Make A Difference

Your donation will transform urban rivers into urban wildlife sanctuaries.

By supporting Urban Rivers, you are helping us to build critical wetland habitat and innovative community green spaces, making our city greener, more sustainable, and educational for all.

Together we can create an ecological spaces like the Wild Mile that benefit all who call Chicago home, humans and wildlife alike.

Recurring Donations

If you sign up for a recurring donation of any amount, you will be added to our Wildlife Camera Club! This club gives you exclusive access to footage from our wildlife cameras to see all the unique creatures who call our gardens home. We send out monthly emails with the best shots of furry and feathery faces (or sometimes behinds) captured on film.

Major Gifts and Program Support

Much of our team’s work is supported by large-scale donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations. If you’d like to discuss a larger contribution, we’d love to speak with you! Please email team@urbanriv.org to get started.

Mailing Donations

A donation in the form of a check can be made out to Urban Rivers, and can be mailed to our office address: 1440 N. Kingsbury Street Suite 005, Chicago, IL 60642.