Addressing global challenges such as biodiversity loss and climate change as well as understanding natural and societal phenomena require data. The information needed to address these questions are complex and requires a sophisticated infrastructure to unlock its potential and preserve it for current and future generations.

The Arctos Consortium is comprised of a global community of natural and cultural history collections all within a digital ecosystem with just such an infrastructure that promotes high quality data to empower research, education, and conservation. Collectively, we care for over 4.7 million collection objects ranging from microbes to mammoths as well as artwork and archived field notebooks from the 1800's to the present day. We cover all  continents and oceans on planet Earth as well as some extraterrestrial material (meteorites)!

We work every day to improve the data in over 50 museums, expand our impact for both research and the public, support the museum community, and stay abreast of global issues. We are not reliant on any corporations; instead, we can thrive with the financial support from individuals and organizations who also share our vision. We welcome any support you can give once, weekly, or monthly.

Thank you for your support!

You can also donate directly by check:

Please make check payable to:
Community Initiatives and write Arctos Consortium in the memo line

Mail check to:
Community Initiatives/Arctos Consortium
1000 Broadway, Suite 480
Oakland, CA 94607