Donate
Caring for the preserves takes a lot of resources.
By supporting this community, you’re helping to ensure the forest preserves are around for generations to come.
Donate
Donations support vital advocacy and conservation work, which is essential to ensuring the forest preserves in Cook County are healthy and welcoming for all. Please note that donations are not eligible for member gifts.
Join
Join more than 2,400 members of Friends today and be a part of protecting, promoting, and caring for the nearly 70,000 acres of forest preserves in Cook County. Enjoy membership gifts and benefits – welcome!
Monthly Giving Program
Join our monthly giving program and become our Best Friend! It’s the most convenient and impactful way to safeguard the forest preserves year round. Enjoy year-end membership gifts and benefits.
Renew
Continue protecting these vital open spaces for the health of people and wildlife by renewing today. Enjoy membership gifts and benefits each year. Thanks for sticking with us – we need you now more than ever!
Membership Levels
All members receive our newsletters, action alerts, and invitations to group tours and events.
Consider a donation of $250 or more in honor of our 25th Anniversary! When you donate $250 or more, you’ll be invited on a semi-private forest preserve tour with Friends’ Executive Director, Benjamin Cox. When you donate $1,000 or more, you’ll get your very own private tour! Known for his passion, humor, and storytelling, Benjamin will inspire and delight.
$1,000 – Champion Tree *
Receive Sapling level gifts plus a private forest preserve tour led by Benjamin Cox.
$500 – Council Tree *
Receive Sapling level gifts plus a semi-private tour led by Benjamin Cox.
$250 – Giving Tree *
Receive Sapling level gifts plus a semi-private tour led by Benjamin Cox.
$100 – Sapling
Receive a nature guide and your choice of a logo tote or logo baseball hat.
$50 – Seedling
Receive a pocket nature guide.
$30 – Acorn
Make a $50 donation and receive our pocket nature guide. For $100 you’ll also receive a Friends of the Forest Preserves branded tote bag or hat. Donations at $250 or above also receive an invitation to a semi-private or private forest preserve tour led by Executive Director Benjamin Cox.
You can also send a check and make it payable to:
Friends of the Forest Preserves
411 S. Wells Street, Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60607
All donations are greatly appreciated, tax deductible, and will be put to good use.