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Sponsor A Species

Show your love for the animals... Sponsor a Species!

The animals at Squam Lakes Natural Science Center serve as ambassadors for their species, here for the purpose of teaching about New Hampshire’s natural world. The cost of caring for wildlife is considerable. All of the animals need specialized diets, daily care, enrichment, and creature comforts. You can help provide food, health care, and housing for the animals - for your favorite feathered or furry species - through Sponsor A Species. You may sponsor a species for yourself, your family, or your company, school, or club. You can even send a sponsorship package as a gift.


For more information about Sponsor a Species please contact Administrative Coordinator Sloane French at 603-968-7194 x 111 or email

Species to Sponsor

  • Bald Eagle
  • Black Bear
  • Bobcat
  • Coyote
  • Mountain Lion
  • Owl
  • Pollinator - Butterfly
  • River Otter

Sponsorship Levels

Visit the Howling Coyote Gift Shop when you are at the Science Center for a gift-ready Sponsor A Species package. Only available at the Howling Coyote Gift Shop at the Science Center.
$50 E-sponsorship

This all-digital sponsorship is our greenest sponsorship and includes:

  • Digital thank you letter and photo of animal to use as a background or screensaver
  • Digital animal fact sheet
  • Digital Sponsor a Species certificate
  • E-subscription to quarterly Tracks & Trails newsletter and monthly Happenings
  • Recognition on the Science Center’s website and on the live animal exhibit trail
$100 Sponsorship
  • Plush toy of sponsored species
  • Two transferrable live animal exhibit trail admission passes
  • Thank you letter and photo of animal
  • Animal fact sheet
  • Sponsor a Species certificate
  • Squam Lakes Natural Science Center window cling
  • Subscription to quarterly Tracks & Trails newsletter and monthly Happenings
  • Recognition on the Science Center’s website and on the live animal exhibit trail
$250 Sponsorship
  • Nearer to Nature book by Naturalist Margaret Gillespie
  • Four transferrable live animal exhibit trail admission passes
  • Plush toy of sponsored species
  • Thank you letter and photo of animal
  • Animal fact sheet
  • Sponsor a Species certificate
  • Squam Lakes Natural Science Center window cling
  • Subscription to quarterly Tracks & Trails newsletter and monthly Happenings
  • Recognition on the Science Center’s website and on the live animal exhibit trail
$500 Sponsorship
  • Birds of the Squam Lakes Region book by Beverly S. Ridgely, Robert S. Ridgely and Kenneth H. Klapper
  • Nearer to Nature book by Naturalist Margaret Gillespie
  • Four transferrable live animal exhibit trail admission passes
  • Plush toy of sponsored species
  • Thank you letter and photo of animal
  • Animal fact sheet
  • Sponsor a Species certificate
  • Squam Lakes Natural Science Center window cling
  • Subscription to quarterly Tracks & Trails newsletter and monthly Happenings
  • Recognition on the Science Center’s website and on the live animal exhibit trail

Thank you for your sponsorships:

Beginning September 1, 2024:

Bald Eagle
Aimee Busby
SCYC
Black Bear
Exeter Assembly #20 IORG
Christopher James
Deb Puleo
Bobcat
Jacoby Livingston
In memory of Greg Smith
Coyote
Lydon Denzer
Gray Fox
Nancy Todd and Charles Henry
Mountain Lion
Dalton and Field Families
Deb Puleo
Owl
Ken Larson
Milford Assembly #13 IORG
Rochester Assembly #11 IORG
Pollinator
Goffstown Assembly #22 IORG
Cosette Denzer
Karen Matthews
Red Fox
Service Credit Union
River Otter
Goffstown Assembly #22 IORG
Katie McPherson
Candace McVeigh
Stephen Mellen and Kailyn Fellmeth
Pemigewasset Assembly #28 IORG
Derry Assembly #15 Rainbow for Girls
Garrett Supple & Friends

Is my sponsorship tax deductible? Read more.

Sponsor A Species donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Your payment, less the fair market value (FMV) of goods and services received, is deductible for income tax purposes.

For gifts more than $50, a portion of your donation may not be tax deductible based on the fair market value of the premiums provided in return. See the chart below for details. Should you wish to have your donation be fully tax deductible, you may choose to waive receipt of the premiums.

The tax deductible amount will be provided on your thank you letter.

Sponsor Level Deductible Amount Post Card, Fact Sheet, Certificate FMV Plush Toy FMV Window Cling FMV Trail Pass FMV Nearer to Nature FMV Birds of the Squam Lakes RegionFMV
$50 $50 $0 - - - - -
$100 $34 $0 $12 $2 $52 - -
$250 $113 $0 $12 $2 $104 $19 -
$500 $328 $0 $12 $2 $104 $19 $35

Squam Lakes Natural Science Center is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization. Our tax ID number is 02-0271824. Prices and fair market values are subject to change. Please consult a tax advisor with questions.

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