Gifts to the Nelson Institute enable us to build on our rich tradition of excellence and innovation. Your support helps the Nelson Institute:
- Attract a talented and vibrant student body
- Hire and retain world-class faculty
- Offer an unrivaled portfolio of transformative learning opportunities for our students and the community
Gifts of any size make a difference.
In addition, through the UW Foundation, you can also contribute appreciated securities, life insurance policies, real estate, personal property or deferred gifts such as bequests, testamentary trusts, and life income trusts.
Priority Initiatives
Environmental Futures Fund
Support the Nelson Institute’s teaching, research and service missions with the flexibility to meet urgent needs and provide for the long-term health of the institute.
Global Ark Project Fund
Support efforts to immediately address global species decline through training the next generation of conservation leaders, restoring wildlife habitat worldwide, and revitalizing endangered populations with cutting-edge genetic tools.
ER@50
For five decades, the Nelson Institute’s environment and resources (E&R) program has led environmental solutions by following the lead of its students. Though its name has changed, its mission has been steadfast: to empower the next generation of environmental leaders through flexible, individualized study.
Hometown Partnership Fund (UniverCity)
This fund directly supports UW-Madison's UniverCity program, which is rooted in the Wisconsin Idea - delivered to municipalities via faculty expertise and student efforts.
Additional Giving Opportunities
Research Centers
Nelson Institute Leadership Circle
Donors who make cumulative gifts of $1,000 or more (to any combination of Nelson Institute funds) in a calendar year will automatically become members of the Nelson Institute Leadership Circle.
Questions About Supporting the Nelson Institute?
Emily Reynolds
Director of Advancement
ereynolds2@wisc.edu