Working for Missouri Mycological Society
Since 2001, the Missouri Mycological Society has been a part of Earth Share of Missouri, an organization that enables more people to support environmental causes in an easy, highly efficient way. To date, donations to Earth Share of Missouri have totaled more than $1 million, $5,500 of that has gone to MOMS. At this time, MOMS receives approximately $800 every year.
Earth Share began in 1994 as the Missouri Environmental Fund. Today, it is a federation that represents 72 local, regional, national and international non-profit environmental organizations. In addition to MOMS, Earth Share of Missouri represents familiar names such as The Nature Conservancy, World Wildlife Fund, Missouri Parks Association, Missouri Botanical Garden, National Audubon Society, Ozark Regional Land Trust, and many more worthy organizations and institutions. Please visit Earth Share’s Web site earthsharemo.org for a complete list.
Earth Share’s principal mission is fundraising via workplace-giving campaigns on behalf of these organizations. An important secondary accomplishment is general awareness building of important environmental work. The federation enables employees to make a single donation that benefits a full spectrum of environmental causes, addressing issues from protecting the Mississippi and Amazon rivers to Missouri prairies and Brazilian rainforests. Parks, trails, clean air, clean water, recycling, conservation, preservation of plants, wild animals, natural habitat, and environmental education are all accomplishments of Earth Share organizations. All of the Earth Share-affiliated organizations are doing something that works to improve the health of ecosystems on planet earth, and thereby is beneficial to the health and welfare of human beings.
Earth Share of Missouri and all of the affiliated organizations are classified as 501(c)3 organizations, and contributions are tax-deductible as defined by the IRS. Contributions may be shared with all of the Earth Share organizations, or donors may specify that their gift go to their favorite environmental organization(s). Currently Earth Share is offered in many workplaces, including federal employees’ Combined Federal Campaign (MOMS is CFC# 38037); Missouri State employees (MSECC #8424), a number of cities and counties, HOK Architects, UnitedHealth Care, Bass Pro Shops, American Airlines, and others.
Please visit Earth Share’s Web site or call (314) 621-6182 ext. 1 for more details.