Legacy Society

Urban Ecology Center donors, just like you, have brought people and nature together, time and time again. The support of Urban Ecology Center donors like you has brought people and nature together, time and time again.

Thank you for considering including the Urban Ecology Center as a beneficiary in your will, living trust, insurance, or retirement plan.

We are deeply grateful for ongoing support. Your dedication inspires others to care for Milwaukee’s natural places.  You can continue to be an inspiration far into the future by including the UEC in your estate plans.  By taking the appropriate steps now, you can make sure your love of nature inspires others in perpetuity.  

You help ensure that the Urban Ecology Center values, which mirror your own, will continue to drive our mission forward.   Our vision for  Milwaukee, and for the world, needs to last well beyond our time here on earth.

By letting us know you have made such a gift, you will become a member of the UEC Legacy Society.  It is designed to recognize and encourage supporters like you to continue your lifetime commitment to the UEC through a gift in your estate plans. As a member of the Legacy Society, you will receive insider reports on UEC happenings and invitations to exclusive events.  To date, more than 30 individuals and couples have let us know about their future bequests and other estate gifts to the UEC.

Leaving a legacy isn’t about the past - it’s about the future. With your will or trust bequest, you are not leaving something behind, you are sending something ahead – a legacy that will benefit children, amilies and the natural world we share far into the future. 

With a future gift in your will, you make the Urban Ecology Center stronger now.

If you have already made a gift to the Urban Ecology Center in your estate plans, or if you would like more information about making such a gift, please click here


Thank you again for your commitment to the UEC - now and into the future.

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A view of the Washington Park building from across the Washington Park lagoon