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