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Discovery is at the heart of a better society.

Whether funding cutting-edge research using state-of-the-art instrumentation or supporting public outreach programs that inspire life-long learning, your gift to Lowell Observatory makes discovery possible.

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Programs to Support

Direct Donations to the Observatory

Lowell Observatory is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that can receive restricted and unrestricted donations directly. Learn about the programs you can support below.

Programs to Support
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Planned Giving

Continue being part of Lowell’s future and create a legacy that lasts by giving through a bequest or estate plan.

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Other Ways to Give

You can support Lowell Observatory by contributing from a Donor-Advised Fund, a gift of stocks or securities, an IRA rollover, an estate gift, and memorial or honorary gifts.

Ways to Donate

The Percival Lowell Trust

Toward the end of his life, Percival Lowell established a trust to support his observatory in perpetuity. Today, the Percival Lowell Trust continues as a separate 501(c)(3) entity that accepts unrestricted gifts to address the greatest areas of benefit to the observatory, funding visionary endeavors like the 4.3-meter Lowell Discovery Telescope (LDT).

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Lowell Observatory is a 501(c)(3) non-profit institution.

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