Spark the fire, Fan the flame

Be the change

Join our community of donors and volunteers who support our mission through their generous gifts of money, time, and talent. Together, we are ensuring a legacy of health, well-being, and harmony for individuals, communities, and the planet.

Imagine a world in which ALL children can immerse themselves within the living land; to engage, participate, and communicate with their wild kin. A world in which otters, trees, birds, fungi… every living being feels the protection and allyship of the next generation. A world in which these same children are powerful allies to humans with different skin than theirs, different gender expression than their own, different languages spoken and family and cultural practices. A world in which our human family is capable of being powerful allies and protectors of all life. 

Your gift ensures Equitable Access to our school-year and summer programs and sustains our ongoing justice and inclusion work. Thank you!

EQUITALE ACCESS FUND

Since our inception, the Vashon Wilderness Program has provided financial assistance to those in need. We have never turned anyone away from our programs due to lack of funds, and we hope never to do so. We believe that lack of funds should never prevent a child from the opportunity to learn and grow, or a family from feeling connected to a larger community of people who care for their children and the earth.

The Equitable Access Fund will help us to transform the landscape of our nature connection programs by honoring the history of Indigenous peoples and prioritizing those traditionally excluded from nature connection and/or furthest from economic justice.

Stay tuned for more details on how we are transforming our policies to actively realign our economic priorities with our commitment to justice.

SALISH SEA FUND

We know that creating a viable future for this generation depends on all of us apprenticing to this beautifully diverse, wildly complex and nuanced being that is LIFE. It depends on us uplifting each other's stories - yours, mine, Elderberry, Deer, and all those who have been tending these very lands and waters since time immemorial. Our collective story of health and well-being is deeply woven together and we at VWP are devoted to tending reciprocal relationships for our mutual thriving.

We’re honored to announce that starting Fall 2023, Indigenous children will have the option to attend our programs for free. 

Thanks to a generous donor, we have been gifted with seed money to establish the new “Salish Sea Fund”, and have committed to matching this gift, for a total of $10,000 this first year. We’ll welcome families from any Indigenous tribe whose ancestors or living kin are woven with the land and waters of the Salish Sea, as well as any Indigenous family who calls Vashon-Maury Island home. This is one small step in our ongoing story to heal the harm in our work and to walk in right relations. 

ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY

Donations make up an important part of the operating budget for each fiscal year. This includes salaries for our mentors and staff, supplies and materials, land use fees, insurance, and other operating expenses that are necessary to run a non-profit educational organization.

MATCHING GIFTS

Did you know that your employer may be able to double or triple your donation to Vashon Wilderness Program? Please inquire with your Human Resources department about your employer’s Matching Gift Program.

Vashon Wilderness Program’s Tax ID is: 42-1625469

Annual Report 2022-2023

Thriftwy Receipts

We benefit from the generosity of our local Thriftway supermarket which gives 1% of your shopping receipt total as a donation to our program.

AMAZON SMILE

Amazon Smile: Make your purchases through AMAZON SMILE and they donate 0.5% to Vashon Wilderness Program. It’s easy to set up. Simply click on our MakeMeSmileProfile and download the app.

Attend a fundraising event

Check the calendar and community events for the latest information on one of our fundraising events including the Annual Appeal (November-December), WILD Benefit (March) and GiveBIG (May).

Volunteer

the gift of
time and talent