Become A Donor
Please help CWC continue to build its nest! Carolina Wildlife Care is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, which cares for thousands of injured, orphaned, and displaced animals each year. Our goal is to return these animals back into the wild. By making a charitable contribution to Carolina Wildlife Care, you help ensure that wildlife can receive food, caging and medical care during their time of need, and you also underwrite the Center's educational efforts and much, much more! Your donations to CWC are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law. Please also read our donor privacy policy.
CWC Levels of Support
$25.00
Ruby Throated Hummingbird (provide care for an orphaned bird)
$50.00
Carolina Wren (provide an education program for youth)
$100.00
Eastern Bluebird (provide medical supplies for a month)
$250.00
Red-Headed Woodpecker (provide mammal formula for a month)
Wildlife Conservation Partners
Carolina Wildlife Care’s Wildlife Conservation Business Partners appreciate the importance of being good stewards of the environment and recognize the benefits in funding wildlife conservation efforts locally through Carolina Wildlife Care. By participating at a selected level, business partners underwrite the vital and necessary mission of the Center. Carolina Wildlife Care can effectively acknowledge businesses that act as good corporate citizens and support of wildlife conservation efforts in South Carolina.
Please contact Executive Director, Joanna Weitzel, at carolinawildlifecare@sc.rr.com or 803-772-3994 with questions regarding this opportunity.
Create-A-Critter Card
A Create-A-Critter Card makes a unique and memorable gift ... for a child ... student ... friends and family. For a $25 donation or more, a beautiful card with a printed picture of a rehabilitated animal from Carolina Wildlife Care is sent to the person you designate. This is a very special way of honoring someone or memorializing a special pet or loved one.
Click on the button above to make a credit card donation.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Individuals interested in making a difference at Carolina Wildlife Care through any of the following sponsorship opportunities can contact Joanna Weitzel, Executive Director, at 803-772-3994 or by email at carolinawildlifecare@sc.rr.com.
Sponsor A Quarterly Publication of “Wild Things”
Carolina Wildlife Care ‘s newsletter, Wild Things, is published quarterly and distributed to approximately 2,000 members and donors across South Carolina. The newsletter is designed to inform individuals on wildlife patients in care at the center, CWC's successes and new challenges, coexisting with wildlife, and other topics involving wildlife and conservation related issues.
Carolina Wildlife Care is seeking corporate partners who are interested in sponsoring one or more of these quarterly newsletters. The sponsoring firm will be asked to pay the cost for printing and distribution of one newsletter mailing (currently $1,000).
Sponsors will be:
acknowledged in that issue of “Wild Things” and have their name or corporate logo prominently displayed in the newsletter.
acknowledged in CWC’s “Support Those That Support Wildlife” List published annually in both the print and email versions of “Wild Things”
The list is also displayed for a year on Carolina Wildlife Care’s website under Wildlife Conservation Partner Spotlight, including URL link to website.
Sponsor A Carolina Wildlife Care Fundraising Event
Carolina Wildlife Care Wildlife Baby Shower
The Wildlife Baby Shower is a rare opportunity to witness firsthand the inner workings of a wildlife rehabilitation center that is typically closed for public viewing. The public can observe orphaned wildlife babies being cared for by CWC staff and volunteers. Hear the stories behind their arrival and the work that goes into reintroducing an animal back into the wild. Hundreds of visitors will see up close wildlife common to their own backyards and learn more about coexisting with those animals.
Sponsors are needed to cover costs of promotional materials, shuttle, off duty policeman, extra staffing, and other preparatory costs. Sponsor information table is set up to provide guests with information on sponsors’ company or services. Sponsors’ name or logo is included on all promotional materials and press releases
Levels of Sponsorship
Event Sponsor-$500
Table to display company information
Logo included on all promotional materials
Company Name included in press releases
Sign displayed at Shower recognizing sponsor
Co-sponsors- $250
Logo included on all promotional materials
Company name included in press releases
Sign displayed at Shower recognizing sponsor
Carolina Wildlife Care Sunset Purple Martin Cruise
Guests take a 2-hour sunset cruise on Lake Murray with CWC aboard the Southern Patriot. The destination, Bomb Island, where hundreds of thousands of Purple Martins in the peak of season, circle overhead and roost on the first designated Purple Martin sanctuary in North America. When possible, CWC releases rehabilitated swifts into the flock of martins. During the cruise, guests enjoy wine and light hors d’oeuvres and feel firsthand the excitement of nature!
Sponsors are needed to offset the costs of food, beverages and boat rental.
LEVELS OF SPONSORSHIP
Event Sponsor- $1,000
10 tickets for cruise
Logo/name included on all promotional materials, website, and one mailing
Company name included in press releases
Recognized as event sponsor and thank you from podium at the event
Recognized in newsletter (distributed to 2,000 donors) and email version
Co-sponsors- $500
4 tickets for cruise
Logo/name included on all promotional materials, website and one mailing
Company name included in press release
Thank you from the podium during event
Recognized in newsletter (distributed to 2,000 donors) and email version
Carolina Wildlife Care “Coming Together for Wildlife” Conference
More than 120 participants from across the Carolinas attended the inaugural weekend event. The conference provides wildlife rehabilitators, veterinary professionals, wildlife biologists, and wildlife enthusiasts from SC and neighboring states an opportunity to share ideas and learn new skills to benefit the wildlife, our environment, and the growing field of wildlife rehabilitation.
Sponsors are needed to cover costs of promotional materials, shuttle, off duty policeman, extra staffing, and other preparatory costs. Sponsor information table is set up to provide guests with information on sponsors’ company or services. Sponsors’ name or logo is included on all promotional materials and press release.
LEVELS OF SPONSORSHIP
Event Sponsor-$1,000
Table to display company information
Logo/name included on all promotional materials
Company name included in press releases
Sign/slide displayed throughout conference recognizing event sponsor
Recognized in newsletter (distributed to 2,000 donors) and email version
Co-sponsor- $500
Logo included on all promotional materials
Company name included in press releases
Sign/slide displayed throughout conference recognizing sponsor
Recognized in newsletter (distributed to 2,000 donors) and email version
Planned Giving
Remembering CWC in your final wishes is a wonderful way to leave a lasting legacy. Supporting Carolina Wildlife Care, Inc. through planned giving costs little or no money to implement and is a great way to ensure that your assets go directly towards making a difference for wildlife. While it is relatively simple to include CWC in your long-term estate planning, Carolina Wildlife Care strongly encourages all of its supporters to explore the different avenues of planned giving under the guidance of a professional financial advisor.
The following information is needed when including CWC in your final wishes:
Name: Carolina Wildlife Care, Inc.
Physical address: 5551 Bush River Road, Columbia, SC 29212
Phone: 803-772-3994
Website: www.carolinawildlife.org
Email: carolinawildlifecare@sc.rr.com
Incorporated in South Carolina as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit.
Federal ID # 57-0932809
As a 501(c) 3 organization, Carolina Wildlife Care, Inc has the opportunity to pursue many different avenues of planned giving based upon the wishes of the donor. However, the most common ways of supporting Carolina Wildlife Care through planned giving are by either designating CWC as the beneficiary in your will, by a gift of a life insurance policy, or a gift of a 401K.
To make a gift to Carolina Wildlife Care by will or bequest, you simply leave a specified dollar amount to the organization. Carolina Wildlife Care encourages unrestricted gifts to provide the Board of Directors flexibility in allocating these resources to projects of utmost importance at CWC.
Some supporters may have life insurance policies that were purchased long ago and are no longer needed, or there may be no surviving family members who will need the policy. You may wish to leave the policy to Carolina Wildlife Care or designate CWC as the beneficiary. A charitable deduction may be claimed for approximately the surrender value of the policy.
In the event that a 401K is no longer needed for retirement or family members, it can also be donated to Carolina Wildlife Care. This can be advantageous for tax purposes, as the entire value of the 401K can be donated without tax penalties.
As Part of the Carolina Wildlife Care Legacy Circle, You Make A Lasting Difference.
CWC supporter, Josephine Furlong, had a special interest in animals. By choosing to remember Carolina Wildlife Care as one of the charities named as beneficiary of her estate, she enabled Carolina Wildlife Care to invest in ways that secured the future and strength of the organization. Through Jo’s meaningful planned gift, CWC was able to update the main rehabilitation room at the Center, construct a new enclosure for an education animal, add new inside cages and complete several other projects. Through her foresight and planning, Jo made a lasting difference in the future of Carolina Wildlife Care and for wildlife in South Carolina.
Individuals interested in making a difference at Carolina Wildlife Care through a planned gift can contact Joanna Weitzel, Executive Director, at 803-772-3994 or by email at carolinawildlifecare@sc.rr.com. If you have already included Carolina Wildlife Care in your estate planning, please let us know and we will include you in the Carolina Wildlife Care Legacy Circle.
Host “A Party for Wildlife”
Surprise your friends and neighbors with some really “wild” guests when you host A Party for Wildlife in your home.
A Party for Wildlife is a unique fundraiser for Carolina Wildlife Care, and a great way to introduce the community to the wildlife living in your own backyard. Go “wild” and make the evening a themed event to welcome all of your guests, including the furred and feathered!
Carolina Wildlife Care Will Provide
Up to 50 invitations mailed to your guest list. The invitation will indicate an expectation of a financial donation to Carolina Wildlife Care. You suggest the donation amount, usually $50*.
Up to three species of furred, feathered, or scaled wildlife.
A fun and informative 20-minute presentation by a CWC wildlife educator, followed by a brief question and answer session.
A behind-the-scenes tour of Carolina Wildlife Care before the party for the host’s family so you can impress your guests with all of your knowledge!
Host Will Provide
A guest list of up to 50 people.
Your phone number or email to take RSVPs
Food & beverages to serve your non-flighted guests
An introduction and closing statement around the 20-minute presentation.
*A Party for Wildlife must raise at least $500, but of course we hope each party will raise more.
Interested in having a party? Contact CWC at 803-772-3994 or by email at carolinawildlifecare@sc.rr.com.
Volunteer Your Time
Carolina Wildlife Care has only a small number of paid staff, so we rely heavily on volunteers to do so many things inside and outside the Center in order to give injured and orphaned wildlife a second chance.
