SUPPORT

Your gift gives people that childlike spark of curiosity and turns remote destination voyages into open-source science.

You're supporting a 501(c)(3) nonprofit — your tax-deductible gift directly funds polar field research and training, lab analytics, open-source data, and stewardship work connected to our planet's fastest changing environments.

Group of researchers on a Zodiac boat in front of snowy Antarctic mountains with sampling equipment
Scientist deploying a yellow water-sampling line over the side of a Zodiac in calm polar water
Close-up of hands using pink tweezers to transfer a plankton sample onto a mesh filter over a sample jar
Two travelers leaning over a Zodiac to deploy an orange Secchi disk reel into mirror-calm Antarctic water
Two researchers examining a live plankton sample on a digital microscope screen in the onboard lab
Where your gift goes

Three priorities your investment fuels.

Every dollar you give moves directly into one of three strategic priorities — the work that keeps citizen-powered polar science alive between voyages.

Research

Your contribution allows us to advance our science and development goals by funding the students and researchers who are part of our network.

Education and Outreach

Your donation supports the development of our educational platforms and the creation of new outreach materials to spread the word about plankton and its importance.

Field operations

Your support keeps this nonprofit organization running, including laboratory analyses, polar research, and seasonal field operations.

Pick your plankton

Meet the crew powering polar science.

Every tiny hero plays a giant role. Symbolically adopt the one that speaks to you — each adoption funds field kits, lab analytics, and open-source data from the world's fastest-changing seas.

$35

Adopt a Flagellate

The Underdog

Smallest, hardest working micro-swimmers — the tiny engines that keep polar food webs spinning.

$75

Adopt a Solitary Diatom

The Lone Wolf

A single, gorgeous silica glass shell — nature's microscopic architecture floating through cold seas.

$150

Adopt a Chain-Forming Diatom

The Party Animal

Colonial diatoms linking together hand-in-hand to drive the spectacular polar summer bloom.

$300

Adopt a Krill

The Heavy Lifter

The giant of the plankton world — the keystone meal that feeds whales, penguins, and seals.

Adoptions are symbolic gifts to support Plankton Base, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Make your gift

Fund the frontier.

Choose a level that matches your ambition. Major gifts directly underwrite expeditions, build lab capacity, and open-source the data the world needs.

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Secure checkout. Plankton Base 501(c)(3) · EIN: 41479858 · Tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Workplace giving

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