Every Dollar, Doubled. Every Project, Local.
Through its Matching Grants program, Safari Club International matches the money this chapter raises for wildlife conservation projects, dollar for dollar. We’ve used that leverage for decades. As a result, we’ve got the project list to show for it.
EVERY DOLLAR WE DONATE IS MATCHED
How Matching Grants Work
SCI International runs a Matching Grants program for chapters in good standing. When our chapter contributes to a qualifying conservation project, SCI matches the contribution dollar for dollar. For example, the project might be habitat restoration, a species recovery effort, a school land project or a state agency partnership. That’s why a chapter dinner in Columbiana, Ohio, can move serious money onto the ground in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. In short, the chapter raises the first dollar, SCI matches it, and the project gets both.
Wildlife conservation projects we’ve supported
Across the chapter’s history, our donations have supported:
State & Federal Wildlife Agencies
- Pennsylvania Game Commission
- Ohio Division of Wildlife (formerly Ohio Game Commission)
- Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission
Youth & Education Programs
- Millcreek Marksmen 4-H Club
- AWLS scholarships for regional educators
- Youth event days across our region
Habitat & Species Projects
- Pheasant pen construction at a Venango County, NW Pennsylvania school
- School habitat improvement projects
- Regional species recovery support
Community Conservation
- Safari Blue Bag drives (clothing, supplies, books)
- VA Fishing Outings for area veterans
- Soldiers and Sailors missions
- Sensory Safari programming
A Story Worth Telling
A few years back, our chapter helped a group of students at a Venango County school in Northwest Pennsylvania. They were raising funds to build a pheasant pen on school property, and they needed matching capital. We provided it. As a result, the pen went up, and the kids learned habitat management hands-on. Later, the birds went out onto regional land. That’s the model: small chapter, real local impact, and money that goes where it actually matters.
DONATED ACROSS ALL CHAPTER PROGRAMS
Verified chapter contributions to conservation, education, and community programs since our founding — before SCI Matching Grant multipliers are counted. The actual impact on the ground is significantly higher.
We fund conservation one dinner at a time.
The Annual Night of the Hunter Dinner is the engine. Your ticket, your bid, your raffle entry — that’s how we get this work done.
