Donate today to help save Virginia’s native species!
Donate today to help save Virginia’s native species!
Donate today!
In 2026 we will
- improve the management of 3,000 acres of habitat for native plants and animals through our Landowner Outreach program,
- grow over 30 species of native plants for people to use in habitat restoration projects,
- share actionable land management strategies based on the results of our American Kestrel and Box Turtle research projects,
- work with 200 students to study the land management experiment we set up at Liberty High School called Lawn Lab,
- teach 5,000 children and adults at our hands-on environmental education programs,
- and carry out other projects to save Virginia’s native species.
Donate today to help us reach those goals.
If you would like to support a specific program, you can learn about the projects that need funding now here.
The buttons below will bring you to a secure payment form where you can donate by credit card. The Clifton Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and your contribution is tax deductible to the full extent of the law.
Donate today to help us restore habitat for native species, do research on how to conserve declining species, and provide hands-on outdoor education programs for people of all ages.
A donation of $40 or more makes you a Friend for a year starting on the date of your donation. When you use this button, you will receive a parking pass to display on your dashboard on open-access days.
Monthly giving is an easy way to increase the impact of your donation. Select “Monthly”
as your Donation Frequency and you will help support our programs all year long.
as your Donation Frequency and you will help support our programs all year long.
We charge small fees for our Scientist for a Day field trips, but they don’t cover all of our costs. You can help ensure that we can keep providing hands-on outdoor experiences for Fauquier County Public Schools and other students by sponsoring a field trip. With $750, you can fund one field trip for 75 students, but any amount helps!
You can support our box turtle research and conservation efforts by symbolically adopting one of the turtles in our long-term tracking project. For $500, you will have the opportunity to name one of the turtles our researchers are tracking either here at Clifton or on partner properties and at the end of the year we will send you stories about your turtle’s adventures.
Other ways to donate:
- You can send a check made out to The Clifton Institute to 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton, VA 20187.
- You can send a wire transfer or donate appreciated securities. Contact Eleanor Harris at eharris@cliftoninstitute.org or 860-707-2194 for account transfer information.
- You can make a Qualified Charitable Distribution from your IRA. If you are 70 1/2 or older, ask your financial advisor if giving directly from your IRA is a tax-wise way for you to give.
- You can make a charitable bequest and leave a portion of your estate to the Clifton Institute in your will.
The photo album below shows some of our favorite moments from 2025. The programs captured in these pictures were only possible because of people like you.
Thank you for your support!
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