Donate to Clearwater

Many Ways for Many People to Keep Camp The Very Best It Can Be

As stewards of Clearwater, all of us are responsible for serving current and future campers and counselors by making strategic decisions and investments to create a memorable summer at camp. Our community’s financial support funds short- and long-term goals to guarantee Clearwater’s success. We take a comprehensive approach to fundraising to fund these three strategic areas essential to keeping camp strong:

1. Funding Camp Today (Annual Operations): We ask for annual donations to maintain the high-quality programming and staffing that our campers deserve and expect. The camp operations budget exceeds what tuition provides, and we must augment the annual budget by approximately $300,000 with private philanthropic contributions. We ask for these funds throughout the year, and particularly during the end-of-year campaigns (Giving Loons Day and Holiday Giving) and the Spring Campaign shortly before camp starts each summer.

2. Funding Major Camp Improvements (Capital Giving): We ask you to consider contributing financial gifts above and beyond your annual commitment. Please help us build Clearwater’s future by contributing to our “The Bonds that Bind Us: Building Clearwater’s Future” capital campaign that will make our master site plan a reality.

3. Funding Camp’s Future (Endowment): Please join many others in the Halokwe Legacy Society who have added Clearwater their estate plans. These gifts build our endowment that was established in 2018 with a significant donation of $500,000 from our dear friends, Dan and Midge Anderson. If stewarded and grown over time, the endowment will provide a sustaining and flexible stream of revenue that guarantees Clearwater will be around for future generations.

You can also write a check or donate from your donor-advised fund to:
Clearwater Camp for Girls
P.O. Box 152
Minocqua, WI 54548-0152

Clearwater’s EIN: 43-2024465

If you wish to use PayPal, please use this link: https://www.clearwatercamp.org/support/paypalgiving

Please contact our Director of Development and Communications, Sheila Ferguson, CFRE at sheila@clearwatercamp.org or 901-830-7896 to discuss other Creative Ways to Give that could include:

• Designating Clearwater in Your Will or Other Retirement Planning
• Donating Appreciated Securities, Life Insurance, or Property
• Employer Matching Funds
• Sending a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from your IRA
• Making a grant from your Donor Advised Fund (DAF)

For more information about Giving to Clearwater, please see

Our Culture of Philanthropy

Clearwater’s Culture of Philanthropy depends on the love we feel for Clearwater, the bonds we share because of our commitment to Clearwater’s mission, vision, and values, and our belief that we are all stewarding Clearwater into the future. It is not simply about raising money, but about building relationships with all members of the Clearwater community, communicating, and most especially about listening to each other. Inherent in this approach is that all of us accept some responsibility for Clearwater’s future by serving as ambassadors, giving of our time and talents, and supporting Clearwater financially to the extent we are able.

Clearwater will continue to do the best job possible to raise money because we need money to accomplish our mission. And we want all contributors to be engaged, to understand and help define the future, to know that every voice matters. We hope you will notice the subtle changes that are taking and will take place as a result of Clearwater’s Culture of Philanthropy, and we look forward to paddling forward together!

Our fiscal year runs from November 1 through October 31 of each year. All contributions will be noted in Clearwater’s annual Donor Roll, published on our website each year. You will have the opportunity to state how you would like to be recognized, as well as if you would like it to be anonymous.

Clearwater Camp Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (EIN 43-2024465). All donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowable by law.  Always consult your own tax advisor for the proper and legal consideration of your gift for deduction purposes.

THANK YOU for making an investment in Clearwater Camp!

Your financial support makes an impact because you are creating opportunities for girls and young women to discover their true selves, grow in their understanding of others, develop a deep love for nature, and “grow toward purposeful maturity” in the words of our founder, Halokwe.

When you donate to Clearwater, your gifts are wisely invested to provide quality staff, programs, camperships, and facilities that foster confidence, courage, compassion, and community in our campers.