You Can Help Protect Minnesota Forever
The special places in Minnesota that you love are increasingly at risk and running out of time.
Every year, more intact, natural lands are parceled, sold, and developed before we’re able to step in.
And once they’re lost, they’re usually gone for good.
But when you choose to give, you’re ensuring more of these special places—and the wildlife, water, and wonder they hold—are safe forever.
The Minnesota Land Trust is a 501(c)3 public charity. Your gift is tax-deductible as allowable by law. Our Federal Tax ID (EIN): 41-1713652.
Your Generosity Can Make All the Difference
- A rare plant blooms on a bluff in the Driftless region
- A baby loon learns to hunt on a safe lake in northern Minnesota
- A Blanding’s turtle safely journeys for over a week to lay eggs and return home
- A child builds a forest fort, learns to paddle, and discovers bugs
These are the moments that happen on protected land, and they’re only possible because people like you choose to turn your caring into action.
Will you protect the special places in Minnesota that are still at risk, and everything they hold?
For a baby loon, rare plant, turtle, or child, every gift matters.
Giving FAQ
Is my donation tax-deductible?
Yes. The Minnesota Land Trust is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your gift is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. EIN: 41-1713652.
How does monthly giving make an even bigger impact?
When you set up a recurring monthly gift, you can protect more acres over time and ensure that critical funds are available when we need them most. Over the course of one year, $50 a month adds three acres of buffered forest or pollinator prairie.
To set up a recurring gift, just select 🩷 Monthly on the form. You can easily change your monthly gift or pause it at any time from your donor portal.
How will my gift be used?
Your gift supports urgent conservation and restoration projects across Minnesota, including habitat for wildlife, wetlands and protected shoreline, prairies and grasslands, and woodlands and forests.
Our Forever Promise
When we protect land alongside caring landowners and generous donors it stays protected. Legally. Forever.
We use conservation easements—permanent, legally binding agreements that prevent development while keeping land in local hands. We monitor every protected acre annually to ensure your gift delivers exactly what we promised.
This isn’t temporary. This is your legacy.
We are Minnesota’s largest dedicated land trust run by and for Minnesotans. Since 1991, we’ve permanently protected and restored nearly 100,000 acres of natural land and 560 miles of fragile shoreline throughout the state.
But there’s so much more to be done!
Our Impact Across Minnesota
❌ = Restored Property
The Minnesota Land Trust is based in St. Paul, with an office in Canal Park in Duluth. Our mission is to protect and restore Minnesota’s land, water, and wildlife so that nature thrives—for everyone, forever.
We’re consistently top-rated for transparency and impact by Charities Review Council, Candid, and the Land Trust Accreditation Commission.
The Minnesota Land Trust is a 501(c)3 public charity. Your gift is tax-deductible as allowable by law. Our Federal Tax ID (EIN): 41-1713652.
