KAEE $50k for 50 Years
50 Years of Growing Environmental Education
For five decades, KAEE has brought people together around a shared belief: environmental education has the power to create lasting change.
What began as a small gathering in a living room has grown into a statewide network connecting educators, students, and community leaders across Kentucky.
Today, KAEE provides the resources, training, connections, and support that help environmental educators reach thousands of students and communities each year.
And we’re just getting started.
Let’s Keep This Growing
Thanks to a generous challenge match from Terry Wilson and Vicki Stayton, every pledge will be matched up to $10,000.
Help us turn five decades of impact into a lasting legacy. If you prefer to donate by mail, checks payable to KAEE may be sent to:
KAEE
PO Box 2739
Elizabethtown, KY 42702
Help Us Grow Our Legacy
Our Legacy Fund
$50,000+
Our End Result
$100,000+
Endowment
Our 50th Anniversary Goal
+$50,000
50 Years Behind Us.
50+ Years Ahead.
For 50 years, our community has helped KAEE grow. Now, we're building something that can keep growing long after this anniversary year is over. Help us turn 50 years of environmental education into a lasting legacy.
By growing the Legacy Fund to $100,000, KAEE can create a permanent source of funding that continues supporting environmental education into the future.
Your gift isn't just supporting one program, one event, or one year.
You're investing in the educators who inspire thousands of students, the communities they serve, and the future of environmental education in Kentucky.
Increase Your Impact
Your monthly gift goes twice as far. Join a growing community of monthly donors helping build a lasting legacy for environmental education in Kentucky.
And right now, your impact can go even further. Your commitment today can help KAEE reach the $50,000 campaign goal twice as fast.
What could your monthly gift do?
$10/month
Could connect early childhood educators and learners with outdoor learning resources.
$25/month
Could help support Kentucky Green Schools through grants that make student-led environmental projects possible.
$50/month
Could help connect students with opportunities to explore green careers and discover pathways to a future in environmental work.
$100/month
Will help build a lasting foundation for KAEE’s next 50 years of advancing environmental education across Kentucky.
Current Donors & Pledges
A lasting legacy doesn’t happen alone. It grows through the generosity of people who believe in the power of environmental education. We’re incredibly grateful to the donors who are helping grow KAEE’s Legacy Fund and create a stronger future for environmental education in Kentucky.
Our donor tiers reflect each donor’s total annual support. For our monthly donors, this includes the value of their monthly pledge over the course of a year, along with any additional donations they’ve made throughout the year. This allows us to recognize the full impact of our donors’ support.
*Gifts listed with an asterisk represent legacy commitments whose funds serve as matching leverage to inspire community support. These gifts are not accounted for on the live progress meter above until the match is met.
Hero
$1,000+
Carmen Argouridis
Karen Armstrong-Cummings
Michelle Shane
Terry Wilson & Vicki Stayton*
Champion
$500-$999
Ashley & Robert Hoffman
Rae McEntyre
Sondra Cabell
Advocate
$250-$499
Jennifer Beach
Angela Poe
Kyle Yarrow
Ally
$100-$249
Ryan Bowers
Curtis Carman
Meg Gravil
Jenny Howard Owen
Jennifer Hubbard
David Logsdon
Daniel Pascucci
Louis Ross
Perry Thomas
Brittany & Zac Wray
Herbert Petitijean
Friend
$1-$99
Andy Beichler
Katelynn Dawson
Elizabeth P. Thomas
*Thanks to a generous challenge match from Terry Wilson and Vicki Stayton, every pledge will be matched up to $10,000.