Join the Museum

• Online application form with secure credit card payment
• By phone: 352-273-2047
• Charge on your statement will appear as University of Florida Foundation
• Membership card(s) will be mailed upon processing

• Make payable to UF Foundation
• Print the Membership Application Form
• Mail completed application form and check to:
  Florida Museum of Natural History
  Attn: Membership
  PO Box 112710
  Gainesville, FL 32611
• Membership card(s) will be mailed upon processing

University of Florida employees may have membership dues automatically deducted from their paycheck. Deductions are made biweekly, for 24 pay periods. UF employees receive 10% off Individual through Supporting Levels.* Support YOUR local museum and receive great benefits!

Step 1: Print and complete the Membership Application Form.

Step 2: Print and complete the payroll form for the membership level you are interested in:

Individual $47.50 ($1.88/pay period)
Dual $76.50 ($3.19/pay period)
Household $112.50 ($4.69/pay period)
Supporting $247.50 ($10.31/pay period)
Benefactor $500 ($20.84/pay period)
Fellow $1,000 ($41.67/pay period)
Patron $2,500 ($104.17/pay period)
Director’s Circle $5,000 ($208.34/pay period)

For nine-month faculty members, please email the membership coordinator for a payroll deduction form.

Step 3: Mail both forms to:

Florida Museum of Natural History
Attn: Membership
PO Box 112710
Gainesville, FL 32611

Please send forms to the Florida Museum NOT the UF Foundation. If the forms are not received by our office, your membership will not be processed. Thank you for your cooperation.

*Offer good on Individual through Supporting levels. Curator’s Society not included in discount. Discount cannot be used with any other specials or discounts. Must include a valid UF Gator 1 staff identification card. OPS employees are not eligible for payroll deduction.

• Core Benefits for one named adult.

• Core Benefits for two named adults in the same household.

• Core Benefits for up to two named adults and unlimited children between the ages of 3 and 17. (Excludes organized groups, e.g. school groups, camp groups, affinity groups, etc.)
• Early enrollment and discount for Museum classes and camps. (Classes fill on a first-come, first-served basis. Membership does not guarantee enrollment.)

• Household Benefits and a VIP Gallery Tour of special exhibitions upon request.

• Supporting Benefits as well as recognition on the Museum’s Annual Giving Wall and a 10% discount on Associates level gift memberships.

• Benefactor Benefits and a VIP Research Collections Tour upon request.

• Fellow Benefits and an invitation for two to private Director’s events.

• Patron Benefits and a VIP Museum Tour upon request for up to 10 guests.

• Bring a guest with you on Museum visits. Member must accompany guest(s).

• Designate a caregiver to accompany your children on Museum visits. Caregiver name(s) will be stored on the account. Available at Household level and above.