Your Support Protects Michigan Birds and Habitats

A male Kirtland's Warbler perches on a pine branch with faded pine branches and green in the background.Michigan Audubon can only accomplish the work we do with the support you provide. Your gift is a sound investment in a healthy future for Michigan birds, their habitats and the web of life upon which we all depend. As a donor, you provide critical dollars that keep our programs, research, and conservation efforts going.

You are welcome to direct your donation to your favorite Michigan Audubon sanctuary, conservation project, research endeavor, or wherever it’s needed most. Please indicate your preference, if any, in the comment field of the online donation form.

Donations to Michigan Audubon are tax-deductible to the full extent provided by law.

Please note: No complimentary memberships or renewals of membership are given with your donation.

Programs and Appeals

2023 Year-End Campaign

For over 100 years, educating the next generation of conservationists, restoring habitat, conducting research, and inspiring individuals and communities to adopt bird-friendly practices have been at the heart of our work, and 2023 was no exception. Looking forward to 2024, Michigan Audubon will continue this work and more as we implement strategic goals to make an even greater impact on the birding community and the avian world around us.

Michigan is home to so many beloved bird species. Whether it is home year-round or as they pass through during migration, however fleeting their time here may be, you play an integral role in enabling each bird’s journey, and we must commit to doing everything we can to protect the precious places they need.

You are part of a unique community that can make the world a better place for the birds you care for. Please invest in bird conservation with a gift to Michigan Audubon’s 2023 Year-End Campaign today so we can keep this imperative work moving forward.

Support Future Conservation Leaders
Donate to the Education Campaign Today

You are making a difference! When we connect birds and people, they discover the value and importance of nature. We’ve seen this happen time and time again through our many programs. Birds inspire people to build a respect and responsibility to care for them through environmental stewardship and bird-friendly practices.

From the Michigan Young Birders Camp to our in-classroom Bird by Bird program to the Michigan Young Birders Network, your support allows us to provide bird-oriented educational experiences for our future birders and engage in pipeline development for our instrumental work. The children we engage with will be our next generation of birders who support conservation, engage in community efforts, lead local Michigan Audubon chapters, and preserve our bird sanctuaries.

We seek your help in continuing and expanding our integral education efforts. Currently, Michigan Audubon has only one full-time staff member producing our education and events programs. Yet our goal is to grow our outreach to engage with more youth, host more than one Bird by Bird classroom program, and enhance current offerings. Today, we aim to raise $50,000 to invest in growing our team. By adding a staff person, we can increase our efforts and elevate our outcomes.

Your support of Michigan Audubon’s programs says so much about your legacy and commitment to improving the world on so many levels. With your tax-deductible gift, you are developing the pipeline of future leaders who cherish birds and will continue forward and enhance the mission of connecting birds and people for the betterment of both.

Through experiences that develop expertise in avian natural history, native ecology, conservation values, and special topics in ornithology, Michigan Young Birders Camp participants gain a rich foundation on which to successfully nurture their passion for the natural world while fostering lasting relationships with their peers and mentors in conservation and birding. Click here to donate.

Donate to 2024 Birdathon

You can make a significant impact on our work at Whitefish Point Bird Observatory including the preservation of important, endangered habitats and bird species such as the Piping Plover, and the continued monitoring of hawk, owl, waterbird, and passerine migration with your donation toward the 2023 Birdathon. Our dedicated WPBO field staff and volunteers set out on May 27, 2023, and counted 164 species — a WPBO Birdathon record! Click here to donate.

Gift and Estate Planning

Make an impact beyond your lifetime for Michigan birds and their habitats

Spanning from the shores of the Great Lakes to our state’s inland waters, wetlands, and forests, Michigan’s natural spaces and wildlife are wide-ranging and require our constant environmental stewardship. As a passionate advocate of Michigan birds and habitats, we invite you to explore this opportunity to support Michigan Audubon’s work to connect birds and people for the benefit of both for years to come.

Founded in 1904, Michigan Audubon has a proud history as Michigan’s oldest conservation organization, dedicated to the preservation of our state’s precious natural resources and the protection of birds through conservation, education, and research. Your planned gift will help to shape our future, and will bring forth the next generation of environmental stewards who will advance our vision and work toward a brighter ecological future for native fauna and flora.

Michigan Audubon believes that your legacy gift should support what you cherish. You can designate your gift to any Michigan Audubon program, activity, or sanctuary that is especially meaningful to you and your family. Feel free to contact us to discuss your objectives and find a suitable designation for your gift. Choosing to leave your gift unrestricted is an extraordinary way to entrust us in addressing the most urgent needs facing birds in Michigan when your gift is received and applied to our work and its long-term impact.

Thank you for considering Michigan Audubon as a part of your legacy. We encourage you to consult with your financial, legal, and tax advisors to explore your giving options and ensure that your goals are achieved.  

Michigan Audubon should be legally designated in your documents as “Michigan Audubon Society, a not-for-profit organization (Tax ID # 38-1686621), located at 2310 Science Parkway, Suite 200, Okemos, MI 48864.”

It is through the generous support of individuals like you that Michigan Audubon continues to play a leading role in providing for the future of birds and their habitats. For more information, call (517) 580-7364 or email birds@michiganaudubon.org.