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Cornerstone Society

Adirondacks

 

Conservation takes teamwork. The members of the Fund’s new Cornerstone Society are a special group of individuals who have invested long-term in our conservation efforts by making gifts of $500 or more for five years or longer.

 

Through generous and sustained giving, these donors have become the cornerstone of The Conservation Fund’s success, enabling us to protect America’s land legacy every day. To celebrate the impact these donors continue to make, we are inaugurating them as the charter members of our Cornerstone Society. Together, we can save—and enhance—the places you love.

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To acknowledge your special commitment as a member of the Cornerstone Society, we will recognize you in the following ways:

  • Per your wishes, your name will be listed in our annual report and on our web site

  • Advance notice of Fund receptions, events and seminars

  • Special invitations to visit project sites that you have helped to protect

  • Personal visits from a member of our senior staff

  • Letters from the President outlining thoughts on conservation today

Our Current Members:

Robert and Lisa Ameen
Catherine H. Anderson
David H. Anderson
Charles and Jean Barnett
Dr. and Mrs. A. David Bernanke
William J. Bolger
Mrs. Edward S. Bonnie
Judith M. Buechner
Norm and Portia Christensen
Ray and Marian Christensen
Peter C. Crary
Pilar and Lew Davies
Henry L. Diamond
Leo A. Drey
Louisa C. Duemling
Noel Lee Dunn
Sylvia A. Earle
Glenn and Denice Elison
Marcy and Gene Elsbree
Richard L. Erdmann and Dawn MacPhee
Paul Feuerborn and Family
Mike and Robin Ford
Mrs. Florence B. Fowlkes
Jim and Lucia Gilliland
John K. Greene
Gordon and Lulie Gund
John W. Hanes, Jr. & Elizabeth M. Hanes
Clay Henderson
Mary G. Herndon
Pieter Hondius
David Jenkins
Ann McLaughlin Korologos
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Laughlin
Ruth and Christopher Lawler
Diana Lyon
Tom and Sydney Macy
Helen F. Mathieson
John P. McBride Family

Jim and Meg Meiklejohn
Kincaid and Allison Mills
Robert and Marcie Musser
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin S. Naylor
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick F. Noonan
Mr. and Mrs. George D. O'Neill
Lois J. Paradise
John and Mary Pelton
John and Joy Richards
Bill Riffle and Ruann Ernst
Hannah and Joe Rimensberger
David Rockefeller
Marilyn Rogers
Michael D. Rose
Mikki Sager
Larry and Rossi Selzer
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Shelton
Jamie and Janna Shennan
Warren and Susan Sheridan
James S. Sligar and Diana M. Sattelberger
M. Kent Smith
Stan and Jean Smock
Donald and Sylvia Stanat
Bruce and Betsy Stefany
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Suter
Carol Swarts
Richard Trois and E. LaVerne Smith
David and Ellen Wagner
Carroll S. Walraven
Susan and Michael Watson
William D. and Julia B. Waxter
Cynthia Wayburn and Jim Roush
Georgia E. Welles
Dewey W. Wells
Mr. Thomas B. Williams
Julia R. and Matthew B. Wills
John Winthrop

 

National Scorecard
Acres Protected: 6,461,475
Fair Market Value: $4,523,033,187
Acquisition Cost: $3,134,080,307
Meet the Newest Members!

The Cornerstone Society recognizes those donors who have contributed $500 or more for five years or longer. Their generous and sustained giving provides the foundational support needed to ensure the Fund’s success. We would like to introduce our newest Cornerstone Society members:

 

Vicki and William Alexander
John and Kristi Bruch
Bruckner and Luzietti Family
Gene Cartledge
Hamilton Emmons
Gerald R. Francis
Charles C. Haffner III
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Henderson
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Key
William and Linda Manuel
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moskowitz
Patricia Troncoso and William Pugh
I. Teiko Saito
James W. Shearer
Ryan S. Wise
Scott and Anita Woodford

Q&A: Cornerstone Members

LaVerne Smith and Richard Trois have supported us for nine years.

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    Q:  As a donor, how did you come to support land conservation?

    A: My first job was identifying natural areas in need of protection. That led to my belief that land protection was really the highest-priority conservation action. We‘ve seen that private organizations can move faster than public ones, be more opportunistic and better bring a wide range of partners together to leverage resources that accomplish conservation results.

    Q: What is it about The Conservation Fund that appeals to you?

    A:  The Fund works with so many other private and public partners. The Fund’s low overhead rate also is important to us, so that more of our donation is used for action on the ground.

    Q: Looking ahead, what would you like to see us achieve?

    A:  Rick and I believe climate change will require new conservation strategies. We must look at what is important today—as well as what will be important 50 years from now. Wildlife corridors and water rights are also huge conservation challenges. Will the corridors be there for the wildlife to move as conditions change? Serious challenges lay ahead for all conservation organizations, and it’s important that the conservation community tackle these challenges together.

 

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