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Thank you for donating to ASI! A contribution of any amount automatically makes you an ASI member for one year. Members receive invitations to special events, discounts on our programs, and our annual printed newsletter. There are several ways to make a donation:

  1. Give online by filling out this secure online donation form.
  2. Download a print donation form and mail it to us at the address listed on the form. Please make checks payable to: Alaska Songbird Institute.
  3. If you’re 70 ½ or older, you can make a tax-free contribution to ASI from your IRA, even if you don’t itemize on your federal tax return. You can arrange a “Qualified Charitable Distribution” to have your financial institute issue and mail a check directly to ASI. This withdrawal counts toward satisfying any “Required Minimum Distributions” you must withdraw from your IRA that calendar year.

Making Specific Donations

Contribute to the Future Scientist Fund

ASI’s Future Scientist Fund supports Alaska’s next generation of science and conservation leaders through direct financial support for our K-12 field trips at Creamer’s Field, our youth mentoring program, and our high school and college internships. These programs provide students with unique, authentic research experiences, developing skills in observation, problem solving, and critical thinking, and building their confidence as they make real world contributions to science and conservation. Students also have the opportunity to connect with Alaska’s wildlife and their habitats through hands-on field experiences with wild birds. Alumni of our programs have used their experiences as a foundation for careers in science, education, and the arts.

 

  • A donation of $65 will provide a scholarship for a local classroom to attend a field trip.
  • A donation of $275 will provide a scholarship for a student to participate in ASI’s youth mentoring program.
  • A donation of $500 will provide a stipend to a high school intern.
  • A donation of $2,500 will support an internship at the Creamer’s Field Migration Station.

You can make a donation directly to ASI’s Future Scientist Fund by completing this secure online donation form. All donations to ASI’s Future Scientist Fund are greatly appreciated!

Sponsor a North for Science! Student

North for Science! is one of ASI’s most important educational programs. It provides middle school students with the unique opportunity to travel to remote parts of Alaska, contribute to ongoing research, and explore STEM career opportunities. We are looking for individuals and companies who are interested in sponsoring students. A donation of as little as $30 will help make this program available to our students. Sponsor a North for Science! student using this N4S student support form.

Contribute Items from Our Wish List

We are always looking for more supplies to support our field and office work. For some of the items, we have attached direct links below. You can have them shipped to ASI directly (P.O. Box 80235, Fairbanks, AK 99708). Or you can arrange to drop items at our office. If you have questions, or you would like to arrange a drop off, please contact Robert at (907) 888-2121 or at asi.science@aksongbird.org.

 

Field Supplies:

  • Mist nets (cash equivalent or Avinet gift card): Mist nets can only be directly purchased by federal banding permit holders, but you can support our net needs by purchasing an Avinet gift card! (Our nets currently cost about $165)
  • 3/4″ metal conduit poles – for mist net poles
  • Rebar – for net anchors
  • Propane for the banding tent (20# tank refills)
  • Small swiss army knives/multi-tools (like these!)
  • Hand sanitizer
  • Carabiners (small/mini sizes preferred)
  • Ziploc bags – quart sized
  • Binoculars in good working order for our youth and community programs
  • Wading boots (used is fine) – men’s size 10-11 needed most
  • Rite in Rain notebooks for our student volunteers: 3×5 top spiral and No. 313 side spiral (4.625 x 7 level pattern)
  • Rite in Rain printer paper (8.5×11, white, 20#)
  • Mechanical pencils
  • KT tape (dark/neutral colors preferred)
  • Gift card(s) to Amazon for miscellaneous needs

Office Supplies:

  • Gorilla duct tape
  • Business-sized envelopes
  • Stamps
  • Sharpies/permanent markers
  • Recycled printer paper (8.5″ x 11″)
  • Gift card(s) to Office Max for miscellaneous office & printing needs

Miscellaneous: 

  • Bicycles – for transportation use by seasonal staff
  • Signage – e.g. sturdy wooden frames used for donor recognition signs at banding station

Electronics:

  • Two way radios
  • AAA and AA batteries

Services:

  • Creative fundraisers
  • Creamer’s Field Migration Station (CFMS) volunteers–checking & extracting birds from mist nets, recording data, entering & proofing data
  • Lead Volunteers (to help train and schedule CFMS volunteers)
  • Grant researchers
  • Archiving historical data and reports from the Alaska Bird Observatory

Seasonal Housing:

  • Please let us know if you are willing to host a seasonal employee in the future. Generally, our greatest need for temporary housing is for our fall banding personnel every August and September

The Alaska Songbird Institute (ASI) is a 501(c)(3) operating exclusively for charitable purposes (EIN: 46-1837510). Your support is essential to our work, and your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. A donation of any amount makes you a member of the Alaska Songbird Institute for one year. Thank you!