Endowment Funds
Endowment Funds
Endowment funds are incredibly important to the Edmonton and Area Land Trust. They are a lifeline that provides sustainable and long term funding for our organization. You can donate to an existing fund or create a new one!
Donate Online
Click on the name of the fund you wish to donate to. You will be redirected to CanadaHelps, to make your donation to EALT through the Edmonton Community Foundation.
Donate through Mail
Send your cheque, made out to the Edmonton Community Foundation, to: Edmonton Community Foundation, 9910 – 103 Street, Edmonton AB, T5K 2V7
Be sure to include a note that says the name of the fund you wish to donate to.
Learn About Our Endowment Funds
Organizational Sustainability
The Edmonton and Area Land Trust Operating Endowment Fund allows EALT to maintain organization sustainability and allows us to achieve our goal of conserving and stewarding our lands in perpetuity.
EALT Conservation Land Funds
These endowment funds support stewardship and monitoring of EALT conservation lands. Want to learn more about these unique natural areas? See our conservation lands page.
Pipestone Creek Conservation Lands
Land Conservation & Stewardship
These funds help support activities that conserve natural and cultural heritage in the Edmonton area. By supporting our stewardship work, you help to support biodiversity and ecological integrity on EALT conservation lands.
Bat Box installation at Larch Sanctuary
Data collection for land securement
Agricultural Land Conservation
Capital Endowment Funds
Create your Own Endowment Fund
You can also create a named endowment fund to give in the name of yourself or a loved one. Contact the Edmonton Community Foundation for more information.
What is an endowment fund?
An endowment fund is an investment fund, held by a qualified foundation, such as the Edmonton Community Foundation. The principal is never spent, but the interest that it gains each year helps provide long-term, sustainable funding for non-profits such as EALT. All donations are eligible for charitable receipts.
"My mother, Noni Lee, loved nature, and imparted that love and passion to all her children. So when I heard about the never-ending benefits of endowments for EALT, I decided to set up an EALT endowment at the ECF, named in memory of my mother. It gives me enormous satisfaction to see the funds growing plus providing an annual amount to EALT (increasing forever!), and I know it would give mum great happiness and pride." - Pam Wight- Previous EALT Executive Director