Donations to support these marine conservation research and outreach projects can be made through Michelle’s Earth Foundation, an all-volunteer non-profit based in Arlington, VA.
Donations can be made by mail or online.
Please use Zeffy for online donations. There is the option to provide ZERO fee to Zeffy. In the dropdown by the heart symbol, choose other and enter $0. Then all of your donation will go directly to the work without any overhead or fees. Thank you!
Contributions can be made online by clicking the button above, or mailed to:
Michelle’s Earth Foundation – GRACIASS
801 South 25th Street,
Arlington, VA 22202
Please make checks payable to Michelle’s Earth Foundation and specify that the donation is for the GRACIASS programs.
Donations made to MEF are tax-deductible because MEF is a corporation organized and operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes Under IRS status 501(c)(3). Please contact your tax advisor for advice regarding your specific situation.
We greatly appreciate your support. Our organization and programs are run by volunteers. Your contributions go directly to support integrative science-art-sustainability projects and events worldwide. Let us know if you’d like to get more involved!
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Please contact me if you think you might be able to provide or assist with any of the following, or have other ideas:
Gear:
~Headphones
~External hard drives & SD cards
~Scuba equipment
~Underwater speakers
~Hydrophones (underwater microphones)
~Underwater cameras/video cameras
Services:
~Printing (e.g. activity books, posters)
~Translation (esp. Spanish, Maya)
~Videography (esp. underwater)
~Transportation (e.g. frequent flyer miles, local/research or long distance boat trips, ground in Cancun or DC area)
~Communication (e.g. international phone cards or discounted rates for Mexico/US)
~Research (e.g. literature searches, citizen science)
~Publicity and marketing (e.g. press releases, publications, event publicity)
~Event planning (e.g. concerts, conferences)
~Web (e.g. updating Spanish website)
Other:
~Accommodations for researchers/artists in Cancun or DC areas
~Benefit events for MEF – Marine and Bioacoustics Programs or a particular project
~Reference books and materials on native wildlife of the Yucatan