This year, the Duke Lemur Center, like many university-affiliated institutions, is navigating unprecedented financial challenges due to sweeping changes in federal funding. These shifts have created significant gaps in our budget, threatening the momentum we’ve built in lemur care, groundbreaking research, and global conservation.
If ever you have considered doing something bigger or special for the Duke Lemur Center, we’d love to talk with you! We hope you will consider these opportunities and contact our Development Director, Mary Paisley, at mary.paisley@duke.edu or (919) 401-7252 if you have questions.
Support our General Fund
General fund gifts are our top priority. These flexible, unrestricted gifts sustain the essentials: staff salaries, facility upkeep, and vital equipment.
MAKE A DONATION OR PLEDGE NOW!
Multi-year or Monthly Pledge
Play a crucial role in our plans, extending beyond the immediate impact of your gifts. Options for pledges and expendable donations include:
Unrestricted/General Operations Fund #397-7000 —top priority: most needed!
Animal Care and Wellbeing Fund 397-000010
Madagascar Programs Fund #399-3638
Internship and Student Programs Fund #399-000377
DLC Museum of Natural History Fund #391-2061
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Director’s Priorities for Major Gifts of $5,000+
Make a significant impact beyond annual operations support by choosing special opportunities found on our $5K-$100K gifts page and our major and principal gifts page.
Ultrasound machine ($37K —our #1 priority in this section!)
Project vehicle in Madagascar ($50K)
Improved nocturnal housing ($26K)
Endowments and Endowed Positions
Unrestricted endowments ($100K+) are a top priority as perpetual sources of funding for our operations. Visit our endowments page for more information on named endowments! In addition, we are seeking endowed support for our key staff positions:
Executive Director ($5.0M)
Conservation Coordinator ($2.5M)
Colony Curator ($2.5M)
Fossils Curator ($2.5M)
Curator of Behavioral Management and Welfare ($2.5M)
Director of Research ($2.5M)
Research Scientist ($2.5M)
Senior Veterinarian ($2.5M)
Transformational Opportunities
Transform the Duke Lemur Center through the creation of a Named Discovery Center. The Discovery Center will be a hub for learning and scientific discovery, exploring primate history, biodiversity, conservation, and research. A highlight of the exhibits will be the Lemur Center’s rare and extensive collection of fossils. Learn more on our Major and Principal Gifts page.
Planned/Legacy Gifts
Name the Duke Lemur Center as a beneficiary of your will, retirement plan, or life insurance policy. Visit our planned gifts page to learn more.
Questions? Contact Mary Paisley, Duke Lemur Center Development Director, at mary.paisley@duke.edu or (919) 401-7252.