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Your support of Great River Greening matters.

Great River Greening is a leader in land and water restoration efforts across Minnesota, transforming more than 400 natural areas into beautiful, healthy places to explore nature since our beginning.

But our work does more than improve outdoor places. By restoring green spaces and waterways—as we’ve done alongside thousands of volunteers and donors for 27 years—we’re also fighting the harmful effects of climate change in our community. Your gift will fund important restoration work that both transforms Minnesota’s natural areas and protects our delicate climate.

Healthy, resilient natural areas are a powerful tool in this fight. Prairies, forests, and wetlands trap excess carbon that would otherwise threaten our delicate ecosystem. The result? Lower greenhouse gas emissions, cleaner air and water, and overall improved quality of life.

Over the next year, your gift will help sequester 61,000 metric tons of carbon, the equivalent of taking 13,260 cars off the road.

How? This year alone your gift will:

Engage 2,500 volunteers in our work; actively inspiring advocates for climate resiliency. Restore 2,000 acres of prairie and grasslands. Strengthen 120 natural areas with resilient plants. Transform 2,000 acres of forests and wetlands.

Your partnership today in this stewardship will directly improve water quality, air quality, natural areas, and wildlife for all Minnesotans. Thank you.

See below for more ways to give.

You can make a difference.

  • Conservation Circle

    Members of the Conservation Circle are among our most transformative donors and passionate environmental stewards. Your leadership support is crucial to advancing the projects and initiatives that will ensure healthy, adaptive habitats for the wildlife, pollinators, plants, and people in Minnesota.

    JOIN THE CONSERVATION CIRCLE
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    Sustaining Donors

    Monthly gifts are an easy, accessible way to make a BIG impact. By choosing to donate on a regular basis, you provide consistent support that will resource critical land restoration throughout the year.

    BECOME A SUSTAINING DONOR

  • Living Legacy Trees

    You can give a gift that lasts for decades. Living Legacy Trees help to ensure clean air, protected water, beautiful parks, and sustenance for native wildlife. Perfect for any occasion, a tree will be planted at a project location.

    GIVE A LIVING LEGACY TREE
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    Match Your Gift

    Want to double your gift to Great River Greening? To find out whether your employer has a matching gift or a “dollars for doing” program, contact your company’s human resources office for details on how to match your donation.

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    Stock Transfer Gifts

    Gifts of securities can be made by contacting Michelle Lian-Anderson.

    I WANT TO DISCUSS STOCK TRANSFER GIFTS
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    Payroll Deductions and Employee Giving Campaigns

    You can designate your contribution to Great River Greening by writing us in on your pledge form. Contact your employer’s giving campaign coordinator for more information on how to direct your gift.

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    Give Goods or Services

    Donations of goods and services are another way to help Great River Greening restore the Minnesota’s lands and waters. Just like with cash contributions, the value of these in-kind donations is tax-deductible.

    IN-KIND DONATION FORM
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    Planned Gifts

    By including Great River Greening in your will or estate plans, you help protect Minnesota’s natural heritage for future generations. Contact Michelle Lian-Anderson with questions or to pledge a planned gift.

    I WANT TO DISCUSS PLANNED GIVING
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    Become a Sponsor

    Click below to learn how Great River Greening is uniquely positioned to support organizations throughout Minnesota in meeting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals. We offer partnership that is impact-focused, collaborative, and transparent.

    LEARN MORE
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    Donate by Mail

    If you prefer to donate by mail, download and complete the Great River Greening Donation Form.

    I WANT TO DONATE BY MAIL
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    A Smart Investment

    Great River Greening is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Financial contributions and gifts in-kind are tax-deductible for U.S. taxpayers.

    Due to our exceptional financial practices and transparency, Great River Greening has earned the highest possible ratings from Charities Review Council and Charity Navigator.

Our Commitment to Our Donors

We will not sell, share or trade our donors’ names or personal information with any other entity, nor send mailings to our donors on behalf of other organizations. This policy applies to all information received by Great River Greening, both online and offline, on any platform, as well as any electronic, written, or oral communications. To the extent any donations are processed through a third-party service provider, our donors’ information will only be used for purposes necessary to process the donation. 


Additionally, Great River Greening will discontinue contacting any person upon that person’s oral or written request.