Donate to the Green Infrastructure Center: put your green assets to work!

The Green Infrastructure Center (GIC) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable educational and scientific institution. The Center’s projects are funded entirely through grants, corporate gifts and individual donations, and agency contracts.  Administrative overhead is approximately 10 percent of the total budget.  The center’s audit and tax returns are available for public inspection.

All contributions will be appreciated and acknowledged. Funds will be used to support the work of the Center. Funds may be restricted to a specific project by specifying the project name or activity in a letter or the memo portion of the check. To donate now or to donate by credit card through PayPal, click below:

Donations by check or money order should be sent to:
Green Infrastructure Center Inc.
921 Second Street SE
Charlottesville, VA 22902.

Make checks payable to The Green Infrastructure Center. To see the GIC Brochure, click here.


Five reasons why GIC is a smart investment:

1. We deliver: In just three years the GIC has completed eight planning field tests in urban, rural and suburban landscapes (see project page) and served as advisor to five regional planning districts in Virginia. We also serve on many advisory boards such as the Southern Wildland Urban Interface Council of the U.S. Forest Service and we are a member of the Green Infrastructure Community of Practice for the nation and for the Envionmental Protection Agency Region Three.

2. We produce high quality, scientific work: The GIC provides localities and communities with the highest quality mapping and evaluation of their natural resources.

3. We leverage projects by sharing what we learn: The GIC is not only helping communities identify and conserve natural resource assets but also creating models that can be replicated across the south eastern United States. and beyond.  We teach communities to conserve their green assets through how to manuals, presentations and workshops.

4. We are trusted: As a non-political organization, the GIC is trusted to provide objective and sound analysis of community assets.  We are the only organization in Virginia doing this work statewide and one of only a handful of such efforts in the United States.

5. We are recognized for our work:  The GIC has won awards for our work such as the Charlottesville City Design Professionals of the Year (2007) and the Lewis Creek Watershed Award of Excellence (2009). In 2008, the GIC was singled out in a report by the Environmental Finance Center and the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education as an organization whose work is a model for guidance and technical assistance to communities in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.


How will your donation make a difference?

While our overhead costs are  extremely low (less than 10%) the GIC needs assistance simply to cover accounting costs such as the annual audit or administrative fees.  Project needs include funds for field research staff, travel funds to attend conferences and offer educational workshops, funds to provide staff time for free technical assistance to community groups or funds for mapping and research activities to create green infrastructure plans and how to manuals.


Why should you support the GIC?

The GIC is the only organization of its kind that provides direct service, advice and analysis at the local level for green infrastructure planning.  Plans are created to meet community needs and each initiative is unique.  The center builds local capacity by not only working hand-in-hand with communities to address their interests, but also by providing the training and tools for local governments, land trusts and others to update and manage their own local plans. 

While most of the GIC's initial projects have been in Virginia, we have participated in international efforts such as in Jordan and South Africa as well as sharing our knowledge with other regions, such as groups in Michigan and Maryland. By supporting the center’s work, you are helping us to share lessons learned though our projects across the U.S. and the world.

If you have questions about donations, please contact: info@gicinc.org.

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“At a time when local government budgets are tight, receiving the services of the staff at the Green Infrastructure Center, at no cost to the County, was invaluable. The resulting maps, data, recommendations, and report on New Kent County’s green infrastructure have been incorporated into our everyday decisions and recommendations as land use planners.”

- Kelli Le Duc, New Kent County Planning Division

“ The Green Infrastructure Center is one of the critical missing tools for truly preparing our communities for a sustainable future. By identifying, mapping and linking our most valuable green infrastructure, we can more competently plan for the preservation of those valuable resources while meeting our other developmental needs. “

- Karl E. Bren, President GreenVisions Consulting

"With the adoption of our plan, the County will have a foundation in place for growth based on a new, fresh and badly needed development model; one that achieves economic growth and sustainability over the long term without the risk of sacrificing our future resources and quality of life for jobs today.  Karen shows us the way to a future of sound economics and the preservation of regional sustainability." 

- Steve Miner, County Administrator for Accomack County