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Channel Islands Restoration, PO Box 40228 Santa Barbara, CA 93140
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Membership Levels and Benefits
Tax ID: 61-1463876
Channel Islands Restoration is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and any contributions will be tax deductible.
To save paper, all acknowledgements are electronic. For a paper copy, please contact us at the time of your donation.
Island Scrub Jay
$50 per year
- Early access to CIR hosted events
- 20% Discount on Merchandise
- CIR E-Newsletter
Coastal Goldenbush
$120 per year or $10 per month
- All of the above Island Scrub Jay benefits
- CIR Newsletter with decal included
- Your choice of a CIR Cap or T-Shirt
Island Ironwood
$500 per year or $40 per month
- All of the above Coastal Goldenbush benefits
- 15% discounts on all CIR activities
- Early access to CIR trips
Island Fox
$1000 per year or $80 per month
- All of the above Island Ironwood benefits
- 25% discounts on all CIR activities
- A free invitation for 2 to a VIP Event with Special Guests
- Priority access to volunteer opportunities
Channel Islands Restoration Business Sponsorship
Channel Islands Restoration (CIR) has provided engaging and educational field trips to the Channel Islands for nearly 3,000 young people. We are proud of this accomplishment, but our goal is to double that number over the next five years. The majority of the population we serve have never been on a boat or visited a national park before, as the youth in our program come from primarily low-income families. The impact of whales, dolphins, and other marine life while visiting the unique islands and helping with a service project on these children is truly unimaginable—and that’s before the real work even begins!
How Your Donation Helps
In this time when government funding for the environment has all but disappeared, Channel Islands Restoration urgently relies on the support of members to continue our mission to restore habitat and promote environmental education. For less than
$5 a month, you can become a member of Channel Islands Restoration and support our vital work.
Until now, CIR has been able to do our work with the support of less than 200 individual donors, but many of the agencies we depend on for funding are having their budgets slashed. Right now, CIR needs to depend on individuals like you to keep our habitat healthy and to introduce students to nature while providing educational opportunities for adults too.
Your contribution will help protect the habitat of native animals and plants on the mainland and the Channel Islands, including the island fox, island spotted skunk, island night lizard, and many more species that occur only along the Central Coast. Your gift is also vital to the removal of invasive plant species like yellow star thistle, giant reed, ice plant, and other non-native species that can damage sensitive ecosystems.
Since 2002, we've worked on more than 100 project sites throughout the Channel Islands and our local mainland with the help of over 10,000 individual volunteers (nearly 3,400 of which are kids from schools that would not otherwise have access to field trips or environmental education). With so much support from our community, we're able to stretch your dollar to the farthest possible extent.
In addition to supporting habitat restoration, your donation will give you access to the tiers of donor benefits, which includes invitations to private events, merchandise, virtual talks, and of course our sincere gratitude.
CREATE A LEGACY OF HABITAT RESTORATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
Create a legacy of conservation
At Channel Islands Restoration, our work has always been an investment in the future. From building strong and resilient wildlife habitats to bringing kids into nature to foster a lifelong love of the outdoors, the benefits of our essential work will span generations. Create your environmental legacy today with a Planned Gift to Channel Islands Restoration and leave the world better because of your contribution.
What is Planned Giving?
Planned giving is a simple yet effective way to ensure that you support the future of our natural environment on the Central Coast. A planned gift is a pledge or contribution that is made today for the future. Through actions like adding Channel Islands Restoration as a beneficiary of your Will, you can create an environmental legacy that supports long-term habitat restoration and environmental education in your community.
Your planned gift ensures a future where native habitat thrives on the Central Coast and Channel Islands. It ensures a future for Island foxes, songbirds, vibrant wildflowers, and the natural ecosystems that you know and love. Your planned gift also ensures that future generations will continue to experience these beautiful natural ecosystems found right in our backyard.
By letting us know of your planned gift, you will be invited to join our Legacy Society. Channel Islands Restoration’s Legacy Society recognizes those generous individuals who have made a commitment to a planned gift to CIR. There is no minimum requirement to join the Legacy Society, and you can join at any time. Members are invited to an exclusive event each year in recognition of their generous contributions.
How to give?
To include Channel Islands Restoration in your estate plans, please use the following language: Channel Islands Restoration, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit located at PO Box 40228, Santa Barbara, CA 93140. Tax ID: 61-1463876
Get in touch!
If you have already included Channel Islands Restoration in your estate planning or wish to do so, you are invited to become a member of the Channel Islands Restoration Legacy Society. Membership in the Legacy Society allows us to honor you now for your gift for the future. Please call Ken Owen, Executive Director, at (805) 448-5726 to get started!