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Membership Program
We designed our membership program to forge personal, ongoing relationships with our supporters.
By becoming a contributor to seasteading, you’ll enjoy the benefits of being in closer touch with our team
and mission. Memberships are for one year, and higher levels offer convenient monthly installment options.
- Seahorse $35/yr – Bumper sticker
- Jellyfish $100/yr – All of the above, plus: Seasteading Polo Shirt
- Octopus $240/yr or $20/mo – All of the above, plus: Reduced price for events, Print versions of our research papers (available upon request)
- Dolphin $1,000/yr or $83/mo – All of the above, plus: How To Start Your Own Country book signed by author Erwin Strauss
- Argonaut $10,000 lifetime total - All of the above, plus: Your name inscribed on the Poseidon Monument
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Please contact us if you would like to make a donation of more than $10,000, donate stock, or include us in your planned giving. We are committed to establishing close relationships with all our member-donors.
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Matching Donations
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Gifts of Stock
Gifts of stock may be sent electronically to our account with Vanguard. If you wish to donate stock, please contact us.
Bitcoin Donations
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Highest Donors of The Seasteading Institute
$1,000,000
$100,000
Jim Von Ehr
Argonauts ( $10,000 + )
| Brian Cartmell | Jeff Chan | John Chisholm |
| Rodney Mims-Cook | Patri Friedman |  & Doctor João Germano |
| James Hogan | Michael Keenan | Fred Kofman |
| Joe Lonsdale | Sameer Parekh |  |
| +1 Anonymous Argonaut | ||
Pledged Argonauts ( $10,000 )
| Daniel Holt |  & Fernando Sánchez Sánchez |
Ken Sims |
| +3 Anonymous Pledged Argonauts | ||
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