The Guardian Fund (Unrestricted Giving)
Where the Need is Greatest

Lighthouse Preservation Fund
Saving America's Lighthouses

J. Candace Clifford Research Catalog
Preserving Lighthouse History for Everyone

Point No Point Lighthouse
Preserving the Gateway to Puget Sound

Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse
Protecting a Chesapeake Bay Icon

Point Wilson Lighthouse
Stewarding a Pacific Northwest Treasure

Help Preserve History

Stingray Point Lighthouse
334
Lighthouses in need of restoration
2,000
Keeper Personnel Folders to be digitized
500+
Lighthouse Logbooks to be digitized
800k
Lighthouse-related images to be scanned

FAQ

  • You can direct that your donation be used to support any one of the Society's initiatives:

    • Lighthouse Preservation Fund - your donation would be added to the Preservation Fund, whose investment income is used to provide grants to lighthouse organizations each year
    • Lighthouse Research Catalog - your donation would be used to expand the Society's online research catalog
    • Point Wilson Lighthouse Restoration
    • Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse Restoration

  • Yes, the Society is an IRS-qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so you are able to take an income tax deduction.

  • Yes, your donation is handled by a reputable online payment company that uses encryption to make sure your transaction is secure. 

  • If you prefer, you may donate by mailing a check to the U.S. Lighthouse Society. You may also establish an endowment to the Society by naming it as a beneficiary of your will, trust, retirement plan, life insurance policy or financial account.