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Giving options include checks, secure one–time or/and recurring credit card donations through PayPal, 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, 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 01/2019