In fiscal year '24 the Nature Center continued its two-prong approach to fundraising. While continuing to seek out donations and grants to fuel its growth in community outreach, education programming, and natural resource management activities, it was able to secure over $1 million in planned giving gifts to grow the Leadership Fund in Honor of Kay Carlson. In Fiscal year '25 it plans to continue this strategy while also leveraging opportunities to gain more public dollars into the portfolio.