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The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences would like to thank the following individuals for their generous support from Jan 1st, 2024 to December 31st, 2024.
State Employees' Credit Union Foundation
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Wake County
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Goodnight Educational Foundation
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Temple Sloan Family Foundation
BASF Corporation
Carlyle Adams Foundation
Duke Energy Foundation
John Wesley and Anna Hodgin Hanes Foundation
Horizon Research
Louise and Grier Martin
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Lisa and Tom Williamson
The Anonymous Trust
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
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William McShea
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