Celebrate the unique beauty, history, and potential of San Damiano. Your generosity will help us transform this 10-acre property into a vibrant public space for all. We envision a future in which people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds can enjoy this natural lakeside destination that respects the environment, honors history, celebrates culture, invites recreation, and enriches the lives of everyone who visits. These core values inform a shared vision that weaves together threads of the past, present, and future.
Your support is essential and will help:
Friends of San Damiano is a nonprofit organization that relies on private donations. Your support is vital. Together, we will honor the rich historical, cultural, environmental, and recreational values that make San Damiano so special, ensuring it thrives for future generations.
You can give securely online by credit card. Friends of San Damiano is the official gift-receiving organization for the San Damiano project, and will handle all financial transactions, stewardship of the funds, and gift receipts.
Federal Tax ID: 85-2595886
Mail a check (payable to the Friends of San Damiano) to:
Friends of San Damiano
P.O. Box 6647
Monona, WI 53716-0647
Please include complete contact information and a description of your gift intent (if desired).
The Friends of San Damiano, in collaboration with Lake Ridge Bank, is pleased to accept gifts of securities or other similar appreciated assets. If this is of interest, please contact:
Julie Byrnes, Interim Managing Director
Friends of San Damiano
info@sandamianomonona.org
Make a Qualified Charitable Distribution from Your IRA
A qualified charitable distribution (QCD) from an IRA is a very tax-efficient way to make charitable gifts for those who are over the age of 70½. Many advisors refer to these gifts as "IRA charitable rollovers." The transfer must be made directly to the charitable organization. If you have an IRA checkbook, you can write the check directly to Friends of San Damiano. Please be sure to attach a note that this check is from your IRA. You can give up to $100,000 per year, and your spouse can also give up to $100,000 from his or her IRA.
Estate Planning
To include San Damiano in your estate plan, please use the following legal name and ID number:
Friends of San Damiano, Inc.
P.O. Box 6647
Monona, WI 53716-0647
Federal Tax ID: 85-2595886
For further information, or to discuss your charitable goals, please contact us at info@sandamianomonona.org.
We thank our partners and our generous community for the gifts that will enable us to conserve San Damiano for public use and enjoyment.
The City of Monona will assume principal ownership of San Damiano, and its leadership is committed to maintaining the property as a public recreational asset in perpetuity. However, as a small City, Monona cannot shoulder the purchase and transformation of the property alone. The City already has received a $2M commitment from Dane County, and will take the lead in securing other public funds.
The Friends of San Damiano is leading all private efforts in support of the purchase, master planning, and site revitalization.
Contact us today to discuss partnership opportunities.
