Give Joy. Give Wonder. GiveBIG!
Give now and double your impact! This GiveBIG, all donations are being matched dollar for dollar by a generous group of Seattle Aquarium supporters.
Al & Pat Friedrich and Inda Taylor & Raymond Spindle are generously matching donations dollar for dollar, up to $25,000 through May 7, 2025.
Help inspire the next generation of marine conservationists!
Make a tax-deductible donation to the Seattle Aquarium for GiveBIG!
Early giving has begun and will continue until the two-day GiveBIG celebration on May 6 and 7. Give now to double your impact because this year all donations are being matched dollar for dollar!
A gift today helps keep our Aquarium thriving and allows us to continue advancing exceptional animal care, hands-on learning experiences to educate future conservationists and opportunities for our community to connect with the beauty of the one world ocean.
Donate $100+ and get a special thank you gift!
Make any donation of $100 or more to receive a special thank you gift: a limited-edition, commemorative supporter sticker with a spotted eagle ray!
If you make a gift of $350 or more, you will receive the thank you gift AND join our Friends of the Aquarium donor circle. This includes all Family Plus membership benefits so you can have unlimited access to the Aquarium and the new Ocean Pavilion for an entire year, plus other member-exclusive perks.
"Sea" your gift in action at the Aquarium!
Your support makes life-changing moments possible and helps ensure that future generations can experience the ocean’s wonder.
Our mission:
Inspiring Conservation of Our Marine Environment
Your support fuels all that we do at the Seattle Aquarium. From the habitats within the iconic Piers 59 and 60—where we’ve highlighted the unique animals of the Salish Sea for decades—to our stunning new Ocean Pavilion—featuring the tropical life of the Coral Triangle. Your generosity helps your Aquarium grow, educate and inspire.
Piers 59 and 60
Pier 59: The building where it all began! Pier 59, a designated City of Seattle landmark and testament to the central waterfront’s rich and varied history, is home to some of our most popular habitats and experiences. Here, guests can view a snapshot of the ocean in the 120,000-gallon Window on Washington Waters habitat and be up close and personal with creatures that dwell in the tide pools of Washington's coast at Life on the Edge.
Pier 60: No trip to the Seattle Aquarium would be complete without a visit to Pier 60, housing some of our most beloved habitats, including Marine Mammals, Birds & Shores and the Underwater Dome. Here, you'll learn about the Seattle Aquarium’s long history with marine mammals. Our research and animal care impact not only the animals at the Aquarium, but also at other zoos and aquariums and populations in the wild.
The Ocean Pavilion
In the Ocean Pavilion, guests will step out of the Pacific Northwest and into a warm, bright and vibrant underwater world teeming with life. Discover the wonders of a reef ecosystem in the Coral Triangle—a region in the Indo-Pacific so rich in biodiversity that it has been called “the Amazon of the ocean!” Come face-to-face with 3,500 animals and plants: rays, bowmouth guitarfish, schooling fish, mangroves, nearly 30 species of coral and so much more.
This world-class space is unlike any other setting in North America. It helps millions of Aquarium guests discover how each of us has an important role in restoring ocean health. It creates new public space and increases accessibility between Pike Place Market and Waterfront Park by connecting to the new Overlook Walk. Critically, it supports our growing work to restore healthy populations of endangered marine species and models next-generation, sustainable urban design.
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