An artifact displayed under museum glass

Donor Recognition

The Honor Roll

Museums are built by the people who believe in them first. These are the donors building the flagship shipwreck museum in Fort Pierce and the virtual museum.

Founding Circle · $1,000 and above

The Founders' Wall

These names will be engraved on the Founders' Wall when the flagship museum opens. They already stand on the virtual Founders' Wall at the entrance of our 3D museum walkthrough.


The wall is waiting for its first names. Join the Founding Circle and yours can lead it.

Explorer · $500 and above

Explorer Honor Roll

Donors whose giving this year has reached the Explorer level, recognized here with our thanks.


The honor roll opens this season. Become an Explorer to be among the first listed.

How Listing Works

Recognition is always your choice

Names appear here only with the donor's permission. When your total giving in a calendar year reaches $500, we invite you to join the honor roll; at $1,000 you may also join the Founders' Wall, with the option offered right on the donation form.

Prefer to give anonymously? That is honored without question. To add, correct, or remove your name at any time, write to michael.bomhoff@new-discoveries.org.

Every level of giving is recognized

From Friend at $25 to Charter Benefactor at $5,000, each level carries its own benefits, and each includes everything before it.

See the Giving Levels

Give in memory or in honor

A gift can carry someone's name: in memory of a diver, a parent, a teacher. Dedications are noted with the gift.

Make a Dedicated Gift

Join Them

Put your name on the founding of a museum

The building will stand for generations. The names of the people who raised it will stand with it.