Donate
Donate to the Australian National Maritime Museum Foundation.
Your generosity plays a vital role in enabling us to preserve our fleet of working vessels, grow and care for the National Maritime Collection, and deliver exhibitions along with education and outreach programs.
Every contribution - large or small - helps the Australian National Maritime Museum safeguard Australia’s rich maritime heritage and share it in meaningful and memorable ways with audiences of all ages.
Every gift makes a difference, and donations over $2 are tax deductible. Thank you for supporting our work.
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Priority campaigns
Endeavour Rigging
Join us on the journey of maintaining the rigging on the Fremantle-built replica of HMB Endeavour, a task undertaken around every 15 years to ensure the ship’s seaworthiness.
Tự do
A Vietnamese refugee vessel that arrived in Darwin in 1977; help us conserve and display this significant symbol of resilience and migration.
The Vessel Found at Barangaroo
Unearthed after 200 years; support our work to stabilise and reconstruct the oldest known Australian colonial-built vessel.
Different ways to donate
Board of the Australian National Maritime Museum Foundation
Donations to the Museum are overseen by the Australian National Maritime Museum Foundation. The Foundation was established by the Museum’s Council in 2000 as a registered charity and the philanthropic arm of the Museum. The Foundation is overseen by a Board of Directors:
The Australian National Maritime Museum Foundation
The foundation raises funds to support the acquisition of objects for the National Maritime Collection, to maintain the fleet of vessels and to enhance programs and activities. The stories of some of the objects acquired with support from the Foundation can be found here.
History of the foundation
The Australian National Maritime Museum Foundation was established in 2002, following a generous donation of plans, photographs and tools from the famed Halvorsen boatbuilding family.
Australia's National Monument to Migration
You can honour a migrant – a loved one, a member of your family, yourself, or a new arrival – on Australia’s National Monument to Migration at the Australian National Maritime Museum.
A donation is a fitting way to honour loved ones who have migrated to Australia and to ensure their personal stories are held in this important national collection.
Donors and benefectors
The Museum gratefully acknowledges all our donors, including all those who contributed to our annual campaigns, for their support throughout the 2025–26 financial year. Their generosity contributes to significant work across exhibitions, programs, collection conservation and acquisitions.
| Benefactors | Major Donors (above $10,000) | Donors ($1000-$10,0000) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Cusak | Dan Janes | Graeme Addicot | Daryl Karp AM |
| Basil Jenkins | David Mathlin | John Aveyard | Judith Lee |
| Keith Jones | Christine Sadler | Alexander Burt | Janie Mason |
| Janette Parkinson | David and Jennie Sutherland | Fairlie Clifton | Helen Nickson |
| Rear Admiral Andrew Robertson AO DSC RAN | Jeremy Cridland | Tristian North | |
| Peter Whitsed | Arthur Cunningham | Phillip Paraggio | |
| Geoff and Beryl Winter | Peter Dexter AM | Janette Parkinson | |
| Julie Drew | Martin Rathbone | ||
| Jane Durnford | Robyn Stone | ||
| Kevin Fewster CBE AM in memory of Paul Hundley | Jeanne-Claude Strong | ||
| Ann Verschuer and John Forsyth | Louise Taggart | ||
| Hamish Foster | Arlene Tansey | ||
| Patricia Harvey | David Turner | ||
| Don Harwin | Cargo Bar Local Heroes | ||
| Denise and Abigail Hundley, in memory of Paul Hundley | Servo Productions PTY LTD |
