Support Friends

Your generosity enables Friends of Nachusa Grasslands to restore and protect our native prairies, woodlands, and wetlands.

Giving Levels:

• Supporter – $1 to $1,499
  
• Conservation Champion – $1,500 to $4,999
• Restoration Benefactor – $5,000 or more
  

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Over 95% of each dollar you give goes directly to our mission: build endowments, fund research, and promote stewardship at Nachusa Grasslands.

Ways to Give:

• Giving options include checks, secure one–time or/and recurring credit card donations or e-checks through NeonPay, stocks, and mutual funds.
  
• Donations can be designated to the Nachusa Grasslands Stewardship Endowment, the Friends Endowment for Nachusa Grasslands, or Friends Scientific Research Grants.
• The Nachusa Grasslands Stewardship Endowment is managed by The Nature Conservancy, and the Friends Endowment for Nachusa Grasslands is managed by the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois.
• Both endowments fund stewardship operations at Nachusa.
• Friends of Nachusa Grasslands is a nonprofit registered 501(c)(3) organization.
• Your gift is tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

Maximize Your Gifts:

• Become a Voting Member by volunteering 40 hours  annually and making a financial gift of your choosing.
• Be a “Prairie Perennial” by giving at a consistent or higher level each year.
• Sign up to become a recurring donor on the Donate Via Credit Card form.
  
• Contribute to Friends through your employer’s corporate giving or matching gift program. 
• Be a “Heritage Hero” by including Friends in your estate plan or as a beneficiary of a life insurance or retirement account.
• Get tips on legacy giving from the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois (CFNIL) here.
• To designate Friends as the beneficiary of your will, trust, insurance policy or retirement account, we should be named as Friends of Nachusa Grasslands, a nonprofit corporation, organized and existing under laws of the State of Illinois, with the name and address of: Friends of Nachusa Grasslands, 8772 S. Lowden Road, Franklin Grove, IL 61031.
• The tax identification number for Friends of Nachusa Grasslands is 26-3303031.

Contact Friends to learn more about the Heritage Heroes Initiative or other support options.

Friends of Nachusa Grasslands Donor Confidentiality Policy

Updated 02/2020