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About TLC

About The Land Conservancy of McHenry County The Land Conservancy of McHenry County (TLC) is an accredited nonprofit local land trust working with stakeholders to preserve open, natural and agricultural land resources in McHenry...

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Art of the Land Fundraiser Sept. 27 & 28

Art of the Land Fundraiser We can’t wait to see you at this year’s event! Bring your friends and enjoy inspiring artwork, hand-crafted artisan items, nature photography, live music, appetizers, raffle prizes and...

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Adventures in Conservation – CLIP 2024 Week 8

by Oliver Reisenbigler With three weeks remaining of the CLIP internship, we are trying to make the most of each passing day, whether it is rain or shine! At week 8 we’ve become more confident with the ecological skills we...

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Company Matching Gifts

Many larger, for-profit employers match donations that their employees make to qualified charities (501(c)(3)s like TLC. Some of the companies that TLC has received matching gifts from include Follett, HSBC, Allstate, PepsiCo...

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IRA Charitable Gift

Tax-Free Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs): Now Permanent! If you are 70½ years of age or older, you can make tax-free gifts – or QCDs – from your IRA to TLC. Congress reinstated a law that allows you to make a tax-free...

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Make a Bequest

A will is the easiest and most effective means to ensure that you fully provide for your family and that your assets are distributed as you wish. Gifts by will, or bequests, both large and small, are very important to The Land...

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