Donate

Please consider a tax-deductible donation to the Center for Ecosystem Sentinels. Support of our work allows us to track penguins at sea, continue to measure the success of conservation strategies, and educate and train the next generation of students in conservation.

Five funds, five causes

There are five different ways you can help fund our research:

• Ecosystem Sentinels Research Fund: Our Magellanic penguin research is fully funded through this fund, as well as most of the salaries in the Center. This also acts as a general fund for the Boersma Lab, and the Center as a whole.
• Wildlife Ecology and Global Change Fund: This gift fund is a general fund for the Abrahms Lab.
• Boersma Endowed Chair in Natural History and Conservation: This fund supports the Boersma Endowed Chair, currently held by Dr. Briana Abrahms.
• Henry and Vivian Boersma Endowed Student Support Fund in Conservation Sciences: A fund for student-led research at the Center, undergraduate or graduate.
• Sue E. Moore Endowed Graduate Fellowship in Marine Ecosystem Sentinels: A fund supporting graduate research involving the Center.

Making a difference at a young age

Learn more about three of our youngest donors and how they are making difference and inspiring others.

• Pennies for Penguins. Zachary Touger helped raise attention for the endangered Galápagos penguins during his TedxYouth talk and runs an annual Pennies for Penguins campaign, raising more than $1,000 to help the Galápagos penguins.
• It’s never too early to start giving. After a school lesson on compassion, Viola Miller broke open her piggy bank, and crayons, to help the penguins.
• Recipient of the 2013 “Outstanding Youth Achievement Award” continues giving. Her 2013 fundraising event for the penguins of the Indianapolis zoo wasn’t the last event for the young philanthropist. After hosting a successful 2017 fundraiser, Lauren Harmon helped raise over $1,600 to help support our penguin research.