Fund Story

Dunes Learning Center, located inside the Indiana Dunes National Park, continues to deliver excellent environmental education programs to inspire lasting curiosity and stewardship with nature. Since our opening in 1998, Dunes Learning Center has provided unforgettable environmental educational experiences to more than 190,000 individuals, with 15,204 served just last year.

Your donation today will provide need-based scholarships to La Porte County children and ensure that all can experience the joy and wonder of outdoor learning regardless of ability to pay.

  • Your gift is tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
  • You will receive a tax receipt electronically for your records once your donation is processed.
  • Gifts by credit card incur a processing fee for each transaction which will be deducted from your gift. The current fee is 3.5% per transaction. When donating online, we invite you to select the option to increase your gift to cover this fee so that your charitable intent can be fully realized.
  • If you would like to make a one-time or recurring payment from a bank account, please contact the Unity Office at (219) 879-0327 or unity@uflc.net.
  • If you prefer to donate by check, our mailing address is 422 Franklin St, Suite C, Michigan City, IN 46360. Please include the fund name(s) you wish to donate to in the memo line.