Executive Compensation , Officers , Planning , Development , Trustees 9
Frank V. Sica Honorary Trustees , Science Policy , Budget and Finance , Trustees , Trustees 9
Rebekah Mercer Trustees , Collections , Gifts and Grants , Education Policy 9
Virginia Hearst Randt Trustees , Education Policy , Exhibition Policy , Development 9
Alexandra Mondre Trustees , Building and Grounds , Education Policy , Library 8
Ann Ziff Exhibition Policy , Gifts and Grants , Development , Trustees , Trustees , Individuals 8
Katheryn P. Kempner Honorary Trustees , Science Policy , Collections , Trustees 8
Marlene Hess Trustees , Budget and Finance , Executive , Committee on Trustees and Governance 8
Anna Deavere Smith Trustees , Exhibition Policy , Development , Annual Fund 7
John Lykouretzos Trustees , Audit , Investment 7
Peggy Hamburg Trustees , Collections , Science Policy 7
Chase Private Client Unseen Oceans , Mummies , Life at the Limits: Stories of Amazing Species , Trustees , Individuals , Foundations 6
Emily H. Fisher Honorary Trustees , Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Advisory Council 6
Karen J. Lauder Honorary Trustees , Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Advisory Council 6
Linda R. and William E. Macaulay Gifts and Grants , Explore21 , Explore21 Expedition to Romania , Trustees , Individuals , Foundations 6
Lorne Michaels Trustees , Exhibition Policy , Development 6
Mary C. Solomon Honorary Trustees , Exhibition Policy , Development 6
Melinda Blinken Honorary Trustees , Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Advisory Council 6
Richard A. Jalkut Honorary Trustees , Annual Fund , General Support , Gifts and Grants 6