Donate

The work in our lab is currently funded by grants from the National Institute of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Russell Sage Foundation. Additional funding from donors allows our lab to take on projects that we can't get funded through traditional academic funding channels. We are currently seeking donors who would like to support our work to increase the coverage and connection of the Family Tree, auto-index historical records, gamify the indexing experience for youth, and help new converts find family names to take to the temple.

Your donation to the BYU Record Linking Lab will have a triple impact. First, all of the money you will donate will be spent directly on undergraduate research assistants at BYU, providing them an excellent mentored research experience. Second, all of the work they do will directly result in additions and improvements to the Family Tree at FamilySearch. Third, in many cases, your donation can often open the door for future funding to expand the project even more.

We are very grateful for any donations that you are able to provide to support the work we are doing. We are particularly grateful to John Weymouth who provided key support during a formative period of our lab. Please contact us if you would like to help support the lab or click the link below and include BYU Record Linking Lab in the comments section. Here is also a link to a document that describes the seven goals we have for the lab this year.