Catalyst for Conservation Gala · From Afar

You can’t be in the room. You can still be in the fight.

On October 17 the Foundation raises a year of funding in one night in the Texas Hill Country. You don’t have to be there to be part of it — bid on the Northern Lights voyage, fund a specific need on the ground, or simply give.

Bid on the Voyage Give Now

Saturday, October 17, 2026 One lot open to online bidding · closes 5:00 PM Oct 17 Give from anywhere · no ticket required

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Bid on the voyage

The Northern Lights expedition is the one lot in the online auction. Bid from anywhere — no ticket, no need to attend.

See the Voyage

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Fund a need

Buy one exact thing for a field team — a camera trap, a ranger’s salary, a dog handler’s year. Fixed price, no bidding.

See the Needs

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Give what you can

No ticket, no minimum. A one-time or monthly gift goes straight to the people on the ground.

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The One Lot You Can Bid On From Home

Iceland & East Greenland — under the northern lights.

Aurora Expeditions has donated an eleven-day Arctic voyage for two, and it is open to online bidding from anywhere. You do not need to be in Texas — or at the gala — to take it home.

The aurora borealis over Alpefjord, Greenland

Photo · Adrian Wlodarczyk

Online Auction · Valued at ~$30,000

An eleven-day voyage into Scoresby Sund

Aurora Expeditions has donated a Captain’s Suite for two aboard the Douglas Mawson, sailing 8–18 September 2027 from Reykjavík into Scoresby Sund, the largest fjord system on earth, and the wild Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord, where glaciers offload icebergs the size of small cities. The aurora overhead, far from any light pollution.

Captain’s Suite for two, departing 8 September 2027
All onboard accommodation, meals, and daily cabin service; every shore excursion and Zodiac cruise
One night in Reykjavík with breakfast, plus a Golden Circle tour
A polar expedition jacket to keep; expedition team lectures, onboard doctor, permits and transfers
Not included: flights, travel insurance (required), visas, gratuities, optional excursions

Bid on the Voyage Full Itinerary

Bidding closes 5:00 PM Central, Saturday 17 October · donated by Aurora Expeditions, a Certified B Corporation

Fund a Need

Buy something specific, on the ground, today.

No bidding, no waiting, no need to be in Texas. Each of these funds one exact thing for the International Rhino Foundation’s teams in Sumatra. Choose one and it is done.

$100

Sponsor one month of Sumatran rhino food

Additional browse for the rhinos in the breeding sanctuary.

Fund This

$500

Support a K9 unit for a month

Dogs and handlers patrolling the forests of Aceh for rhinos and orangutans.

Fund This

$1,000

Purchase rhino monitoring and patrol technology

Aerial drones and monitoring equipment for rhino patrols.

Fund This

$5,000

Purchase phones and GPS units for the Wildlife Protection Team

The kit that lets a team track, report, and respond in real time.

Fund This

$10,000

Pay the salaries of five Rhino Protection Units

The people securing the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary, for a year.

Fund This

$200,000

Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary Visit

A private visit to one of the rarest places on earth, and to the animals it exists to protect.

Fund This

Give Directly

Or simply give.

We don’t do this work. We fund the people who do. Every dollar goes directly into the hands of the people protecting these animals on the ground. Rhinory Foundation is a 501(c)(3), EIN 99-5075387.

Prefer to put your name behind it? Sponsorship packages are open whether or not you attend — the seats simply go to guests of your choosing.

Give to a Partner

Or send it somewhere specific.

The form above goes to the Foundation, and we put it where the need is sharpest. If you would rather your gift went to one organisation in particular, give through its form below. Same Foundation, same receipt — earmarked for that partner.

Sumatra, Indonesia & worldwide

International Rhino Foundation

Working across Africa and Asia on all five rhino species. Your gift funds the Wildlife Protection Teams walking the forests of Aceh and the Rhino Protection Units guarding the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary.

About IRF

Laikipia, Kenya

Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Ninety thousand acres of protected Kenyan wilderness, the largest black rhino sanctuary in East Africa, and home to the last two northern white rhinos on earth. Your gift funds rangers, K9 anti-poaching units and the science.

About Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Mpumalanga, South Africa

Care for Wild

The largest rhino orphanage in the world. Your gift funds the milk formula, the veterinary care and the years of rehabilitation between an orphaned calf’s rescue and its release onto protected land.

About Care for Wild

Share the Night

Bring someone with you — wherever you are.

Forward this page. A gift from a thousand miles away spends exactly the same on the ground as one from the front table.

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