Support WGLBBO

The Western Great Lakes Bird and Bat Observatory Fund is a permanent endowment that was created to provide a perpetual source of funding to advance the conservation of birds and bats in Wisconsin and throughout the Western Great Lakes Region.

The endowment is managed by the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin. Contributions to the Fund are tax-deductible and can be made either by donating online at www.wisconservation.org or by sending a check to this address:

Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin
Attn: Western Great Lakes Bird and Bat Observatory Fund
P.O. Box 2317
Madison, WI 53701

IRA owners age 70½ or over may transfer up to $100,000 per year tax-free directly to an eligible charity such as the Observatory so long as the gift is complete on or before December 31 of the calendar year in which an IRA owner chooses to utilize the IRA Charitable Rollover gift vehicle for tax purposes.

Transfers can be made either to the Observatory or to the Observatory's endowment. To make a transfer to the Observatory, have your IRA administrator mail a check to this address:

Western Great Lakes Bird and Bat Observatory
116 W. Grand Ave., Ste. 207
Port Washington, WI 53074

To make a transfer to the Observatory's endowment, have your IRA administrator mail a check to this address:

Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin
Attn: Western Great Lakes Bird and Bat Observatory Fund
P.O. Box 2317
Madison, WI 53701

Be sure to include a letter that states your name and the purpose of your gift (e.g., Western Great Lakes Bird and Bat Observatory Fund) and notes that it is a qualified charitable distribution from your IRA.

If you care for the Observatory and want to help support it for future generations, consider leaving a legacy gift behind by including the Western Great Lakes Bird and Bat Observatory Fund in your will. To leave a bequest to the Fund, simply incorporate the following language in your estate plans:

“I give [describe the gift] to the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin [federal tax id # 39-1572034], a nonprofit corporation organized and existing under the laws of Wisconsin and with a principal mailing address of PO Box 2317, Madison, WI 53701. This gift shall be designated to the Western Great Lakes Bird & Bat Observatory Fund.”

Donations to the Western Great Lakes Bird and Bat Observatory, Inc., are tax-deductible. For more information on how to make a gift or a bequest, contact the Observatory at  or (414) 698-9108