Ways to Give

The Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin acts as a bridge connecting individuals, families, businesses, and organizations to practical and sustainable strategies for caring for Wisconsin’s most imperiled lands, waters, and wildlife. When you donate to the Foundation you can trust that your gift will contribute to Wisconsin’s incredible conservation legacy.

Whether through annual membership, a single donation, the establishment of an endowment, or the gift of time and expertise as a volunteer or board member, the Foundation is able to fulfill its mission thanks to your generosity. Your contribution helps strengthen and sustain Wisconsin’s conservation legacy and natural heritage. 

Tax ID: 39-1572034

Donate online

It’s simple and safe to donate online. It’s easy to select a special designation or dedicate your donation in honor or memory of someone or something you care about.

Donate by mail

You can also send a check to the address below. If you want to dedicate your donation in memory or honor of someone or have any other special designations, please include a note with your contribution indicating your preferences.

Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin
ATTN: Donations
211 S Paterson St Ste 100
Madison, WI 53703

Make a Planned Gift

Through a planned gift to the Natural Resources Foundation, you can touch the future and enable future generations to experience a Wisconsin as naturally rich as the one you enjoyed in your lifetime. You can name the Foundation as a beneficiary of your will, IRA, retirement plan or a life insurance policy, and we will ensure that your gift is dedicated to the conservation causes that matter most to you. You can leave your gift unrestricted to support the heart of the Foundation’s mission and priority conservation needs as they arise, use your planned gift to create a named endowment fund through our Wisconsin Conservation Endowment, or dedicate your gift to one of our existing endowment funds or priority conservation programs including protecting lands and waters, saving Wisconsin’s wildlife, and supporting environmental education.

Give to a Conservation Program

Make an outright gift of cash or securities to one of the Foundation’s priority conservation programs to help conserve our lands and waters, save our endangered wildlife, or support conservation education.

Make a Non-cash Gift of Securities

Gifts of stock can be made to support our work protecting Wisconsin’s lands, waters and wildlife. Benefits of gifting appreciated securities may include an immediate charitable deduction for the full market value of the stock, and avoidance of capital gain taxes that would normally be due upon sale (please consult with your tax advisor). For additional information, review our gift acceptance policy.

Make a Tax-free Gift from Your IRA

If you turned 70 ½ in 2019 or earlier, or if you turned 72 in 2020 or later, you can make a contribution to a qualified charity directly from your IRA and count your gift towards your annual required minimum distribution.

Your distribution is not recognized as income on your federal income tax return. You can make your gift by check, wire, or securities transfer. Please note that IRA distributions cannot be made to a Donor Advised Fund. Click the button below for detailed information on how to make an IRA Charitable Rollover.

Create an Endowed Fund

Establish a permanent, endowed fund to either support the Foundation’s general operations or conservation programs (Field of Interest Fund), or a particular conservation cause, program or qualified exempt organization of your choosing (Designated Fund or Donor Advised Fund).

A Field of Interest or Donor Advised Fund can also be used to generate an ongoing, general membership gift to the Natural Resources Foundation.

Establish a Spend-down Fund

Create a non-endowed spend down fund to support qualified exempt organizations or conservation programs of your choosing. The principal value of a spend-down fund can be spent on an annual basis, and replenished with additional gifts. Spend-down funds can also be used to generate an annual gift to the Foundation. Contact David.Clutter@WisConservation.org to learn more about how to create a spend-down fund.

Gift Acceptance Policy

Donor Privacy Policy

The Natural Resources Foundation does not share or sell its donor’s information including, but not limited to, the donor’s name, address, telephone number, and email address. Requests by donors to remain anonymous shall be strictly upheld. All anonymous donors will be omitted from any list before it is released, and anonymous donors’ names will not appear in any public NRF communications.