Giving
Give nature the gift of a thriving future
Your donations mean the world to us. Find a way to chip in for nature that works for you. No matter how you donate, your gift counts towards the fight for lasting protections for wildlife and their habitat. Supporters like you sustain our public engagement, education and policy advocacy.
Give Now
Less than one fifth of Canada is safe from environmental destruction. From forests to frontlines, your gift powers our work to protect nature, defend threatened species and fight for a stable climate for generations to come. Give now and join our growing movement of wilderness defenders.
Give Monthly
Monthly gifts let us plan ahead and focus on what really matters: on-the-ground research, education and mobilizing grassroots for the natural world. We call our dedicated monthly donors Trailblazers, for being the force that clears a path for our work to succeed.
Give Securities
Donate your appreciated stocks and make a tax-smart impact. You’ll save on capital gains tax and get a charitable tax credit, so more of your gift goes straight to protecting biodiversity and taking action on climate.
Give With A Named Fund
Pick the nature or wildlife goal that sparks your passion with a named fund. Whether you start a new one or support an existing fund, your gift goes straight to the causes you care about while giving us the flexibility to tackle urgent threats to wilderness and wildlife.
Give Later: Wills And Estates
Express your love for nature and wildlife in a lasting way by naming the Wilderness Committee as a beneficiary in your will or estate. And when you let us know, we’ll count you as a Wilderness Guardian.
Give In Honour
Gifts in honour of a loved one are a powerful way to celebrate or commemorate. Your gift in honour is a tribute to their passions for safeguarding forests, waters and wildlife, as well as their dreams of a better world.
Offline Donations
Have questions? Not into filling out online forms? No problem, we’ve got you covered. Here’s how to make a gift over the phone or mail easily and securely.
Give by phone
Call our Vancouver head office during office hours. We answer the phone and love to hear from you!
Monday to Thursday, 9:00am to 4:00pm (Pacific Time)
Vancouver Lower Mainland
Toll free everywhere else
Mail a cheque
Please make cheques out to "Wilderness Committee” and address them to:
Wilderness Committee
46 6th Ave East
Vancouver, BC
V5T 1J4
Our Donation Policy
Transparency builds trust. Our donation policies outline what we accept, what we don’t, and how we keep your support working where it counts — to care for land, water and wildlife.
Frequently Asked Questions
Your gift matters to us. Here are answers to commonly asked questions by donors, to give you confidence that your support goes towards protecting nature, wildlife and the climate.
Our CRA charitable registration number is 11929-3009-RR0001. See our CRA charitable financial report, also known as a T3010. Our legal name is Western Canada Wilderness Committee. We now go by the Wilderness Committee as we’ve grown to now protect and advocate for wilderness and wildlife in B.C., Manitoba and Ontario.
The Wilderness Committee is grateful for gifts of cash, stocks and securities, gifts in-kind, gifts by will or estate, or employer-matched gifts. For a full list of gifts we can accept, and to ensure we can accept your gift, please consult our Gift Acceptance Policy.
The Wilderness Committee is committed to keeping donor and supporter information private and secure. We will never sell, lend, trade, rent or share your personal information with anyone else. See our Privacy Policy.
Your donations mean the world to us and are directed to the area of greatest need among our three main campaign areas.
It's because of you that we're able to remain nimble in responding to emerging needs. Learn more about your donation at work.
We want to see our governments protect 30 per cent of lands and waters by 2030, in line with the principles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). See our Strategic Plan.
We address emerging issues within our three priority campaign areas:
- Protecting Nature
- Defending Wildlife
- Fighting Climate Change
We publish our Annual Reports online each year. They include our audited financial statements. Check out our archive of annual reports.
Contact us to request a print copy.
The Wilderness Committee is proudly funded by thousands of everyday people who share our goals for nature protection, wildlife preservation and believe in the power of our natural spaces to keep our planet and our communities healthy.
You’ll find that we're supported 100 per cent by donations from individuals, sales from our Wilderness Committee Store, gifts from charitable foundations and via online giving.
We do not accept corporate sponsorships of any kind. Instead, we rely 100 per cent on donations from individuals to power our work. We may at times receive grants for specific projects that comprise no more than 10 per cent of our total annual budget.
The Wilderness Committee is grateful for the thousands of donors across Canada supporting our work. Without you, we simply cannot do what we do. We are pleased to offer tax receipts — by mail or email, your choice — for all donations on the following schedule:
- Online donations: issued weekly on Mondays
- Monthly donations: every February, you'll receive a consolidated tax receipt for all your monthly donations in the previous calendar year
- Donations by mail: 2-3 weeks
- Donations made at your door: 3-6 weeks
Thank you for your monthly support! You are free to change or cancel your monthly donation by providing 15 days’ notice by phone, email or snail mail.
To obtain a sample cancellation form, or more information on your right to reimbursement or to cancel a Pre-Authorized Debit (PAD) agreement, contact your financial institution or visit payments.ca. Go to p.41 of this document for a sample cancellation form.
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