Birkie Fever
It starts with a reason to get moving and be healthy, but it’s the energy and enthusiasm of Birkie Fever that creates a sense of belonging, builds your community, and becomes the motivation to do more.
Birkie Nation By The Numbers
Invest in the Birkie Legacy
Help the Birkie outlast all of us: become a member, donate, and invest in a legacy that goes beyond the finish line.
ABSF and Mt. Telemark Village General Fund
Support the ABSF in our mission to promote healthy active lifestyles for people of all ages and abilities while stewarding 100+ miles of trails and hosting world class events. Your support creates sustainable outdoor opportunities for generations to come! Donate Today!
Leave a Legacy with a Gift to the Endowment
Ensuring the future of the American Birkebeiner through sustainable financial planning. Make an outright gift to the Foundation for the Endowment of the American Birkebeiner through one of the Legacy Funds, become a 50 for 50 Donor, or join the Legacy Circle with a bequest.
Direct Your Giving
Corporate Giving & Partnerships
Partner with us as a sponsor and help support our events, programs and trails financially and with the unique skills or products your business has to offer. Please contact Jen DeYoung, Partnership Director, at jen.deyoung@birkie.com or 715-634-5025 for more information.
Give Your Time – Volunteer for the Birkie
Join nearly 4,500 yearly volunteers in playing a key role at Birkie events — from the Birkebeiner week to summer trail work and everything in between. Volunteer work is rewarding, fun, and helps keep the Birkie mission alive all year round!
Be an Insider – Become a Foundation Member
Becoming a member of the ABSF is your chance to ensure that future generations have the opportunity to challenge themselves outside, creating memories that shape their lives and their communities. Become an ABSF Member.
Special Projects
Birkie Trail Friends
The Birkie Trail Friend program gives you the chance to memorialize or honor someone special to you or your family by sponsoring one kilometer of the Birkebeiner Trail.
Birkebeiner Warrior Wall
Donors will have their permanent tile on the Birkebeiner Warrior Wall located in the trailside foyers of the Mt. Telemark Village Hub or the Brent Carlson Foyer in the Samuel C. Johnson Family Outdoor Center at the OO Trailhead. Funds from the Birkebeiner Warrior Wall will ensure the infrastructure of these exciting Birkie facilities forever.
Bike Skills Park & Jump Lines
Help us add a bike skills park/trail and jump/drop line skill zone to Mt. Telemark Village!
Gathering Patio & Historic Installations
The visionary work of Tony Wise continues to shape the culture and economy of northwestern Wisconsin – and the sport of cross-country skiing worldwide. You can help ensure that his legacy lives on.
How to Give
- Checks
If you would like to donate with a check, make a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) or make a gift from a donor-advised fund (DAF), please make your check out using the information listed below. Please note on your check what your gift is for or the name of the fund (“General Donation”, etc) and mark it to the Attention of Ben Popp.
ABSF Donations:
EIN 39-1503175. Make your check out to American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation and mail your check to:
American Birkebeiner
PO Box 911
Hayward, WI 54843
Endowment Donations:
EIN 81-1350039. Make your check out to Foundation for the Endowment of the American Birkebeiner and mail your check to:
Foundation for the Endowment of the American Birkebeiner
PO Box 911
Hayward, WI 54843
- Recurring Donations
When donating online you can set up a recurring gift at a monthly or yearly level planning your support once and adjusting it when you want to. - Securities
You can make a donation of stock to the ABSF or the Endowment of the American Birkebeiner using the appropriate form to notify your financial advisor. Please note that if you want recognition for your donation you will need to tell your advisor to contact us or notify us directly yourself. - Pledges
Plan ahead with 3-5 years of scheduled giving helping both you and the Birkie plan for sustainable success. Contact: Lousie Droessler Development Director louise.droessler@birkie.com 608-843-8451 - Legacy Gifts
Leave a mark long into the future with a bequest to the Endowment through the Birkie Legacy Circle. Learn more here. - Employer Matches
Did you know that many employers offer matching programs for donations and even for volunteer hours? You employer may even offer a matching program if you are retired! Check with your employer for matching donation opportunities.
