NC Purple Martin Society

How to Donate funds:

At this time, you may donate funds to the NCPMS via credit card, debit card, Google Pay, Apple Pay, Paypal, check, or cash, if in person. Credit card/debit card/Google Pay/Apple Pay transactions can be processed through the Zeffy form below. If you'd like to donate via Paypal or check, please scroll further down the page for instructions.

Please consider becoming a member, too! Donations are used to help pay for educational and outreach events, new public sites, and maintenance of the established public sites so that everyone may enjoy the martins. We also have planned scientific research goals. The NCPMS is a registered 501c3 nonprofit and donations are deductible to the extent allowed by current laws. Contact us for our EIN/Tax ID.

If you would like to pay via credit card, debit card, Google Pay, or Apple Pay, please use the form below. We use Zeffy, a nonprofit payment processing service with no fees, to ensure NCPMS receives 100% of your donation. Zeffy adds an optional tip to cover costs, which you can adjust or set to zero under the tip dropdown. Your receipt will be automatically emailed to you!

If paying by check - Make your check out to NC Purple Martin Society and send it to this address:

NC Purple Martin Society
1806 NC HWY 801 N
Mocksville, NC 27028

If paying by Paypal - Click here.

Donations of Materials:
Consider donating your materials so we can start more public martin sites or expand existing ones!

Gourds: NCPMS appreciates donations of large (9" diameter or more) thick-walled natural gourds, or opaque plastic gourds of the following durable brands: Troyer, Excluder, Supergourd. We cannot accept S&K/Royal Wing, Heath, or translucent gourds with no cleanout ports.

Martin Houses: The following brands are accepted in good condition: Lonestar, Trio, Trendsetter, Troyer T-14, Sunset Inn. We may accept houses that are ready for use on a winch & cable or rope & pulley system. Donated houses should have at least 6 compartments per house. We cannot accept Heath, S&K/Royal Wing or other plastic houses. We also cannot accept telescoping poles, poles with hitch pin sections, or houses made for use only with telescoping poles. If you're not sure what house or pole you have, send us a picture via email.

Other supplies: 2 inch or 3 inch square pole with winch/cable or rope/pulley systems (with all sections including ground sleeve or ground stake intact), EZ-Off predator guards, sturdy gourd racks, tubes of Lexel caulk, cans of flat white spray paint that will work on plastic (Krylon Fusion, etc).

Anything else or not sure: please contact us to inquire. Thanks for your consideration!

Donations of Time and Talent:

We are in need of many volunteers, especially folks that are willing to help start or run public sites, or folks willing to help further our mission by joining the board. See our volunteering page for more information.

We appreciate your support!