Ways to Give
Nature in the City and our fiscal sponsor Earth Island Institute offer ways to support our Mission & Impact that are as diverse as you are. Will you become part of our vibrant community of people interested in connecting with nature in San Francisco, where many of us live, work, and play? Visit our Partners & Supporters page to learn about those who support us.
Individuals & Families
Your donations support ongoing habitat restoration and free public nature walks & events. Here’s how you can help:
Online: Visit our Donate page and give today! Monthly and quarterly gifts power our work, and you become a Nature Keeper! We graciously accept one-time gifts, and you can dedicate your gift to a specific area of our work, or honor a loved one or special occasion.
Checks: Write a check to Earth Island Institute with Nature in the City in the memo line, and mail it to Earth Island Institute, 2150 Allston Way, Suite 460, Berkeley, California 94704.
Donor Advised Funds: Make strategic charitable decisions by contributing from your DAF. If you’re unsure what that is, here is a great DAF resource.
Employer Match: When submitting your donation on Benevity or Goodstack, please search for Earth Island Institute, and note that your gift is for Nature in the City.
Planned Giving: We are delighted to discuss including our work in your will or estate plan. Please email us, and we’ll set up a time to connect.
When you give, you join a passionate community of donors and volunteers. Please visit our benefits page to learn more!
Corporations
Donations from local San Francisco companies support our general operations and specific projects. Here are ways corporations can support us:
Give back by sponsoring our community-based public habitat restoration workdays or nature walks. These programs connect employees to the city where you do business and increase the quality of life and habitat in San Francisco. We offer six month and annual sponsorship options.
Strengthen your team by letting us custom-design an expert-guided nature walk or volunteer experience. Fees from these events support our general operations.
Learn more about specifics, whether it be setting up regular volunteer workdays, annual renewable support, one-time grants, matching employee donations, or something new!
Grants
Private family foundation grants and competitive public grants make up about one third of our annual operating budget. In tandem with donations and our fee-for service programs, we operate efficiently and skillfully to connect everyone in San Francisco to local nature.
Grants can be allocated to specific areas of our work, projects, or to help us support our staff and general operations. These innovative projects have been supported in part with grant funding:
If your foundation appreciates the work we do and would like to support us, we are happy to provide information that would aid your decision-making, such as a project-based proposal, information we’ve collected about the impacts of our work, testimonials from other grantors, and financial reports.