CHANGING LIVES AND INSPIRING LEARNING THROUGH SCIENCE AND WONDER.
When you give to CSC, you help spark curiosity, fuel discovery, and change lives. Your generous support helps us:
Create engaging exhibits that captivate minds of all ages!
Deliver transformative educational experiences to youth across 27 counties!
Care for over 300 amazing animals who call CSC home!
Ensure access to quality science experiences for all!
Your gift inspires the next generation of scientists, engineers, and innovators.
Together, we can build a brighter, more curious future. Thank you for your support!
Your support ensures that Catawba Science Center continues to go above and beyond in all that we do!
Thanks to the vision and generosity of our supporters, CSC has spend the last five decades inspiring curiosity, connecting families, and creating unforgettable learning experiences for generations across our region.
We are grateful to each and every donor that has helped strengthen our mission with their Annual Fund gift, which has supported our reach to over 100,000 visitors each year!!
Your Annual Fund donation does more than maintain exhibits, it cares for our animals, supports hands-on STEM education, welcomes school groups and develops new programs, and helps us excel in creating extraordinary experiences that spark curiosity every day.
As we launch into our next 50 years with our upcoming exhibit Above & Beyond -- we invite you to helps us reach new heights!
Together, we can honor our legacy while boldly investing in the future that ensures every child that visits our campus has the opportunity to imagine, discover, and engage in science!
Your support will help us accomplish the goal of $150,000 during our 2026 - 2027 Annual Fund Drive!
Catawba Science Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your donation is tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.
EIN: 56-1073440
For more information on how you, or your business, can support CSC, contact CSC’s Executive Director or the Development Office at donorrelations@catawbascience.org or 828.322.8169 x. 339
What a wonderful place to visit! Great environment to learn and the staff is very helpful! Hickory is lucky to have great family education and entertainment.
Fabulous and I don’t often give praise. We took our grandson and were there for hours. He loved it and so did we.
We love the Science Center! I take my 2 and 4 year old boys weekly to play and enjoy the exhibits. The staff are wonderful and the classes offered are excellent! We are so blessed to have such an amazing resource in our area.
This place was great. We have kids from 8 to 1 and they all had a great time. What I really liked is most of the exhibits are hands on and that really kept them occupied.
Took the kiddos and they loved it. Employees were nice and helpful. If your looking for something to do with the kids give this place a shot.
