Edelman Fossil Park & Museum Field Trip Fund

Sponsor a Field Trip to the Jean & Ric Edelman Fossil Park & Museum

Every child deserves the opportunity to experience the awe and wonder of discovery.

A field trip to the Jean & Ric Edelman Fossil Park & Museum is more than a day outside the classroom. It's an opportunity to uncover 66-million-year-old fossils, explore Earth's history, and discover how understanding the past can help us protect the future. Through immersive, hands-on learning experiences, students connect classroom lessons to the real world while developing a deeper appreciation for science, biodiversity, and our planet.

Our mission, Discover the Past. Protect the Future., inspires the next generation of scientists, environmental stewards, and lifelong learners. Our goal is to make the museum accessible to students of all ages and backgrounds, with a special focus on Title I and other low-resourced schools, ensuring that financial barriers never stand in the way of meaningful educational experiences.

Why Your Support Matters

• More than 1,000 schools across the region have expressed interest in visiting EFM, many serving Title I and other low-resourced communities.
• Hundreds of Title I schools across New Jersey serve students who face financial barriers to educational enrichment opportunities.
• Even with EFM's discounted educational admission rates, educators consistently tell us that the greatest barriers to field trips are the costs of admission and transportation.
• Every gift to the Access, Education, & Opportunity Fund helps remove these barriers, making unforgettable museum experiences possible for more students.

Your support helps ensure that cost is never the reason a child misses the opportunity to experience the wonder of EFM. A single field trip can spark curiosity, inspire a future scientist or environmental steward, and create memories that last a lifetime.

Together, we can make discovery accessible to every student.