Declaration of Support
Dennis and MaryCraven Poteat pose for a picture during the Extreme Mammals Gala.
“It's important to support our fantastic museum and cutting-edge science discoveries. Our lives are enriched by these wonderful resources. North Carolinians can be proud of our state museum and our financial support keeps it operating at peak performance.” — MaryCraven Poteat
Our Lifetime Donors
- A.J. Fletcher Foundation
- ABB Inc.
- Gary Allen
- R. Durwood Almkuist
- Aquatic Systems Inc
- Joseph P. Archie
- Zack H. Bacon III
- William Ball
- Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.
- BASF Corporation
- Bayer CropScience
- The BB&T Charitable Foundation
- The Belk Foundation
- BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.
- Betsy and Walter Bennett
- Biogen
- Biogen Foundation
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
- Tom and Mary Mac Bradshaw
- Branch Banking & Trust
- Murphy Brown
- Kathleen Price Bryan Family Fund
- BTI
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund
- Burt's Bees
- Burt's Bees Greater Good Foundation
- Camp-Younts Foundation
- Cannon Foundation, Inc.
- Capital Development Services, Inc.
- Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
- Cemala Foundation
- Central Carolina Bank
- Centura Bank
- The Charlotte Observer
- Cherokee
- Childtrust Foundation
- Cisco Systems, Inc.
- CitiFinancial
- City of Raleigh
- Clancy & Theys Construction Company
- Clean Water Management Trust Fund
- Don and Jo Cline
- Keith and Margie Collins
- Cree, Inc.
- Jim and Virginia Creekman
- Teresa Daniels
- Julia and Frank Daniels, Jr.
- Vartan and Dianne B. Davidian
- Liz and Bob Dean
- John Deere
- DTS Software Inc
- Ducks Unlimited
- Duke Medicine
- Duke Energy Foundation
- Eisai, Inc.
- EMC Corporation
- Eppendorf
- Anne Faircloth
- Ralph L. Falls
- Fidelity Investments
- The Field Museum
- First Citizens Bank
- First Union Foundation
- Dr. and Mrs. F. Owen Fitzgerald
- Foundation for the Carolinas
- Dirk and Susan Frankenberg
- General Parts Inc.
- Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Glen Raven Inc.
- Golden Corral Charitable Fund of the Triangle Community Fndt
- Goodnight Educational Foundation
- Connie Gray
- Stacy Grove
- Hanson Aggregates, Inc.
- Heifer International
- James and Harriet Hill
- George and Sara House
- Hunton & Williams
- IBM Corporation
- IBM Global Education Industry
- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Institute of Museum and Library Services
- Interpath
- Investors Management Company
- Janirve Foundation
- Jefferson-Pilot Corporation
- Thomas Earnhardt and Dana Jennings
- John Wesley and Anna Hodgin Hanes Foundation
- Earl and Margery Johnson
- William Johnson
- The Seby B. Jones Family Foundation
- Thomas Kenan
- William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust
- F.M. Kirby Foundation
- Keith and Reah Kittelberger
- The Knapp Foundation, Inc.
- Theresa Kostrzewa and Bruce Tucker
- Kresge Foundation
- Elisabeth and Haden Lane
- Lenovo Hope Fund of Triangle Community Foundation
- Eli Lilly and Company Foundation
- Loeffler, Ketchum, Mountjoy
- Peter Loftin
- Lord Corporation
- Margaret Lowman and Michael Brown
- Mallinckrodt Inc.
- Louise and Grier Martin
- Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
- Mary Ann Brittain
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- Christopher McClure and Carol DeVita
- Robert and Jolene McGehee
- Jack and Louise McSpadden
- MeadWestvaco Corporation
- Merck Company Foundation
- Merrill Lynch Company of North Carolina
- The Mills Corporation
- Moore and Van Allen, P.L.L.C.
- Moore Charitable Foundation
- Estate of Donald E Moreland
- NAPRO Communications Inc.
- NASA
- National Audubon Society
- National Science Foundation
- Nationwide Foundation
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
- NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- NCSU - Kenan Fellows Program
- News and Observer
- Nortel
- North Carolina Aggregates Association
- North Carolina Association of Insurance Agents, Inc.
- North Carolina Biotechnology Center
- North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs, Inc.
- North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation
- Nucor Corporation
- O'Brien/Atkins Associates, PA
- Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Orr, Jr.
- The Park Foundation
- PBS&J
- PotashCorp - Aurora
- Pepsi Bottling Ventures, LLC
- A.S. Perry
- Pfizer Inc.
- Piedmont Natural Gas Foundation
- PNC Foundation
- MaryCraven and Dennis Poteat
- PowerSecure International
- George Smedes Poyner Foundation, Inc.
- Richardson and Marilyn Preyer
- Julian Price Family Foundation
- Progress Energy Foundation
- Progress Energy Service Company
- W. Trent Ragland Foundation
- The Real Yellow Pages from BellSouth
- John and Kristen Replogle
- Research Triangle Foundation
- REX/UNC Healthcare
- Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
- Susan Gravely and Bill Ross
- RTI International
- John and Ginger Sall
- Charles A. & Elizabeth Ann Sanders Fund of Triangle Co. Fnd
- Sara Lee Corporation
- SAS - JMP Division
- SAS Institute Inc.
- Bob and Kay Schoellhorn
- Skanska USA Building Inc.
- Ann C & C Hamilton Sloan Foundation
- Sloan Family Foundation
- The Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation, Inc.
- Roger and Bonnie Smith
- Ann and Wade Smith
- Eddie C. Smith
- Soil Science Society of America
- Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications (USA) Inc.
- South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
- South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
- Sprint Foundation
- Sprint Mid-Atlantic Telecom
- State Employees' Credit Union Foundation
- Colonel William Walton Stevens
- Catherine and James Stuart
- SunTrust Foundation
- Timothy Sweeney
- The Teleflex Foundation
- Terminix Company of Eastern North Carolina-Nimocks Group
- Tharrington Smith, LLP
- Don Thimsen and Ann Pflugrath
- Lisa H. Tighe
- Time Warner Cable
- UNC-TV
- University of North Carolina System
- US Dept of Housing and Urban Development
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
- Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
- The Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation
- Steve and Charlotte Wainwright
- Wake County CCBI
- WakeMed Health & Hospitals
- The Wal-Mart Foundation
- Glenn and Nancy White
- Nancy and Monty White
- Lisa and Tom Williamson
- Wyrick, Robbins, Yates & Ponton LLP
- Smedes and Rosemary York