Support Our Mission

Consider turning your love of Cincinnati Nature Center into the act of giving! Your donations support everything we do, from trail maintenance and educational initiatives to conservation, research, and land management.

Mynette Jones

Your support is crucial. Cincinnati Nature Center is a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We do not receive funding or subsidies from governmental entities, and we realize modest revenue from on-site programming.

We rely on generous contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations to fulfill our mission and support our daily operations.

Ways to Give

There are so many ways you can give back:

To give in person, please visit the Membership Desk inside the Rowe Visitor Center. To give over the phone, call (513) 774-1921 or email gifts@cincynature.org.

Checks may be written to Cincinnati Nature Center and mailed to:

4949 Tealtown Road
Milford, OH 45150
Attn: Development Department

EIN# 31-6057978

Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) by Greg Wolfe

Krippendorf Society and Advocate Memberships

Individuals who donate $1,200 or more to Cincinnati Nature Center enjoy membership in the Krippendorf Society. In return for their generosity, these members enjoy special access and exclusive experiences.

Support at this level provides crucial funding for education programs, conservation efforts, outreach programs that enrich our community, and critical resources to maintain and protect our 1,800 acres of land and 20 miles of hiking trails.

Krippendorf Lodge by Tracy Smith

Tribute Opportunites

Honor, Remember, Connect to Nature

Donating in someone’s honor or memory is a heartfelt way to celebrate a beloved person or commemorate a special occasion. At Cincinnati Nature Center, we have three different ways you can pay tribute and make a meaningful impact at the same time.

Monthly Giving

Does spending time at Cincinnati Nature Center brighten your day?

If you love the Nature Center, help ensure its future by donating monthly. Your ongoing support will help provide the Nature Center with the steady flow of financial assistance needed to carry out our mission.

Monthly giving allows you to designate a specific amount, varying from as little as $5 to $50 or more, to be automatically charged to your credit card each month.

If at any time you wish to cancel, please contact gifts@cincynature.org or call (513) 774-1921.

Kelly Volz

Planned Giving

Through a planned gift, you have the opportunity to advance Cincinnati Nature Center's mission well into the future by supporting our endowment. Donors who include the Nature Center in their estate plans or make a planned gift become members of the Rowe Legacy Society, a distinguished group of supporters who have chosen to leave their legacy to this land.

If you have provided for or are considering including Cincinnati Nature Center in your will or estate plans, please contact us. We would be pleased to discuss the many ways you can develop a personally rewarding charitable gift that will support the Nature Center well into the future including bequests, gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, and more.

For information on Planned Giving, please contact Director of Development & Marketing Karen Sieber at ksieber@cincynature.org or call (513) 965-4895.

Ironweed on the Discovery Trail by Toree Bodner

Attend Upcoming Events

Did you know that all revenue earned from our fundraising events goes towards our mission of Inspiring Conservation? This includes many of our popular annual events such as Garden Tour: Noteworthy Natives, Music Under the Moon, Hoots & Hops, Forager's Fest, Back to Nature, and Light in the Forest.

Attendees of Hoots & Hops by Kelly Volz

Honor Roll of Donors

We are incredibly grateful to all of the 2023 supporters who have invested in Cincinnati Nature Center. Simply, we cannot do our work without YOU!

Donations from corporations, foundations, and individuals are crucial to the programming we can offer, the staff we can hire, and the maintenance of trails and grounds we can provide.

Prairie rose (Rosa arkansana) by Megan Mahon

Our Seal of Transparency

We’ve just earned our 2024 Platinum Seal with Candid/GuideStar! This seal demonstrates our commitment to transparency so that our guests and donors can confidently support our work with trust and confidence.

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Questions?

For any questions or to give over the phone, email gifts@cincynature.org or call (513) 774-1921.

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