Hays foundation pledges $1 million in matching funds to help save Sternberg museum

A Hays foundation is offering to match donations up to $1 million for benefit of the Sternberg Museum of Natural History, which is at jeopardy of closing.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: October 14, 2026

Words: 429

Last Updated: 3 days, 17 hours ago

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TOPEKA — A private foundation offered to match contributions dollar-for-dollar up to $1 million for benefit of the financially struggling Sternberg Museum of Natural History at Fort Hays State University.

In September, FHSU said the museum and its three million geology, zoology and paleontology specimens would close to the public in December. Officials said the decision was tied to the 2026 Kansas Legislature’s $2.4 million reduction in state appropriations to the university in western Kansas. …

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