Funding and Donations

Base funding for the Conner Museum is provided by WSU’s College of Arts and Sciences and the State of Washington. This funding provides housing for the public exhibit and the research and teaching collections, plus a small amount of money each year for supplies. State and College funding also provides salary for a permanent staff that consists of a single curator plus occasional summer support for one or two graduate students and a few hours per week for an undergraduate timeslip. This small group of museum employees takes care of all tasks for the research and teaching collections and public exhibit, such as responding to loan requests, curation of the existing collections, preparation of incoming specimens, ongoing computerization efforts, and (when time allows) one or two new or improved displays for the exhibit each year.

Your donations to the Museum Development Fund help to buy supplies and pay for student help. Donations to the Museum Endowment Fund help to ensure longer-term support for the museum. The generous donations of past supporters have enabled us to maintain and improve our exhibits and collections.

Your donation, no matter how small, is greatly appreciated.

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