Community Partners
Be a Community Partner
The Forest Preserve District stewards nearly 26,000 acres for the residents of DuPage. Within those landscapes are 60 forest preserves, 175 miles of trails, 31 lakes, and seven centers to develop and maintain. And it can’t do it alone.
The Friends of the Forest Preserve District builds relationships with like-minded individuals, volunteers, civic groups, corporations, foundations — and community partners, like you — who appreciate the beauty, benefits, and importance of the forest preserves.
Our Community, Your Brand
A community partnership with the Friends provides recognition for your company’s support of natural areas year-round and offers opportunities to engage your employees at the DuPage forest preserves.
Your contributions will benefit the Forest Preserve District’s mission and master plan, supplementing tax revenue for the benefit of the DuPage community.
Interested in becoming our community partner? Call us at 630-871-6400.
Partnership Levels & Benefits
- Recognition in the Friends’ annual report
- Recognition in the Conservationist
- Recognition on the Friends’ web page
- Thanked in Friends’ marketing for special events
- Opportunity to provide in-kind item for an auction, raffle prize, or swag bag for special-event attendees
- Six tickets to A Night for Nature special event ($100 per ticket value)
- Recognition in the Friends’ annual report
- Recognition in the Conservationist
- Recognition on the Friends’ web page
- Thanked in Friends’ marketing for special events
- Opportunity to provide in-kind item for an auction, raffle prize, or swag bag for special-event attendees
- Six tickets to A Night for Nature special event ($100 per ticket value)
- Invitation to a Friends' program or behind-the-scenes tour
- Recognition in the Friends’ annual report
- Recognition in the Conservationist
- Recognition on the Friends’ web page
- Thanked in Friends’ marketing for special events
- Opportunity to provide in-kind item for an auction, raffle prize, or swag bag for special-event attendees
- Six tickets to A Night for Nature special event ($100 per ticket value)
- Invitation to a Friends' program or behind-the-scenes tour
- Forest preserve volunteer opportunity for your group (to include a photo opportunity or check presentation)
- Recognition in the Friends’ annual report
- Recognition in the Conservationist
- Recognition on the Friends’ web page
- Thanked in Friends’ marketing for special events
- Opportunity to provide in-kind item for an auction, raffle prize, or swag bag for special-event attendees
- Six tickets to A Night for Nature special event ($100 per ticket value)
- Invitation to a Friends' program or behind-the-scenes tour
- Forest preserve volunteer opportunity for your group (to include a photo opportunity or check presentation)
- Customized recognition opportunity (in accordance with Forest Preserve District’s and Friends’ recognition policies)
Sponsor a Special Event or Program
Native Plant Presale & Sale
$500 Sponsorship
May 15 • 4 – 7 p.m.
Mayslake Peabody Estate • Oak Brook
Duck Race
$500 Sponsorship
Aug. 9 • 3 – 4 p.m.
Fullersburg Woods • Oak Brook
A Night for Nature
$1,000 Sponsorship
Sept. 18 • 5 – 8:30 p.m.
Danada • Wheaton
Annual Meeting & Reception
$500 Sponsorship
Nov. 18 • 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
The Preserve at Oak Meadows • Addison
Interested in sponsoring a special event? Call us at 630-871-6400.
Sponsorship Recognition
- Listed in the Friend's annual report
- Listed in the Conservationist
- Name announced or featured at sponsored event
- Opportunity to provide in-kind item for an auction, raffle prize, or swag bag
- Opportunity to share a sample or coupon with event guests ($1,000+ sponsorship*)
- Complimentary admission to your sponsored event ($1,000+ sponsorship*)
Net proceeds from events and programs support habitat restoration and native wildlife in DuPage forest preserves.
"For me, philanthropy is a sense of social responsibility and a way to give back where I can. I am thankful to be in a position to help support causes or lend my time."
Financial Advisor Mike Dyer
Edward Jones
Corporate Workdays
Gather your corporate group for a workday at a DuPage forest preserve.
Two- to three-hour workdays include activities like picking up litter, gardening, removing invasive plants, and collecting native seeds. Round out your workday experience with a picnic shelter reservation.
Corporations can also make long-term commitments to specific forest preserve sites.
Call 630-933-7233.
Corporate Outings
We offer two- and four-hour packages year-round from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve in Oak Brook.
DuPage Resident
Starts at $250
Nonresident
Starts at $300
- Exclusive use of a picnic shelter or meeting room
- Choice of one activity (guided nature hike, natural restoration experience, geocaching or fishing) per reservation
- Use of fishing poles and tackle (bait not included, fishing licenses required for anglers 16 or older)
- Help from our friendly staff
- S’mores kit (additional $5 per kit, which feeds 4 people)
- Use of fireplace or firepit with area rental (firewood supplied)
To schedule your Find It at Fullersburg outing, call 630-850-8116.
Two-, four-, and eight-hour packages are available on weekdays after Memorial Day through Labor Day at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in Wheaton. Call 630-8710-6419 for package details, pricing, and reservations.
DuPage Resident
First two hours at $250
Each additional hour at $100
Nonresident
First two hours at $300
Each additional hour at $125
- Use of east picnic shelter with grills and electricity
- Use of watercraft fleet (includes 12 kayaks, 12 canoes, six two-person kayaks, and six rowboats)
- Use of fishing poles and tackle (bait not included; fishing licenses required for anglers 16 and older) upon request
- Add a 90-minute ranger-led archery program to any four-hour package (extra fee); archery program is included with the eight-hour package
To schedule your Have It at Herrick outing, call 630-871-6419.
Event Spaces
Danada House at Danada Forest Preserve in Wheaton is a beautiful location for a corporate meeting. The house can accommodate 100 people, and the atrium can accommodate 200. For availability and fees, call 630-668-5392.
Danada House is owned by the Forest Preserve District and operated by the Friends of Danada nonprofit support group.
Frederick Graue House at Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve is a perfect venue for a small meeting. It can accommodate up to 50 people indoors. For availability and fees, call 630-920-9720.
Frederick Graue House and Graue Mill & Museum are owned by the Forest Preserve District.
Maple Meadows Grill & Pub at Maples Meadows Golf Preserve in Wood Dale is available during the off-season (October – March) for corporate meetings. It can accommodate up to 120 people indoors, and catering packages for breakfast, lunch, or dinner are available. For availability and fees, call 630-616-8424.
Maple Meadows is owned and operated by the Forest Preserve District.
A meeting space at the indoor riding arena at St. James Farm Forest Preserve can be rented on a limited basis. It can accommodate 45 people and includes a small kitchenette with an idyllic view of a river birch allée. For rental availability and fees, call 630-933-7247.
With Special Thanks to Our Partners
Chicago Region Trees Initiative
CNH Industrial Foundation
DAFgiving360
Domtar
Ecolab Foundation
Edward Jones — Financial Advisor Mike Dyer
Ferrari Plumbing
Fidelity Charitable
Friends of Danada, Inc.
G. Carl Ball Family Foundation
GreenState Credit Union
International
Kerschen Family Fund
Mary J. Demmon Private Foundation
Molex
Nicor Gas Company
nora fleming
Ranch Spur Charitable Trust
Republic Bank of Chicago
Robert & Toni Bader Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
Target/Simple Generosity
TC Energy
Tyndale House Ministries
Wheaton Bank & Trust
General Info
Partnership & Philanthropy
Friends of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
3S580 Naperville Road
Wheaton, IL 60189
630-871-6400
fundraising@dupageforest.org
