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The Friends of the Front Range Wildlife Refuges depends on support from individuals, businesses, government organizations, and the community in order provide resources to Rocky Mountain Arsenal and Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuges. Your contributions directly support the operations of the Refuges including environmental education, habitat restoration, and support of black-footed ferrets, eagles, bison and all of the wildlife at our Refuges.

The mission of FFRWR is to support and promote the Rocky Mountain National Wildlife Refuge and Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge in their efforts to conserve and restore native habitat and wildlife, as well as to provide meaningful opportunities for the public to experience wildlife and nature near a major metropolitan area. There are many ways you can financially support Friends of the Front Range Wildlife Refuges and your contribution will make a huge difference to our beloved refuges. You can support us by:

  • Schedule a one-time or recurring donation through Colorado Gives Day here.
  • Mail a check made out to:
    Friends of the Front Range Wildlife Refuges
    6550 Gateway Road, Headquarters
    Commerce City, CO 80022
  • Join King Soopers Community Rewards! This program makes fundraising easy by donating to local organizations based on the shopping you do every day. Once you link your card to an organization, all you have to do is shop at King Soopers and swipe your Shopper’s Card. You can set it up here.
  • Buy a ticket to our fundraisers. You can check our events page at https://ffrwr.org/events/ or follow us on social media for our most recent updates.
  • Make a direct transfer from your checking or savings account by setting up a weekly or monthly donation.
  • Make a gift of appreciated stock. If a gift of stock is made directly to Friends of the Front Range Wildlife Refuges, any capital gain in the value of the stock is not taxed and we receive the full value of the stock at the time of donation. Contact your accountant for details.
  • Make a gift from your IRA, if you are over 70 ½ years of age, you can make a gift directly to Friends of the Front Range Wildlife Refuges from your IRA. The IRS allows the direct contribution of up to $100,000 per year from an IRA to qualified organizations like Friends of the Front Range Wildlife Refuges. Contact your accountant for details.

The lands at Rocky Mountain Arsenal and Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuges are managed and owned by the federal government and federal regulations and restrictions may apply for acknowledgement of donations. All financial gifts to the Friends of the Front Range Wildlife Refuges are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.