When we think about making a lasting impact, our minds often go to the people and places that shaped us. Planned giving offers a meaningful way to ensure the ELC’s mission continues for generations. By including the ELC in your estate plans, you’re helping guarantee that every child who walks onto our campus has access to learning that enriches their environmental education and provides the nature-based opportunities they deserve.

We rely on the generous support of our donors to:

• Maintain an inspiring hands-on, feet-wet learning environment in our outdoor “classroom”
• Provide high‑quality environmental based educational curriculum for school field trips, youth summer camps, Jr. Naturalist activities, and play-based learning in the Nature Playscape and Imagination Station
• Offer tuition assistance for families who cannot afford programs

When you include the ELC in your estate plans, you are doing more than making a gift, you are leaving a legacy of curiosity, creativity, and possibility. You’re ensuring that future generations of children have the chance to learn boldly and grow confidently into the next generation of environmental stewards of the Indian River Lagoon or wherever their life leads them. Every planned gift, large or small, strengthens the ELC’s roots and extends the reach of its mission. And naming the ELC in your will or as the beneficiary of your retirement accounts, life insurance policies, donor advised funds, or investments accounts is surprisingly easy.

Your generosity today can shape the lives of children tomorrow, and that’s a legacy worth celebrating!