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Mission-Aligned Nonprofits
These organizations do work in the Great Lakes region that aligns with our community's Objectives and Focus Areas. All certified GBGL business member external giving goes to these organizations to support their missions.
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Name | Location | Website |
|---|---|---|
1000 Friends of Wisconsin | Madison, WI, United States | https://www.1kfriends.org/ |
350 Madison Climate Action Team | Madison, WI, United States | https://350madison.wordpress.com/ |
A Few Friends of the Environment of the World | PO Box 177 | Ludington, Michigan 49431 | https://www.affew.org/ |
A Greener Future | Oshawa, ON, Canada | https://www.agreenerfuture.ca/ |
ACCESS | 2651 Saulino Court
Dearborn, MI 48120 | https://www.accesscommunity.org/ |
Adventure Crew | Cincinnati, OH, United States | https://www.adventurecrew.org/ |
Alliance for the Great Lakes | Chicago, IL, United States | https://greatlakes.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjwt7SWBhAnEiwAx8ZLapj_4XDerkWyBToem6O4VvfUBT5ZQ9XSnPyhJw7poK0L7ntd5YPWihoCAccQAvD_BwE |
Alliance of Rouge Communities | 46036 Michigan Ave., Suite 126 | Canton, Michigan 48188 | https://www.allianceofrougecommunities.com/ |
Alternatives Journal | Canada | https://www.alternativesjournal.ca/ |
Angelic Organics Learning Center | 1545 Rockton Rd.
Caledonia, IL 61011 | https://www.learngrowconnect.org/ |
Anglers of the Au Sable, Inc | Grayling, MI, United States | https://www.ausableanglers.org/ |
Anishinaabe Niijii | Springbrook, WI, United States | https://www.facebook.com/NishNiiji/ |
Au Sable Institute | 7526 SUNSET TRAIL ROAD NORTHEAST, MANCELONA, MI, 49659 | https://www.ausable.org/ |
Au Sable River Watershed Committee | https://www.facebook.com/ausableriverwatershedcommittee/ | |
Bagida'waad Alliance | 165 Lakeshore Blvd N0H 2T0 | https://www.facebook.com/bagidawaad/ |
Bay Area Recycling for Charities | 466 US 31 South, Traverse City, MI 49685 | https://mybarc.org/ |
Bay Sail | 107 5th St. Upper Floor - Bay City | MI 48708 | https://www.baysailbaycity.org/ |
Beaver Creek Wetlands Association | Beavercreek, OH, United States | https://beavercreekwetlands.org/ |
Belle Isle Conservancy | 300 River Place Drive, Suite 2800, Detroit, MI 48207 | https://www.belleisleconservancy.org/ |
Big Run Wolf Ranch | 14857 Farrell Rd.
Lockport, IL 6044 | http://www.bigrunwolfranch.org/ |
BikEquity Inc. | Madison, WI, United States | https://www.bikequity.org/ |
Bike Cleveland | 3000 Bridge Avenue, Suite 1
Cleveland, OH 44113 | https://www.bikecleveland.org/ |
Biodynamic Association | East Troy, WI, United States | https://biodynamics.com/ |
Black Swamp Conservancy | Perrysburg, Ohio 43552 | https://blackswamp.org/ |
Blandford Nature Center | Grand Rapids, MI, United States | https://www.blandfordnaturecenter.org/ |
Bowery Project | Toronto, ON, Canada | https://www.bowery.org/ |
Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper | Buffalo, NY, United States | https://bnwaterkeeper.org/ |
Building Value | Cincinnati, OH, United States | https://www.bcvdetroit.org/ |
Burning River Foundation | Cleveland, OH 44102 | https://burningriverfest.org/burning-river-foundation |
CPAWS Wildlands League | Toronto, ON, Canada | https://wildlandsleague.org/ |
Camp Kawartha & the Camp Kawartha Outdoor Education Centre | Douro-Dummer, ON, Canada | https://campkawartha.ca/ |
Camping & Education Foundation | Cincinnati, OH, United States | https://www.campingedu.org/ |
Capital Off Road Pathfinders, Inc. (local Chapter of International Mountain Bicycling Association) | Madison, WI, United States | https://www.madcitydirt.com/ |
Carbon Neutral Indiana | Indianapolis, IN, United States | https://www.carbonneutralindiana.org/ |
Carbonfund.org | East Aurora, NY, United States | https://carbonfund.org/ |
Carter P Brown Legacy Preservation Fund | https://www.carterbrownfund.org/ | |
Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) | Chicago, IL, United States | https://cnt.org/ |
Central Indiana Land Trust Incorporated | Indianapolis, IN, United States | https://conservingindiana.org/ |
Chandler Park Conservancy | 5555 Conner, Suite 2017 | https://www.chandlerparkconservancy.org/ |
Chester Bowl Improvement Club | Duluth, MN, United States | https://www.chesterbowl.org/ |
Chicago Resource Center | Chicago, IL, United States | https://theresourcecenterchicago.org/ |
Chicago Wilderness | Chicago, IL, United States | https://www.chicagowilderness.org/ |
Chicago Zoological Society | Brookfield, IL, United States | https://www.czs.org/BrookfieldZoo |
Chikaming Open Lands | Lakeside, MI, United States | https://chikamingopenlands.org/ |
Chippewa Nature Center | 400 S Badour Rd
Midland, MI 48640 | https://www.chippewanaturecenter.org/ |
Chippewa Nature Center, Inc. | LandMidland, MI, United States | https://www.chippewanaturecenter.org/ |
Cincinnati Nature Center | Milford, OH, United States | https://www.cincynature.org/ |
Cincinnati Parks Foundation | Cincinnati, OH, United States | https://cincinnatiparksfoundation.org/ |
Cincinnati Recycling and Reuse Hub | Cincinnati, OH, United States | https://www.cincinnatirecyclingandreusehub.org/ |
Cincinnati ToolBank | Cincinnati, OH, United States | https://www.cincinnatitoolbank.org/ |
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden | Cincinnati, OH, United States | https://cincinnatizoo.org/ |
Circle of Blue | Traverse City, MI, United States | https://www.circleofblue.org/ |
Citizens For Safe Water Around Badger | E12629 Weigand’s Bay South
Merrimac, WI 53561 | https://cswab.org/ |
Citizens for Conservation | 459 West Highway 22
Barrington, IL 60010 | https://citizensforconservation.org/ |
Citizens for a Clean and Safe Lake Superior | PO Box 83, Marquette, MI 49855 | https://citizensforasafeandcleanlakesuperior.org/ |
City Farm, Resource Center | https://theresourcecenterchicago.org/city-farm | |
Clean Energy Coalition | 3136 Pritchard Court
Mankato, MN 56001 | http://cec-mi.org/ |
Clean Fuels Ohio | Columbus, OH, United States | https://cleanfuelsohio.org/ |
Clean Lakes Alliance, Inc. | Madison, WI, United States | https://www.cleanlakesalliance.org/ |
Clean Water Fund | 1444 I Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005 | https://www.cleanwaterfund.org/ |
Clean Wisconsin | Madison, WI, United States | https://www.cleanwisconsin.org/ |
ClearCorps Detroit | ||
Cleveland Water Alliance | 6815 Euclid AvenueCleveland, OH 44103 | https://clevelandwateralliance.org/ |
Climate Vault | Chicago, IL, United States | https://climatevault.org/ |
Clinton River Watershed Council | 1115 W Avon / Rochester Hills | https://www.crwc.org/ |
Coalition to Save the Menominee River | P.O. Box 475
Marinette WI 54143 | https://jointherivercoalition.org/ |
Community Action Duluth | Duluth, MN, United States | https://www.communityactionduluth.org/ |
Conservation Action Project (CAP) | 2260 North Scott Street
Napoleon, OH 43545 | https://www.capofohio.org/ |
Conservation Halton Foundation | 2596 Britannia Road West, Burlington, Ontario L7P 0G3 | https://www.conservationhalton.ca/foundation/ |
Conservation Resource Alliance | Traverse City, MI, United States | https://www.rivercare.org/ |
Cool Choices, Inc. | https://coolchoices.com/ | |
Copeland Forest Friends Association | Oro-Medonte, ON, Canada | https://www.copelandfriends.ca/ |
Copper Harbor Trails Society, Inc | PO Box 37, Copper Harbor, MI 49918 | https://copperharbortrails.org/ |
Corporation for Findlay Market | Cincinnati, OH, United States | https://www.findlaymarket.org/cffm |
Creative And Natural Outdoor Experiences Inc. O/A Project Canoe | Toronto, ON, Canada | |
Cuyahoga River Restoration | 1299 Superior Ave. E • Cleveland, OH 44114 | http://www.cuyahogariver.org/ |
Cyclists of Gitchee Gumee Shores (COGGS) | Duluth, MN, United States | https://www.coggs.com/ |
Delta Institute | Chicago, IL, United States | https://delta-institute.org/ |
Detroit Audubon | 4605 Cass Ave
Detroit, MI 48201 | https://www.detroitaudubon.org/ |
Detroit Hives | Detroit, MI, United States | https://detroithives.org/?fbclid=IwAR1gg6rrwgGslOtCkMiPBM8gJbG2dN1FUxx1f0XIWVUrALQrrug0YbbSJMw%2F |
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy | 600 Renaissance Center
Suite 1720
Detroit, MI 48243-1802 | https://detroitriverfront.org/contact-us |
Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice | 4750 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201 | https://detroitenvironmentaljustice.org/ |
Diveheart | 900 OGDEN AVE. #274, DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515 | https://www.diveheart.org/ |
Don’t Mess with the Don | Toronto, ON, Canada | https://www.dontmesswiththedon.ca/ |
Duluth Climbers Coalition | Duluth, MN, United States | https://www.duluthclimbers.org/ |
Duluth Cross Country Ski Club | Duluth, MN, United States | https://www.duluthxc.com/ |
Dunes Learning Center | Chesterton, IN, United States | https://duneslearningcenter.org/ |
Earth Day Canada | Toronto, ON, Canada | https://earthday.ca/ |
Earth Rangers | Woodbridge, ON, Canada | https://www.earthrangers.com/ |
Earthroots | Toronto, ON, Canada | https://earthrootsfieldschool.org/ |
East Michigan Environmental Action Council | 4605 Cass Ave
Detroit, MI 48201 | https://emeac.org/ |
Eastern Market Partnership | Detroit, MI, United States | https://easternmarket.org/district/eastern-market-corporation-office |
EcoSchools Canada | Toronto, ON, Canada | https://ecoschools.ca/about/contact/ |
EcoSpark | Toronto, ON, Canada | https://www.ecospark.ca/ |
EcoWorks | 22400 W. 7 Mile Rd.
Detroit, Michigan 48219 | https://www.ecoworksdetroit.org/ |
Ecolibrium3 | Duluth, MN, United States | https://www.ecolibrium3.org/ |
Ecologos Environmental Organization | Toronto, ON, Canada | |
Ecology Center | 339 E. Liberty St., Suite 300
Ann Arbor, MI 48104 | https://www.ecocenter.org/ |
Elevate Energy | 322 S. Green St., Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60607 | https://www.elevatenp.org/ |
Endeavour Centre for Innovative Learning Building & Living | Peterborough, Canada | https://endeavourcentre.org/?v=e4b09f3f8402 |
Environmental Defence | Toronto, ON, Canada | https://environmentaldefence.ca/ |
Environmental Education Association of Illinois | Urbana, IL, United States | https://www.eeai.net/ |
Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC) | Chicago, IL, United States | https://elpc.org/ |
Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest | 35 East Wacker Drive
Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60601
| https://elpc.org/ |
Environmental Transformation Movement of Flint | https://www.etmflint.org/ | |
Environmentally Concerned Citizens of South Central Michigan | P.O.Box 254, Hudson, MI 49247 | https://nocafos.org/ |
Escarpment Biosphere Foundation | Toronto, ON, Canada | https://escarpment.ca/ |
Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse | 1740 West Webster Avenue
Chicago, IL 60614 | https://www.rebuildingexchange.org/ |
Everdale Organic Farm and Environmental Learning Centre | 5812 6th Line, Hillsburgh, Ontario, Canada | https://www.everdale.org/ |
Evergreen | Toronto, ON, Canada | https://www.evergreenfoodrescue.org/ |
Experimental Station | Chicago, IL, United States | https://experimentalstation.org/ |
FLOW (For Love of Water) | Traverse City, MI, United States | https://forloveofwater.org/ |
Fair Food Network | Ann Arbor, MI, United States | https://fairfoodnetwork.org/ |
Family Farm Defenders | Madison, WI, United States | https://familyfarmers.org/ |
Farm Commons | Duluth, MN, United States | https://farmcommons.org/ |
Fashion Takes Action | Toronto, ON, Canada | https://fashiontakesaction.com/ |
Federation of Ontario Naturalists (Ontario Nature) | Toronto, ON, Canada | https://ontarionature.org/ |
Feeding America | Chicago, IL, United States | https://www.feedingamerica.org/ |
Fernwood Botanical Garden | Niles, MI, United States | https://www.fernwoodbotanical.org/ |
Field and Stream Rescue Team | https://www.streamrescue.com/ | |
Fisheries Conservation Foundation (FCF) | Champaign, IL, United States | https://www.fishconserve.org/ |
Flywheel Social Enterprise Hub | Cincinnati, OH, United States | https://www.flywheelcincinnati.org/ |
Food Gatherers | Ann Arbor, MI, United States | https://www.foodgatherers.org/ |
For Love of Water | Traverse City, MI, United States | https://forloveofwater.org/ |
Forests Ontario - Forest Recovery Canada | Toronto, ON, Canada | https://frc-rfc.ca/#:~:text=Forest%20Recovery%20Canada%20(FRC)%20is,forest%20canopy%20cover%20and%20connectivity. |
Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance | Appleton, WI, United States | https://fwwa.org/ |
Free Bikes 4 Kidz Madison | Madison, WI, United States | https://fb4kmadison.org/ |
Freshwater Future | Petoskey, MI, United States | https://freshwaterfuture.org/ |
Freshwater Future Canada | https://freshwaterfuturecanada.ca/ | |
Friends of Big Marsh | Chicago, IL, United States | https://bigmarsh.org/ |
Friends of Island Lake State Recreation Area | Brighton, MI, United States | https://www.islandlakefriends.org/?fbclid=IwAR1XTNl8DfRR48KJDTo2Fk6vvKz_U8rTnWOYgzntEFgcnDqH4beOrMoFydo |
Friends of Lake Wingra | Madison, WI, United States | https://www.lakewingra.org/ |
Friends of Willow River and Kinnickinnic State Parks | Hudson, WI, United States | https://www.willowkinnifriends.org/ |
Friends of the Chicago River | Chicago, IL, United States | https://www.chicagoriver.org/ |
Friends of the Detroit River | https://www.detroitriver.org/ | |
Friends of the Don East (FODE) | Toronto, ON, Canada | |
Friends of the Forest Preserves | 411 S. Wells St. Suite 300 Chicago, IL 60607 | https://fotfp.org/ |
Friends of the Jordan River Watershed | 101 Union St. East Jordan, MI | https://friendsofthejordan.org/ |
Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed (FLOW) | Columbus, OH, United States | https://www.olentangywatershed.org/ |
Friends of the Oxtongue | Toronto, ON, Canada | http://friendsoftheoxtongue.com/ |
Friends of the Rouge | 650 Church Street Suite 209
Plymouth, MI 48170 | https://therouge.org/ |
Friends of the Rouge Watershed | Toronto, ON, Canada | https://therouge.org/ |
Garfield Park Conservatory | Chicago, IL, United States | https://garfieldconservatory.org/ |
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance | Chicago, IL, United States | https://garfieldconservatory.org/ |
Gateway to the Great Outdoors | Chicago, IL, United States | https://www.gatewayoutdoors.org/ggoprogram |
Geneva Lake Conservancy | Fontana, WI, United States | https://genevalakeconservancy.org/ |
Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve Inc. | Parry Sound, Ontario
P2A 2Z1 Canada | https://www.gbbr.ca/ |
Georgian Bay Forever | Toronto, ON, Canada | https://georgianbayforever.org/ |
Georgian Bay Land Trust | Toronto, ON, Canada | https://www.gblt.org/ |
Global Justice Ecology Project | Buffalo, NY, United States | https://globaljusticeecology.org/ |
GoZERO Services | https://gozero.org/ | |
Good Foot Delivery | Toronto, ON, Canada | https://www.goodfootdelivery.com/ |
Grand Traverse Bay Watershed Initiative | ||
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy | 3860 N. Long Lake Road, Suite D
Traverse City, Michigan 49684 | https://www.gtrlc.org/ |
Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund | ||
Great Lakes Council of Fly Fishers International | 5510 Newberry Rd, Durand, MI 48429 | https://www.ffiglc.org/ |
Great Parks Forever | Cincinnati, OH, United States | https://greatparksforever.org/ |
Green City Market | Chicago, IL, United States | https://www.greencitymarket.org/ |
Green Lake Renewal Inc | Green Lake, WI, United States | https://www.guidestar.org/profile/26-4753668 |
Green Schools National Network | Madison, WI, United States | https://greenschoolsnationalnetwork.org/ |
Green Umbrella | Cincinnati, OH, United States | https://greenumbrella.org/ |
Groundswell Conservancy, Inc | Madison, WI, United States | https://groundswellconservancy.org/ |
Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities | Traverse City, MI, United States | https://www.groundworkcenter.org/ |
Groundwork Ohio River Valley | Cincinnati, OH, United States | https://www.groundworkorv.org/ |
Growing Home Inc | Chicago, IL, United States | https://www.growinghomeinc.org/ |
Guardians of the Ice | Toronto, ON, Canada | |
Hartley Nature Center | Duluth, MN, United States | https://hartleynature.org/ |
Healthy Pine River | http://healthypineriver.org/ | |
Hoosier Environmental Council (HEC) | Indianapolis, IN, United States | https://www.hecweb.org/ |
Horst Rechelbacher Foundation: The Acreage At Osceola | Osceola, WI, United States | https://www.theacreageatosceola.org/ |
Howell Nature Center | 1005 Triangle Lake Road
Howell, MI 48843 | https://www.howellnaturecenter.org/ |
Huron Pines | Gaylord, MI, United States | https://huronpines.org/ |
Huron River Watershed Council | Ann Arbor, MI, United States | https://www.hrwc.org/ |
Ice Age Trail Alliance | WI | https://www.iceagetrail.org/ |
Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Fund | 4809 N. Ravenswood Ave. Suite 415
Chicago, Illinois 60640 | https://www.iseif.org/ |
Imago | Cincinnati, OH, United States | https://imagoearth.org/vision-mission-and-values/ |
Indiana Forest Alliance | Bloomington, IN, United States | https://indianaforestalliance.org/ |
Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society (INPAWS) | Indianapolis, IN, United States | https://indiananativeplants.org/ |
Indiana Parks Alliance | Indianapolis, IN, United States | http://indianaparksalliance.org/ |
Indiana Recycling Coalition | Indianapolis, IN, United States | https://www.circularindiana.org/ |
Indiana State University Institute for Community Sustainability | Terre Haute, IN, United States | https://clas.iusb.edu/centers/cs-future/research.html |
Indiana University Center for a Sustainable Future | South Bend, IN, United States | https://clas.iusb.edu/centers/cs-future/research.html |
Indiana Wildlife Federation | Indianapolis, IN, United States | https://indianawildlife.org/ |
Inland Seas Education Association | 100 Dame St #218 Suttons Bay MI 49682 | https://schoolship.org/ |
International Crane Foundation | E11376 Shady Lane Road
Baraboo WI 53913 | https://savingcranes.org/ |
International Wildlife Refuge Alliance | 5437 W. Jefferson Avenue
Trenton, Michigan 48183 | https://www.iwralliance.org/ |
Izaak Walton League - Dwight Lydell Chapter | https://www.oldmichikes.org/ | |
John Ball Zoological Society | Grand Rapids, MI, United States | https://www.jbzoo.org/ |
Joy Outdoor Education Center | Clarksville, OH, United States | https://camp-joy.org/ |
Just Roots Chicago | Chicago, IL, United States | https://justrootschicago.org/ |
Kalamazoo River Watershed Council | 1523 Riverview Drive, Suite A
Kalamazoo, MI 49004 | https://kalamazooriver.org/ |
Keep Cincinnati Beautiful Inc. | Cincinnati, OH, United States | https://www.keepcincinnatibeautiful.org/ |
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful | Indianapolis, IN, United States | https://www.kibi.org/ |
Kent County Parks Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI, United States | http://www.kcpf.org/ |
La Soupe | Cincinnati, OH, United States | https://www.lasoupe.org/ |
Lake Erie Waterkeeper | 3900 N Summit St
Toledo, Ohio 43611 | https://lakeeriewaterkeeper.org/ |
Lake Maxinkuckee Environmental Council (LMEC) | 116 N Main St
Culver, IN 46511 | https://lakemax.org/ |
Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance | Red Wing, MN, United States | https://www.lakepepinlegacyalliance.org/ |
Lake Superior Watershed Conservancy | Sault Ste Marie, MI, United States | https://www.superiorconservancy.org/ |
Land Conservancy of West Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI, United States | https://naturenearby.org/ |
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