Waterfowl Heritage Fund
Support Local Hunter and Waterfowl Conservation Projects
Funds from the Waterfowl Heritage Fund can be directed to local chapters for help with hunter recruitment and conservation.
Waterfowl Heritage Fund (WHF) allows Delta Waterfowl fundraising chapters to direct wetland and waterfowl conservation and hunter recruitment projects at the local level. In most conservation fundraising models, chapters send all the money raised to the organization’s headquarters. While those funds are applied to the group's overall mission, local areas don’t always see the benefit.
Since 2002, Delta has operated with a different philosophy. Delta’s WHF allows chapters to keep — and use — 15 percent of the net proceeds from a fundraising banquet. Whether applied to local projects such as Hen Houses, wood duck boxes, First Hunt events and scholarships, or reallocated back to Delta with specific earmarks for Predator Management, student research, or other Delta programs, WHF places control in the hands of local members. Not surprisingly, Delta chapters across the United States and Canada are energized by WHF. After all, it’s a great motivator to know that a portion of the banquet money can stay right in your community.
We sincerely thank our chapters and committee members for your hard work and dedication!
Get involved in a local chapter today!
Since its inception in 2002, more than one million WHF dollars have supported more than 12,000 mentored waterfowl hunt and field day participants, the installation of more than 6,000 nesting structures and scholarships for nearly 500 young waterfowl enthusiasts. WHF is the funding mechanism to harness North American waterfowler hunters' passion, energy, and commitment. We encourage you to join a local chapter or help start a new one in your area. As a Delta chapter volunteer, you can make a difference at both a national and local level!
Find out more about getting involved as a Delta chapter volunteer today!
Waterfowl Heritage Fund Project Request Forms
These forms are designed to make the request process more convenient for our chapters while providing critical project details to our Waterfowl and Hunter Recruitment Programs department. Our staff will be able to quickly review each request and ensure each project is well-developed and productive. We believe good WHF projects will help both Delta Waterfowl and our chapters continue to grow.
Waterfowl Heritage Fund (WHF) has become one of Delta Waterfowl’s largest and most successful conservation and hunter recruitment programs. Delta Waterfowl chapters conduct more than 260 First Hunt events annually. We sincerely thank our chapters and committee members for your hard work and dedication!
On this webpage, chapters will find the online form (separate forms for US and Canadian chapters) for WHF project requests. These forms are designed to make the request process more convenient for our chapters while providing critical project details to our Waterfowl and Hunter Recruitment Programs department. Our staff will be able to quickly review each request and ensure each project is well developed and productive. We believe good WHF projects will help both Delta Waterfowl and our chapters continue to grow.