Seattle Aquarium

Give to Something BIG at the Seattle Aquarium!

Make a transformational gift during GiveBIG to support this historic moment at the Seattle Aquarium as we expand with the Ocean Pavilion. 

Give now and double your impact! This GiveBIG, all donations are being matched, dollar-for-dollar, by a generous group of Seattle Aquarium supporters. 

When you give $350 or more, you’ll receive an Aquarium Family Plus membership AND first access to a special preview of the Ocean Pavilion before the grand opening. Join us by making a gift, as we inspire conservation right here in the Puget Sound and throughout our planet's one world ocean!

THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM’S OCEAN PAVILION

AN ICONIC NEW LANDMARK FOR OUR CITY

Make a gift in support of the expanded Aquarium, at the heart of Seattle’s new waterfront!

The centerpiece of Seattle’s revitalized waterfront, the Ocean Pavilion will demonstrate our region’s global conservation leadership to millions of people, from locals to visitors from all over the world—up to 1.2 million Aquarium guests per year. 

 The public rooftop, featuring unparalleled views out to the Salish Sea, will help create a long-awaited, accessible connection between downtown’s Pike Place Market and the waterfront. And just outside the Ocean Pavilion’s front doors will be the city’s new, 20-acre Waterfront Park, ready for strolling and exploring.

As a complement to the habitat experience, guests will learn more about the depths and wonder of the ocean virtually through state-of-the-art digital storytelling. The result? A deepened understanding of how all waters, from the Salish Sea to the Coral Triangle, are connected in Earth’s one ocean—and that ocean health equals human health.

The Ocean Pavilion building itself is a testament to our commitment to sustainability: It’s designed to operate 100% fossil-fuel free and recirculate 96% of the salt water in its habitats. This important expansion of the Aquarium campus will also provide vital space to grow our species recovery program. 

When the Ocean Pavilion opens this summer, a slice of downtown Seattle will transform into a tropical reef ecosystem, bringing our community face-to-face with thousands of amazing plants and animals: Indo-Pacific leopard sharks, spotted eagle rays, schooling fish, colorful corals, mighty mangroves and so much more. Experiencing these wonders will help Aquarium guests understand more fully that all waters are connected—and that each of us can make a difference for ocean health.

Your support will help complete the new Ocean Pavilion—and that’s just the beginning. You’ll also be helping to advance the Seattle Aquarium’s conservation mission and making a positive impact on ocean health, now and for generations to come.

Your partnership will help further our work to restore species locally and across the ocean, influence policy that protects the marine environment and endangered marine animals, expand community access through our partnerships with over 500 nonprofit organizations, and more.

Recognition

Give now and double your impact! This GiveBIG, all donations are being matched, dollar-for-dollar, by a generous group of Seattle Aquarium supporters. 

A special "thank you" to our matching pool donors: Clint and Barb Bennett, Al and Pat Friedrich, and two other anonymous donors.