MMNSF Donors and Sponsors
Learn how to make an online donation to the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Foundation.
Most of the Museum's special exhibits and events would not be possible without the generous financial support of donors and sponsors to the MMNS Foundation.
Gifts and grants to the MMNS Foundation demonstrate the enthusiasm with which our supporters embrace the Museum's mission to bring Mississippians the finest natural science museum possible.
Opportunities for giving include endowment fund gifts, donations, grants, life requests, memorials, and honorariums. They come in all shapes, sizes, and purposes and make exhibits, educational programs and special events possible.
Sponsors of special projects or events are entitled to a unique package of benefits with significant recognition opportunities.
ENDOWMENT FUND: The Mississippi Museum Museum of Natural Science Foundation has also joined forces with the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson to establish an endowment fund account designated for the Museum. The goal of the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson is to create plans that honor the wishes of its donors. A CFGJ endowment fund directs your gift to a designated charity or purpose. You identify the Museum as the recipient to benefit through your gift and CFGJ makes the annual distribution. This agreement will augment future donations through investments, collectively managed to yield annual earnings for the Museum and to go back into the principle to help it grow even more.
STEADFAST SUPPORTERS
Steadfast supporters are donors who have contributed to the Foundation for a variety of projects and interests.
$100,000 - $200,000
- Abe Rotwein Family
- The Chisholm Foundation
- Regions Bank
- Deposit Guaranty/AmSouth Foundation
- Ergon
- Bryant Mather
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
$50,000 - $100,000
- BellSouth
- Magalen O. Bryant & Tara Wildlife Management
- Community Foundation of Greater Jackson
- Chevron
- Entergy
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Friede Goldman
- Gannett Foundation/The Clarion-Ledger
- Gertrude C. Ford Foundation
- Phil Hardin Foundation
- Mr. & Mrs. Dudley Hughes
- Irby Companies
- Richard McRae, Jr., Family
- Mississippi Chemical Corporation
- Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation/Shell Marine Habitat Program
- Dr. & Mrs. Steve Zachow
$25,000 - $50,000
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi
- Bureau of Land Management
- Delta and Pine Land Company
- Foundation for the Mid South
- Georgia-Pacific Corporation
- International Paper Foundation
- Jackson Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Merrill Lynch
- Mississippi Power Company
- Mississippi Valley Gas Company
- Molpus Woodlands Group
- Paul T. Benton
- Plum Creek Foundation
- Pruet CompaniesTrustmark National Bank
- U.S. Department of Transportation
- U.S. Forest Service
- Mr. & Mrs. William J. Van Devender
- The Walker Foundation
- Dr. & Mrs. Julian Wiener
- Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation
- Yazoo Mississippi Delta Levee Board
$10,000 - $25,000
- The Armstrong Foundation
- BancorpSouth Foundation
- Betsy & Wade Creekmore
- Cellular South Foundation
- Feild Cooperative Association
- Howard Industries, Inc.
- Mississippi Arts Commission
- MS Department of Environmental Quality
- Mississippi Forestry Association
- Mississippi Forestry Foundation
- National Geographic Society Education Foundation
- Nissan of North America, Inc.
- Sanderson Farms
- Soterra LLC
- Sprint PCS/US Unwired
- St. Dominic Health Services
- The Straddlefork Foundation
- Wild Turkey Federation
SPECIAL EXHIBIT SPONSORS
Without loyal patrons and sponsors, our work would be impossible. Special thanks go to the following for their support of the special exhibits:
Animal Grossology:
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Foundation
Gertrude C. Ford Foundation
Sanderson Farms
Nissan North America, Inc.
Regions Bank
Chris and Steve Zachow
A Forest Journey & Nature's Numbers:
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Foundation
Sanderson Farms
The Walker Foundation
Feild Cooperative Association
Paul Benton
Plum Creek
Trustmark Bank
Chris and Steve Zachow
Opal Dakin
Halla Jo Ellis
Wes Ellis
Janice Larson
Reptiles: The Beautiful and the Deadly Exhibit
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Foundation
Sanderson Farms
Gertrude C. Ford Foundation
Janet and Luther Ott Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson
Nissan
Regions Bank
Ergon
Chris and Steve Zachow
Marianne & Jack Dempsey
Sheila Smith
Rainforest Adventure Exhibit
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Foundation
Sanderson Farms
Walker Foundation
Trustmark Bank
Paul T. Benton
Chisholm Foundation
Feild Cooperative Association, Inc.
Chris and Steve Zachow
Brunini, Grantham, Grower and Hewes
Sean Wesley Ellis
Jackie and Avery Rollins
Karen Whitworth
Opal Dakin
Janice Larson
Halla Jo Ellis
Matt Holleman III
Dinosaurs: Big, Bad, Bold Exhibit
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Foundation
Gertrude C. Ford Foundation
Nissan of North America, Inc.
Regions Bank
Dr. Ollye and Dr. Aaron Shirley
Chris & Steve Zachow
Animal Secrets Exhibit
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Foundation
An anonymous sponsor
The Chisholm Foundation
Feild Cooperative Associates, Inc.
Paul Benton
Plum Creek
Sanderson Farms
Trustmark Bank
Wheeler and Ashley Parker
Chris & Steve Zachow
Halla Jo Ellis
Sean Wesley Ellis
Frogs! Beyond Green Exhibit
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Foundation
Gertrude C. Ford Foundation
Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS)
The Janet and Luther Ott Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson
The Walker Foundation
Regions Bank
Nissan of North America, Inc.
Chris & Steve Zachow
Amazing Butterflies Exhibit
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Foundation
Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS)
Anonymous
Clarion Ledger
Paul Benton
The Chisholm Foundation
Jackson Convention & Visitors Bureau
Sanderson Farms
Trustmark Bank
Chris & Steve Zachow
Feild Co-Operative Association, Inc.
Emme Wells
Jennie McIntosh
Ollye B. Shirley
Megalodon: Largest Shark that Ever Lived Exhibit
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Foundation
Gertrude C. Ford Foundation
Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS)
Anonymous
Clarion Ledger
The Walker Foundation
Comcast
Nissan North America, Inc.
Regions Bank
Dr. and Mrs. Steve Zachow
Mississippi Power Company
Mr. & Mrs. Dudley Hughes
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
Smokey Bear & Woodsy Owl: Home Sweet Home Exhibit
AT&T
USDA Forest Services
Anonymous
Dick & Sally Molpus
Feild Co-Operative Association, Inc.
Paul T. Benton
Plum Creek
Sanderson Farms Inc.
The Chisholm Foundation
Trustmark National Bank
Dr. and Mrs. Steve Zachow
Family of Catchings B. Smith
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Foundation
Monsters of the Deep Exhibit
Gertrude C. Ford Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Dudley Hughes
Janet & Luther Ott Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson
The Walker Foundation
The Chisholm Foundation
Feild Cooperative Associates, Inc.
Nissan of North America, Inc.
Sanderson Farms, Inc.
Regions Bank
Dr. & Mrs. Steve Zachow
Dr. Ollye B. Shirley
Sustainable Choices Exhibit
Entergy
MS Department of Environmental Quality
Jackie & Avery Rollins
MS Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife Federation
The Natural Resource Initiative (NRI)
Environmental Coalition of MS
Mississippi Council for Agriculture & Natural Resource Education (MSCAN)
Mississippi 2020
DINOSAURS! Exhibit
Janet & Luther Ott Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson
Gertrude C. Ford Foundation
Paul T. Benton
Chisholm Foundation
Ergon
Trustmark National Bank
The Walker Foundation
Nissan of North America, Inc.
Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes
Dr. & Mrs. Steve Zachow
Avery & Jackie Rollins
Bone up on Bones Exhibit
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi
The Bower Foundation
Baptist Health Systems
Feild Cooperative Association
Methodist Rehabilitation Center
Sanderson Farms
St. Dominic Health Services
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Foundation
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
Hunters of the Sky Exhibit
Regions Bank
Gertrude C. Ford Foundation
Merrill Lynch
Mr. & Mrs. Alex Alston, Jr.
Ergon
Dudley J. Hughes
Nissan of North America, Inc.
Community Foundation of Greater Jackson
Jackie & Avery Rollins
Joye & Scott Steele
Magalen O. Bryant
Melissa & David Patterson
Brunini, Grantham, Grower, Hewes
Chris & Steve Zachow
Deborah & Hunter Dawkins
Deviney Construction Company
Nora Frances & Vaughn McRae
Rosalie B. Rotwein
Ollye B. Shirley, Ph.D.
Dick Hall
Newt P. Harrison
Hap & Hilda Owen
Patagonia/Buffalo Peak Outfitters
Drs. John & Connie Schimmel
Robert Smith, M.D.
Robert & Eleanor Weaver
Jewels of the Sea: Walter Anderson's Aquatica Exhibit
Stuart C. Irby Company, Inc.
Paul Benton
Howard Industries
Dudley Hughes
Wade & Betsy Creekmore
Feild Cooperative Association, Inc.
Buffalo Peak Outfitters/Patagonia, Inc.
Jack & Marianne Dempsey
Avery & Jackie Rollins
Ollye B. Shirley, Ph.D.
Scott and Joy Steele
Catchings & Lottie Smith
The World of Giant Insects Exhibit
Janet & Luther Ott Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson
Gertrude C. Ford Foundation
Merrill Lynch
Trustmark Bank
Lost in the Amazon Exhibit
Patagonia, Inc.
Sanderson Farms, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gasto
Waste Management
Trustmark Bank
Fossil Whale Exhibit
Ernest A. Klatt, Jr.
Fern Garden Exhibit
Robbie Fisher
Lagniappe Foundation
