Donor Advised Funds

We’ve made it easy to initiate your Donor-Advised Fund grant recommendation

A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a philanthropic giving vehicle that provides an immediate tax benefit to you and allows you to grant funds to the organziations and causes you care most about. If you have a DAF at one of these popular charitable sponsors, you may recommend your grant today using our Federal Tax ID Number/Employee Identification Number (EIN) #34-6000704:

Fidelity Charitable

Schwab Charitable

Vanguard Charitable

Other institutions:

American Endowment Foundation

Ayco Charitable Foundation

Jewish Federation of Cleveland

The Cleveland Foundation

Morgan Stanley GIFT

Raymond James Charitable

National Philanthropic Trust

Donations can be directed to the area of greatest need, Trails Fund, or any of our available restricted funds. You can find a complete listing of available funds below.


PLEASE NOTE: When making a gift via your DAF, please request for your name and address to be included to inform us. We recommend that you contact us directly to inform us of your gift, so that we can credit you properly and thank you for your generosity.

For more information, or if you cannot find your financial institution or charitable sponsor in the links above, please contact Bisi Mikleus, Director of Development, at [email protected] or (216) 954-3430.


Are there other ways to give from a donor-advised fund?

Many sponsoring organizations of donor-advised funds allow donors to recommend specific organizations to receive any assets remaining in the fund after they have passed away.

To recommend Cleveland Metroparks as the ultimate beneficiery or all or a portion of the remainder of your fund, please contact your sponsoring organization. You may need to provide Cleveland Metroparks name, address, and federal tax identification number (listed above). If you decide to recommend Cleveland Metroparks to receive the remainder of your donor-advised fund, we hope you will share your plans with us so we can include you as an Emerald Necklace Fellow.


Fund Information

Below is a listing of funds donations may be directed to. If no fund is specified donations will be directed to the area of greatest need.


Most Popular:

Area of Greatest Need

Conservation Fund

Trails Fund

Fishing Fund

Land Protection Fund

Outdoor Education Fund

Legacy Fund

Patrick S. Parker Community Sailing Center

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Reservation Enhancement Funds:

Acacia Enhancement Fund

Bedford Enhancement Fund

Big Creek Enhancement Fund

Bradley Woods Enhancement Fund

Brecksville Enhancement Fund

Brookside Enhancement Fund

Edgewater Park Play Area

Edgewater Park Enhancement Fund

Euclid Creek Enhancement Fund

Garfield Enhancement Fund

Hinckley Enhancement Fund

Huntington Beach Enhancement Fund

Mill Stream Enhancement Fund

North Chagrin Enhancement Fund

Ohio & Erie Canal Enhancement Fund

Rocky River Enhancement Fund

South Chagrin Enhancement Fund

Squire's Castle Restoration Fund

Wallace Lake Enhancement Fund

Washington Reservation Fund

West Creek Enhancement Fund

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Nature Center Funds:

Brecksville Nature Center

CanalWay Center

North Chagrin Nature Center

Rocky River Nature Center

Watershed Stewardship Center

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Additional Funds:

Accessibility Fund

Field Trip Transportation Fund

Golf Education Fund

Golf Improvement Fund

Outdoor Experiences Scholarship Fund

Outdoor Recreation Fund

Police Mounted Unit Fund

Police K-9 Unit Fund

Rivers & Lakes Fund

Youth Outdoors Fund

Centennial Forests Fund

Emerald Necklace Endowment Fund