Endowment Foundation

The Nature Center uses multiple revenue sources to fund its daily work in fulfillment of its mission. However, we must also look to the many tomorrows that lay before us. Early Nature Center supporters had the foresight to create the Shaker Lakes Regional Nature Center Endowment Foundation. Donations to the Endowment Foundation are invested by its board, which allocates four percent of the average value to the Nature Center annually. This revenue not only supports the Nature Center's daily efforts for the environment and education, but also guarantees that this income source will be available each year.

Generally, bequests, memorial donations, and other designated gifts are placed in the Shaker Lakes Regional Nature Center Endowment Foundation. As the principal grows, so too does the interest generated and paid to the Nature Center. Donations to the Endowment Foundation remain a living legacy, ensuring that the Nature Center will exist in perpetuity for hundreds of thousands of people to enjoy.

Please contact Development Director Char Glatley at (216) 321-5935 ext. 242 or glatley@shakerlakes.org to find out more about ways in which you can contribute to the Nature Center's Endowment Foundation.