You make an impact!
Make an Undesignated Contribution
Make a Designated Contribution
Preservation
By choosing to support our important work in preservation, you allow us to continue to acquire sensitive ecosystems and protect the Sanctuary through land management and preservation.
Research
To protect and preserve the critical habitats found within the boreal forest, we must understand it. We work endlessly with our volunteer citizen scientists to answer questions about threatened or endangered plants and animals, climate change impacts, management needs and more. Help us build our understanding of the sensitive ecosystems we protect in order to properly manage and restore these important habitats.
Education
We aspire every day to engage our youth with a sense of appreciation for the natural word and a responsibility to care for our natural spaces for future generations to experience as we do today. By supporting Education at The Ridges, you are allowing us to build our capacity to continue our important work in early childhood and youth environmental education. Help us continue to serve our mission and instill a passion for nature in our future leaders.
Endowment
By supporting our Endowment, you are choosing to leave lasting support with The Ridges Sanctuary. A contribution to the Endowment supports The Ridges in perpetuity. Thank you for supporting our long-term goals.
Tribute giving
Tribute giving recognizes and celebrates people that are important to you through a tax-deductible contribution to The Ridges Sanctuary. For tribute giving to The Ridges Sanctuary, please visit our tribute donation form.
Stock contributions
Thank you for choosing a gift of stock to The Ridges Sanctuary. Your support ensures we can continue our important work in Preservation, Education and Research. The following are instructions for transferring stock shares to The Ridges Sanctuary that can be shared with your broker. Please communicate with us directly when the transfer has been initiated so that we can appropriately follow up on the donation.
Instruct your broker to transfer shares from your account to The Ridges Sanctuary. We hold an account at Charles Schwab and Co, Inc.
DTC Routing Number: 0164
The Ridges Sanctuary Account Number: 2289-5273
Federal Tax ID Number: 39-1044657
Sandy Swale Memorial Bridge Tribute
The Sandy Swale Memorial bridge is a unique way to honor and remember loved ones who have passed on. Located in an iconic, tranquil, and scenic setting, individuals have the opportunity to dedicate boards on the bridge inscribed with a tribute to their loved one.
All contributions for this project are directed towards our Endowment as a lasting contribution that will provide lasting support to The Ridges forever.
Fee Structure
- 2 lines $600
- 4 lines $750
- 6 lines $900
For more information contact Katie Krouse, Executive Director, Katie@Ridgessanctuary.org | 920-839-2802 ext.101
Wishlist
Even though we announced it on Giving Tuesday, our Wishlist has relevance all year long! Every item purchased helps our staff and volunteers advance environmental education, ecological research, and land stewardship across our community
What your gift supports
Thank you for your commitment to inspiring the conservation of Nature. Your support enables us to continue to deliver on our important mission and respond to changing circumstances. Together we have the opportunity to promote positive environmental behaviors through impactful educational experiences, land management and protection and ecological research. Your support helps us keep our promise to protect and preserve the beauty and wildness of this special place for generations to come. The Ridges Sanctuary thrives because of donors like you.
THANK YOU!
1,200+
Donors supporting our important work in Preservation, Education, and Research annually
1,700+
Acres protected in Baileys Harbor and Jacksonport
564
Students engaged in our public schools and at the Sanctuary with impactful environmental education
88
Years protecting and preserving critical boreal habitats in Door County
The Ridges Sanctuary, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) organization. Your donation is tax deductible as allowed by the law. As required by the IRS, The Ridges Sanctuary acknowledges that you have not received any goods or services as a result of your donation. Federal Tax ID # 39-1044657. Please notify us if you do not wish your name to be publicized.
