We are currently accepting donations to fund the 2025 owl banding project. Please join us in our efforts to continue this important research!

Get involved

In January 2025, the Friends of Whitefish Point entered into a collaborative partnership with Lake Michigan Bird Observatory (LMBO), a 501(c)3 organization. LMBO places collaborative research in the Western Great Lakes as a high priority, much like our own mission statement. The Friends of Whitefish Point acts as an independent organization, but with the benefit of having LMBO serve as our non-profit sponsor to assist with the administrative end of our fund-raising work.

This year, our goal is to raise $75,000 to cover the cost of the full 2025 year of owl banding. All donations made are tax-deductible. 

chris showing visitors an owl

General Donation

The Friends of Whitefish Point is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization through Lake Michigan Bird Observatory. Your donation goes directly to our research, monitoring, and education programs. All of our funding comes from donations and small grants. This year, our budget to run all of the owl monitoring, programs and events is about $75,000.

This annual campaign provides funds that may be used where they are needed and matter most. Your donation is the key to our success. Thank you!

Donate to General Fund

Endowment Fund

As a private non-profit, the Friends of Whitefish Point relies solely on donations and grants to continue our work. Part of our planned giving involves looking forward into the coming years.

The Les Cheneaux Community Foundation has established an Endowment Fund specifically for the Friends of Whitefish Point. The goal of the endowment is to eventually generate reliable, ongoing funds to sustain our organization in the future. While it grows into that role, the fund will also provide an annual spendable allowance.

Donate to Endowment Fund

In-kind Donations

We are seeking some specific items for the upcoming year to keep the owl banding program running. Please contact us at fowpoffice AT gmail DOT com if you can help with any of these:

  • first-aid kit for banding station

  • Storage facility near Whitefish Point from November-March for the banding station trailer.

Volunteer

We are looking for people who are interested in working with us to build the Friends of Whitefish Point and help with some of our on-site work. This includes things like helping with our nest box program and assisting in our various seasonal events.

If you have skills in areas such as woodworking, field biology, fundraising, accounting, outdoor education or grant writing, we could really use your help. Please contact us if you are interested in joining our volunteer group at fowpoffice AT gmail DOT com.

  • All donations to the Friends of Whitefish Point are processed through our financial sponsor Lake Michigan Bird Observatory and are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.

  • Yes, upon completion of the donation transaction you will automatically be sent a receipt to the email that was listed with the donation.

  • In addition to donations, we also welcome any assistance in the form of equipment donations, nest box monitoring, and volunteering. If you’d like to help, please contact us.

Frequently Asked Questions

If you still have questions, please contact us.