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Donate by Phone

Please call our Development Office at (309) 676-0998 ext. 303.

Donate by Check

Please make your check payable to Wildlife Prairie Park and mail to:

Wildlife Prairie Park
3826 N. Taylor Road
Hanna City, IL 61536

Please add a note in the memo line with any specific instructions for your donation.

Donate in Person

Visit the Wildlife Prairie Park Ticket Gate Monday – Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 3826 N. Taylor Road, Hanna City, IL 61536.

Wire Transfer

Making a gift through wire transfer may be the safest and most convenient way for you! Email our Development Office or call us at (309) 676-0998 ext. 303 for instructions on how to easily transfer funds from your bank account to Wildlife Prairie Park – no stamps needed!

If you wish to honor a friend or family member, make sure you include this information with your gift. We also have a wide variety of ways to honor your loved one, please email our Development Office or call us at (309) 676-0998 ext. 303 for more information.

For some people, it is preferable to direct their philanthropic support through their estate for financial or tax planning reasons, or because they want to ensure their passion for Wildlife Prairie Park is realized as a part of their legacy.

Many different giving instruments are available, and their use varies depending on your personal situation. At Wildlife Prairie Park, our Development Department is available to discuss the impact your legacy could have for our organization and provide examples of sample language, but we encourage you to speak with your financial and legal advisors for advice on which instrument may be best for you.

We love having our events sponsored! Individuals and corporations choosing to sponsor a Wildlife Prairie Park event align themselves with a true community gem. Event sponsorships provide unique recognition opportunities, brand exposure, and engagement with Wildlife Prairie Park’s 3,000+ subscriber base, 46,000+ social media followers and 100,000+ annual Visitors. Please email our Development Office or call us at (309) 676-0998 ext. 303 for more information.

The donation of appreciated securities may be a great option for those looking for tax deductions and opportunities to avoid capital gains tax. Check with your financial or tax advisors for the best strategy for you, and if you decide to make a gift of stock, please email our Development Office with the following information:

Your Name
Name of Stock
Number of Shares
Expected Sale Date

Many employers offer matching gift programs to support the causes that are most important to their employees. This can mean your donation is doubled or tripled for Wildlife Prairie Park! Contact your company’s HR department to confirm your eligibility for matching gifts.

Thank you for your consideration of donating meat or grain to help us feed our animals. We try to minimize wasted meat, so we only accept meat that we know our animals will eat. If you have further questions, please contact programming@wildlifeprairie.org.

Here are the different types of food our animals enjoy and guidelines to ensure their safety.

Deer

• Hunted deer within 48 hours (preferably quartered and skinned). The deer must still have the tag attached for us to accept.

• Bones with meat still attached

• Processed deer – no meat with any seasonings (brats, sausage, salami, etc.)

Hunted Game Birds

• Game birds, including duck, geese and pheasant, will be accepted if not shot with lead or a pellet form of shot (to insure the safety of the animals receiving the meat).

• Can be whole (dressed) or cut into smaller pieces (steaks, stew meat, etc.)

NO PORK

• Pork has a high fat/salt content, which is not a part of our animals’ diets for health reasons (can dehydrate them)

Chicken

• Boneless chicken breast. Chicken bones splinter and can cause major health issues for our felines and smaller canines.

Beef

• Ground, steaks, roasts, liver and hearts

• Bones with meat still attached

• No seasoned meat (BBQ, sausage, stews, etc.)

Fish & Shellfish

• Freshly caught fish

• Whole fish and fillets

• Clams, oysters or other shellfish still in the shell (the otters enjoy these)

• No seasoned or breaded fish

• No fish that is preserved in sauces or salt

Grain

• Layer crumbles for chickens

• Whole corn

• Cracked corn

• Sweet feed

• Goat feed

• Pig feed

• Oats

• Scratch grain

• Crushed oyster shell

• Wild bird food with high sunflower count

We understand purchasing grains is a difficult ask. For reference, Wildlife Prairie Park orders most of our grain from Akron Services, Inc. in Glasford, IL. If you are interested in donating approved grains, you can contact Akron Services, Inc. to ask what we typically buy from them or donate money to our account.

Other Guidelines

• Frozen meat needs to be 2 years old or less and can only have a minimal amount of freezer burns

• Large donations require a minimum of 24 hour notice before delivery

• Meat donations are accepted any day within park hours (7 days a week 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

• No canned vegetables or meats

• No expired non perishable items (oats, peanut butter, etc.)