Supporters

CWF is funded entirely by people who want Canada’s future to include healthy wildlife and natural areas, as well as the many environmental, economic, health and social benefits they provide. During the 2009/2010 fiscal year, CWF welcomed 37,250 new supporters in total. Donations from new and long-time supporters have provided critical funding for research, habitat restoration, species reintroduction and important education initiatives. Thank you for the many ways you give to CWF:

Chrysalis Club
The CWF Chrysalis Club is comprised of generous supporters who have chosen to make a lasting contribution to our natural heritage through a bequest or other planned gift. Through their thoughtful and charitable estate planning, members of the Chrysalis Club have asserted their commitment to conserving our wild species and spaces for our children and grandchildren to enjoy.
Make part of your legacy a commitment to Canadian wildlife and the places they call home.  You can become a member of the CWF Chrysalis Club by including the Canadian Wildlife Federation in your estate planning. By bestowing a bequest or other planned gift to CWF, you are helping to ensure that wildlife and their habitats remain an integral part of the beauty of Canada for generations to come.  

Special Friends of Wildlife
Special Friends of Wildlife are people who demonstrate their caring for Canada’s wildlife and habitats by making a monthly contribution. Their regular commitment enables CWF to plan for the future knowing that the support is there. No matter the month or the season, Canadian wildlife needs our help. 

Monthly donations save time, money and resources, leaving more for wildlife. By becoming a Special Friend of Wildlife, you are making a difference in the lives of native wildlife and the preservation of their habitats. You will be joining a growing community — CWF’s conservation family.

One Time Giving
Every gift to CWF helps conserve what we all cherish – our magnificent wildlife and beautiful wild spaces. Each donation helps CWF engage Canadians in conserving wildlife for future generations.

Through the invaluable support of our donors, CWF can assist wildlife in trouble through education and learning, awareness and research funding. Our award-winning education programs promote an understanding of wildlife by engaging students, youth, teachers, educators and the public in conservation learning activities and projects. Hinterland Who’s Who vignettes introduce new generations to the importance of the great outdoors. Donations also help CWF fund research and recovery efforts for species at risk such as the whooping crane, the burrowing owl, the beluga whale, the swift fox, the peregrine falcon and the leatherback seaturtle. These are just a few examples of how CWF is engaging Canadians in what we are all trying hard to conserve – a Canada where we live in harmony with our natural world.  

Matching Gift
In 2009, CWF created a new $1-millon Endangered Species Program to help turn the tide on the rising number of species at risk in Canada. The new program was successfully launched with a matching gift fundraising campaign. The first $100,000 in donations received for the program was matched by a bequest from the estate of one of our former supporters, doubling each donor’s contribution to help the species that need support the most. The Canadian Wildlife Foundation committed an additional $10,000 toward the program. CWF is now working with corporations, foundations and others to bring the total to $1-million annually.