In 1929, Muggs & Janet Lorber had a dream, of a Rec Hall full of song, a canoe full of young people seeking adventure, and a Council Fire full of keylogs that lit its flame anew. Nearly a century later the camp family has come together to renew that dream and secure it forever.
In 2022, a remarkable collaboration unfolded as dozens of former campers and staff, alongside Adam & Steph, with the unwavering support of Nardie & Sally and Roger & Judy, united to secure Camp Nebagamon’s future indefinitely. They embarked on a monumental $10 million capital campaign aimed at facilitating the purchase and transition of Camp Nebagamon from a private, family run business into a tax-exempt non-profit model. This transition removes many of the risks of the traditional model and allows Nebagamon leadership to focus solely on creating the best summer experience possible for our campers.
This endeavor also establishes emergency reserves that will safeguard the long-term financial stability of Camp, ensuring that the cherished memories created here will endure for generations to come. Today, Camp Nebagamon is a fully mission-driven organization, effectively serving the Camp Family through its Board of Directors and year-round leadership team.
Camp Nebagamon is a recognized tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code. EIN: 86-3687857. Camp Nebagamon, PO Box 429, Lake Nebagamon, WI 54849.
Consider a Multi-Year Pledge
To reach our $10 million fundraising goal, we are encouraging everyone who is capable to consider a multi-year pledge (pledges are for $10,000 or more). The table indicates what the campaign needs to succeed. We are asking the entire camp family to come together for this one-time opportunity to ensure the future of Camp Nebagamon. Thank you for your support!
| Level | 5-Year Pledge | Remaining Pledges |
|---|---|---|
| Push | $250k+ | 2 |
| Counselor | $100k+ | 2 |
| Lumberjack | $75k+ | 4 |
| Axeman | $50k+ | 6 |
| Logger | $25k+ | 8 |
| Swamper | $10k+ | 10 |
Ways To Give
One Time/Recurring Gifts
We greatly value and accept donations of all sizes via all major credit cards, Venmo, PayPal, Apple and Google Pay, direct bank transfers, and checks. When you donate online, you’ll also have the option to set up monthly and yearly recurring gifts, search to see if your gift could be matched by your employer, and designate your gift in honor/memory of someone.
Please note that Camp Nebagamon has TWO main funds to give to:
1) Keeping The Fires Burning – perpetuity campaign fund (unrestricted)
2) Camperships For Nebagamon – financial aid program (restricted)
When donating online please make sure to select from the dropdown menu which fund you want to designate your gift to. If mailing a check please make note of your intended recipient fund on your check and mail your donation to: Camp Nebagamon, PO Box 429, Lake Nebagamon, WI 54849.
Stocks & Securities
Appreciated stock is the most-tax advantaged way for donors to support nonprofits. Giving appreciated securities directly to Camp Nebagamon allows a donor to avoid capital gains tax on the appreciated securities, while deducting the full fair market value of stock held for more than one year.
To initiate a stock donation easily online in minutes, please consider using DonateStock.com/campnebagamon, a free and secure service that facilitates the transfer and reconciliation of gifted securities to non-profits. Camp Nebagamon also has a brokerage account set up to receive gifts of this nature and if you contact us we can assist you with making a stock gift in a traditional way.
Donor Advised Funds
A Donor Advised Fund (DAF) offers a streamlined approach for individuals keen on philanthropy to manage their charitable contributions while optimizing tax benefits. Through a DAF, donors make a lasting contribution to a sponsoring charity, like a community foundation, establishing a fund that they can later utilize to recommend grants to various charitable organizations. It’s a convenient and tax-efficient way to support causes close to their hearts.
For anyone participating in Donor Advised Funds, you can recommend a grant or recurring grants to Camp Nebagamon to make an immediate impact or use your fund as a tool for future charitable gifts.
You can also create a lasting legacy by naming Camp Nebagamon the beneficiary of the entire account or a percentage of the fund. With a percentage, you can create a family legacy of giving by naming your loved ones as your successor to continue recommending grants to charitable organizations. Contact your fund administrator for a beneficiary form.
To recommend a gift through your donor advised fund:
1) Contact your fund manager to recommend a grant or log into your fund and make a grant online.
2) Gifts from a donor advised fund to the Camp Nebagamon should be made payable to: Camp Nebagamon, Tax ID 86-3687857.
3) Mail gifts from donor advised funds to: Camp Nebagamon, PO Box 429, Lake Nebagamon, WI 54849.
Qualified Charitable Distributions
A Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) represents a taxable distribution from an individual’s IRA, excluding ongoing SEP or SIMPLE IRAs, for those aged 70½ or older. This distribution is directly transferred from the IRA to a qualified charity like Camp Nebagamon. Not only does a QCD fulfill the Required Minimum Distribution Requirement, but it also serves as a highly tax-efficient method of charitable giving.
2) Gifts from a donor advised fund to the Camp Nebagamon should be made payable to: Camp Nebagamon, Tax ID 86-3687857.
3) Mail gifts from donor advised funds to: Camp Nebagamon, PO Box 429, Lake Nebagamon, WI 54849.
Planned Giving
Ensuring the enduring legacy of camp involves strategic planning, and one impactful method is through planned giving. Incorporating Camp Nebagamon into your will allows you to make a donation that not only supports us but also offers potential benefits for your estate and inheritance taxes. By leaving a bequest to camp, you’re providing for its future while safeguarding your current cash flow. These thoughtful gifts serve both your family’s interests and our mission simultaneously, and setting them up is straightforward. Please contact us if you’re considering a planned gift.
3) Mail gifts from donor advised funds to: Camp Nebagamon, PO Box 429, Lake Nebagamon, WI 54849.
Matching Donations
Thousands of employers will match their employees’ charitable donations to nonprofit organizations. Check with your company to see if they will match your gift to Camp!
THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE FIRES BURNING
Camp Nebagamon thanks this group of donors who have pledged or completed a financial contribution to the “Keeping The Fires Burning” perpetuity campaign. Their generosity ensures the future of Camp Nebagamon for generations to come.
Keith Abeles
David Abrams
Charles & Ruth Adler (In honor of Charles F. Adler, Sr)
Phillip Myers and Kristin Ahlberg
Kareem Al-Bassam
Paula & Jeremy Alexander
Hayley & Max Alpert
American Jewish Committee Cincinnati (In memory of Joanne Wolf)
Susan & Steven Arenberg (In Memory of Nardie Stein)
Thomas Arenberg (in memory of Nardie Stein)
Gayle Arlen and Corey Zimmerman
Richard & Shirley Armstrong
Lissa & Joe Arnstein
Aschaffenburg Foundation
Joe M. Badt, Jr.
Rick Baer (in memory of Nardie Stein)
Andrew Baer
Mike & Linda Baker
Sam Baldwin
John Bank
Ben & Laura Barnett
Donna Barrows, Sam & Holly Barrows, Charlie Barrows, and Ted Barrows
Robert & Linda Barrows, Stephen & Mia Barrows, and Geoffrey Barrows and Hélène Ollivier
Lynn and Bob Barth (In Memory of Nardie Stein)
Carl Baum
Jim Baumoel (In Memory of Nardie Stein)
The Bearman Family
Geoffrey Becker (In Honor of Ric Best)
Robert Behrendt
Herbert Behrstock
Thomas Belin
The Bellaire Family
Craig Bender
Joel Bender
Rachel Bendit (in memory of Bush Helzberg)
Allen Bennett (in honor of the births of Ethan Tucker Elson-Backels and Theodore Andrew Briggs)
Allen Bennett (In memory of Robert Louis (Bob) Nefsky)
Bob and Babs Benton (In honor of Muggs and Janet Lorber, Nardie and Sally Stein)
Matt Berler
Ric Best
The Bezark Family
Deborah Binder, Gaetan and Jai Veilleux (In memory of Nardie Stein)
The Blair Family – Allen “Yogi”, Arnold “Tex”, Brian, Peter, Kevin, and Fletcher
Brian Blair
Susan & Simon Blattner
Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Bloch
Andy Block
Lorena and Adam Blonsky (In honor of Michael Blonsky)
Adam Bloom
The Bloom Family
Andrew Bloom (In honor of Bob Nefsky)
Sue & Tony Blumberg
Alan, Christine, Justin and Camden Blumberg (In memory of David Blumberg)
Chris Blumenfeld (Olson)
Jeff & Lori Blumenthal, Max Blumenthal, and Jack Blumenthal
Philip Blumenthal (In Memory of Nardie Stein)
Laurie Bomba
Mimi and Boppie (In Honor of Adam Eberhard)
John & Elizabeth Breyer
Richard and Lisa Broder Philanthropic Fund
Matthew Brody
Sharon B. Bromberg (In memory of Henri L “Skip” Bromberg III)
Ken and Ann Brown
Alexander Buring
Jeffrey Burnstine
Charles Cahn
Mark Caro
Dan Chait & Megan Cunningham
Robert Chukerman Family
Scott Chukerman
Andy Cohen
Barbara B Cohen
Carol Bayersdorfer Cohen and Ed Cohen
Jeffrey Cohen
Lori Cohen
Lisa & Sherman Cohen
Tom Collinger
Jon & Suzi Colman
Jessica Colman (In honor of Jon & Suzi Colman)
Jeffrey Colman
Condrell Family
Kay and Mike Cosgrove
Connie and Darryl Couts (In Memory of Larry Cartwright and Nardie Stein)
Stuart Cowles
David Crane
Hank Crane
Critchfield/Jain Charitable Fund
The Dattel Family
Raven & Becky Deerwater
Stan DeGroote
Michael Deutsch
Marilyn Diamond (In honor of Nardie Stein)
Jessica Diamond (in honor of Adam Kaplan and Stephanie Hanson)
Elizabeth Dodge
Kara Donahue (in honor of Ethan Berman)
Ben Donchin
Jonathan Dreifus
David Dreifus
Jeffrey Dreyer
Dubinsky Family
William Dubinsky
Ruth Dunn
The Eberhard Family
Chuck Eckert
Richard Effress
Robert & Jodi Eisen
Stephen Ehrlich (In honor of Muggs Lorber)
Robert Elisberg
Andrew & Dana Ellbogen
Thomas Elson
Nathan Engle
Michael Faber
Peter Fechheimer
Kelli Cohen Fein and Martin Fein (In Memory of Nardie Stein)
Jeremy Feiwell (In honor of Robert Feiwell)
James Feldman
Dan Feldman & Gayle Weiswasser
Charlie Felsenthal
Juli-Ann & Jonty Felsher (In memory of Nardie Stein)
Thomas G. Fiffer Charitable Giving Fund
Mark Fischgrund
Joseph Fisher
Scott & Sara Fisher
Eliana & Max Fleischer
Max Fleischer (in honor of the Bentons)
Gary Follman
The Nan & Steve Fox Fund
Amarinder Bindra and Amy Foxman
Brad, Jeana, Ari, and Adele Foxman
Adam Frapart
Bill and Laura Freeman (In honor of the marriage of Michael Freeman to Dr. Negin Dahya)
Julie Friedman
Rocky Fried
Evan Stoper Friedman
William Friedman
Sam and Jane Friedman
Sam Friedman (In memory of Jane Friedman)
William & Marissa Friedman
Andrew Fromm (In honor of Elijah, Walter & Charlie Fromm)
Sophia & Elijah Fromm
Paul G
Greg and Osnat Gafni-Pappas
The Galiks
Betsy & Spencer Garland
Scott Genshaft
Ben Gerber
Jim & Aliza Gerstein
Glenn Gerstell
David Gibbs
Kate & John Gilligan
Dan & Mark Gingiss (in memory of Nardie Stein)
The Gladstone Family (For Joanne Hirschhorn – may her memory live on in a place she loved)
Bill & Sandy Glassman
Lindsay and Michael Goldberg Charitable Fund
Stephen Goldfarb
Michael Goldman (In Honor of Nardie Stein)
Thomas Goldman (In memory of Alan and Roger Goldman)
J Goldstein
Jordan Goodman
Lisa Goodman (in honor of Jack Goodman and Elliott & Jonah Kleiman)
Andrew and Karyn Gordon (in honor of Nardie Stein)
Jerrold Graber
Martin Gradman
Jim and Martha Gray (In memory of Nardie Stein)
J Gray (in honor of Stephanie Hanson and Adam Kaplan)
Jesse Gray and Family
Alison Greenberg (In Memory Of Allan Sher)
Hunt, Doug, Chris, Brennan and David Greene; and Jane Piccard
Keith Greenwald
Paul Guggenheim (In memory of Nardie Stein)
John Harris
Lucy Harris (In memory of William Harris Gold)
Elizabeth Haspiel
Lois Jane Heller (In Memory of Nardie Stein)
Louis Helman
Mike Heldman
Shirley & Barnett Helzberg Jr. Donor Advisory Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City.
Jaye & Bill Hensel
Jaime Hensel (in memory of Joanne Hirschorn Wolf)
Tom & Janie Herman
Barbara Ann Herz
Karen and Bob Herz Family Fund
Joseph Herz
Bud & Hazel Herzog and Family
Jeffrey and Andrea Rich Hesser
Robert & Lynda Hirsch (In memory of Bernard “Nardie” Stein)
The Hirschhorn Family
Adam Hirschhorn
Jason Hirschhorn
Maurice Hirsch and Marian Hirsch (In Honor of Nardie Stein)
Robert & Lynda Hirsch (In memory of Bernard “Nardie” Stein)
The Hirt Family (In Memory of Nardie Stein)
Dana Hirt
The Rodgers and Hoffman Families (in honor of Buddy Rodgers)
Mitchell Hoffman
Matthew Hoffman
The Horner Foundation
The Hooper Family (In honor of Matt Hooper)
J Horvath (in honor of Bob Nefsky)
Hal Hudson (In memory of Nardie Stein)
Mark M and Cathy Kaufman Iger
The Isaacs Family
Stephen Isaacs
Craig Jacobs
Sheri, David, and Bennet Jacobs
James Jampel & Sandra Marwill
John & Sandra Johnson (In Memory of Jack Fair)
The Jørgensen Family
Fred & Anne Joseph
Michael & Sasha Kahn
Caryn Kahn
Robert Kahn
The Kalishman Family
John Kander
Kanter Family
Suzanne Kanter
Ken and Toni Kanter
K A Kanter (In memory of My parents Lois and Julian Kanter and maternal grandparents, Michael and Leila Weinberg. Especially at this year, Nardie Stein.)
Michael and Elizabeth Kaplan
Robert Kaplan
Nancy Kassel
Benjamin Katz
Brandon Kaufmann
Leo Kayser III
Nicolas Kemper
Richard Kerber
Jane and Euan Kerr
Benjamin Kersten
Eric & Sharapat Kessler
Art Kessler
Dennis & Barbara Kessler
Victor Kessler
Carol Kiersky (in memory of Harry Glasspiegel)
Anderson Kill P.C. (in memory of Bernard Stein)
Micki Klearman
Klein Family Foundation – Yaeil & Steve Klein
Jeffrey Kobacker
Jay Kolbrener
Thomas Kolbrener
Jim “JK” Koretz and Elissa Polan
Ron Koretz
Rick & Stephanie Koretz
Cynthia & Eric Korman
Kerry Kornfeld and Andrea Wilson
H Joshua Kotin
Jeremy Kotin
Eric Kramer & Jill Rubel
Brian & Andrea Kramer
John Kramer & Danielle Brinker
Josh Kuhn
John Kupper (In Memory of Nardie Stein)
Andrea L’Tainen (In honor of Allan Sher)
Robert Lapin (In memory of Nardie Stein)
The Lawrence and Reich Family
Dan Laytin and Jennifer Nelson
Nanc Laytin (in memory of William Laytin)
Bob & Cissy Lenobel
Lauren and Syd Lerner
Alan J. Levi
John and Jill Levi
Jeffery Levi
Jon R Levinson
Debra Levis
Josh Levy
Steven & Jayne Lewin
Kenneth A. Lewis
Ken and Sarah Lewis (In honor of Frank Bloom)
Allan Lichtenberg
Ellen & Ed Lieberman
Deana Linfield (In Memory of Nardie Stein)
Ronni Lodato (In Memory of Nardie Stien)
Ed Loeb
Elizabeth L Loeb
Jeff Loeb
Thomas Loeb
Carolyn Losos (In Memory of Nardie Stein)
Ming Lowe
Susan Lucas (in honor of Sam Lucas)
Robert and Ralinda Lurie
Sam and Susie Luten Family Fund (In Memory of Nardie Stein)
Liz and Zach Lutsky
Dr. and Mrs. Paul S. Lux and Family (In memory of Paul A. Lux)
Gary Lynn
Kenneth Mack
Andrew Mack (in honor of Ken Kanter)
Joe Maidenberg
Reed Maidenberg
Michael Maidenberg (In Memory of Nardie Stein)
Jorie Malk
Jill Kiersky Marcus, Andrew and Josh Marcus
Jason Marczak
Andrew Margolin
Andy May and Nancy Brown
Jack May
The Meadows Family
Samuel Meek
Mary Kate & Jeff Mellow
Sam Mellow
David Mendelsohn (In honor of Ralph Greil)
Marji and Don Mendelsohn
James Mendelsohn (In honor of Ruth Lorber Rosen and Muggs & Janet Lorber)
Michael Mendelsohn (In honor of Ruth Lorber Rosen and Muggs & Janet Lorber)
Nancy Mendelsohn and Jay Horvath (In honor of Ruth Lorber Rosen and Muggs & Janet Lorber)
Tom Mendelsohn and Julia Gittleman (In honor of Ruth Lorber Rosen and Muggs & Janet Lorber)
Gil Mendelson
Danny & Audrey Meyer
David Michel (In memory of Nardie Stein)
Brad Miller (in honor of Michael Weinberg, Jr.)
Dr. Richard Milsten and Mrs. Nancy Milsten
Jeffrey G. Mora
Betsy Murray & Russ Stark
The Muzik Family (In memory of Nardie Stein)
Zachary Muzik
James & Kathleen Myer
Frederick Nachman and Janet N. Nachman Family Fund
James Nahlik
Nancy Nathan (In honor of Emil Nathan III)
Bob & Mary Nefsky
Alex Neil and Family
Jeff Neuman
Buzz Neusteter, Katy Neusteter and Thad Kurowski
Andrew Newman
Edison and Newman and Solomon Families
Chi Nguyen
Cathy O’Dell (friend of Jane Stein Kerr) (in honor of Nardie Stein)
Stephen Olsen
Robert Oppenheimer
David Palmer
Sandy Passer
Bianca Pasternack (In honor of Nardie Stein)
David and Amy Patent
Betty and Thomas Philipsborn
Alfredo & Monica Phillips
Nana Hope Phillips
Alfredo Phillips & Sons
Leslie Phillips (In honor of Andrew Condrell)
James Platt (In memory of Nardie Stein)
Charles Portis (In loving memory of Jack Polsky & Nardie Stein)
Joel & Renee Posener
Sue and Ben Post and Family (In Memory of Nardie Stein)
Drs. Michael Privitera and Marcia Kaplan
Judy & Paul Putzel
Adam Quiat (In memory of Mindy Quiat)
Daniel Quiat
The Reichert Family
David & Kathie Rigby (In Memory of our son Jacob)
Michele and Larry Rivkin Charitable Fund
Pat and Jerry Robertson (In Memory of Nardie Stein)
Andy & Cindy Rolfe
Jim Rolfe (in memory of Michael Rolfe)
The Rorsted Family
Doug & Michelle Rose
Marya & Anthony Rose
Jim Rosen (in honor of Nardie Stein and Bob Nefsky)
Mark S Rosenberg
Kathy & Skip Rosenblatt
Ellen & Philip Rosenbloom
John and Frances Rosenheim
Bill Rosenthal and Carol Murphy
Roger Rosenthal
Robert and Cynthia Rothbaum
Jacob Rothman and Rachel Leah
Edgar Rothschild
Joel Rubenstein (In honor of Nardie Stein)
Robbie and Brittany Rudich
Joan Russell
Patricia C Russell
Frank Sachs
Frank & Chris Sachs
David Sachs
Stephen Sachs (In memory of E.J. Hahn)
Kari Sachs (In honor of Q’s Corner)
Steven M. Salky
Dan and Dawn Saltzstein (In honor of Edward and John Saltzstein)
Arizona Saltzstein’s
Joy Sandweiss and Family
Andy and Betsy Saslawsky Family Foundation
Betsy, Andy, Joel, Matthew Saslawsky (In Memory of Nardie Stein)
Kit Sawyer
John Sawyer
Jon & Suzanne Scharff
Adler Schermer Foundation
Marc Schieber
The Schiff Family
Elliot & Sara Schiffer
Bruce Schimberg
Geoff Schimberg
Bennett Schmidt
Fred & Pat Schonwald (in honor of “The Neffer”)
Pat & Fred Schonwald, Jr. Gift Fund
Albert Schram (in honor of Mark Witcoff)
Jay Schulman
The Schulmans (Jeff, Jim, Andrew, Carol) (In Memory of Nardie Stein)
Adam Schwartz
Andrew and Deborah Schwartz Charitable Fund
Sam Schwartz (In Honor of Jon Harris)
Robert J. Schweich Fund
Hank & Esther Schweich (In Memory of Nardie Stein)
Bob and Monique, Susie and Ralph (Robert Schweich Fund) (In Memory of Nardie Stein)
Charles A Seigel III (In honor of The Seigel Family)
Arlene Semel (In honor of Mitch Semel)
Mitchell Semel (In memory of Chuck Semel)
Mitch, Drew and David Semel (in honor of Nardie Stein)
David and Heidi Serwer
Joe Shacter
Amar Shah
Rand Shapiro
The Sher Family
Maya, Christina, Noah, and Alissa Shoukri (In Memory of Nardie Stein)
Eric, Rhonda, Stuart, Philip and Nathan Siegel Family
Matthew Silver (In honor of Mitch Semel)
Robert Silverman (In memory of Nardie Stein)
Gary Silversmith
Dana & Seth Singerman
Mindy & Gary Sircus (In honor of Joel Sircus’ big how birthday)
Brad Sklar
Louise & Jerry Sklar (In honor of Ronny’s Special Birthday)
Ron & Linda Ellen Sklar
Janet Slate (In honor of Sam Allen and in memory of George Allen)
William Sloan (in celebration of Gabriel Sloan-Garcia)
Ellen and Richard Slosburg Family Foundation
Jeffrey Bob Smith
Josh Smith and Lael Culiner
Rick Smith (in honor of Neffer)
Bradley W. Snyder
Michael Sobel
Joshua & Geula Solomon
Rodney Solomon
Charlie and Jeanne Sosland
Oscar Soule
Anne and Jon Spear Charitable Fund
Don Spero and Nancy Chasen
Alex Spiegel (in memory of Nardie Stein)
Steven Spiegel
Jon Star
Norton Starr
Nardie, Sally, Jane, Jessie, and Ted Stein
Noah Stein
Sally Stein (in memory of Bob Nefsky)
Edward Stein (In honor of Bob Nefsky)
Irving Stenn, Jr.
Ann & Will Stern
David Stern
Gregory Stewart
John & Merrie Stillpass (In memory of Joanne H. Wolf)
Joe Stokely
Nancy & Barney Straus
Stan Strauss
Stanton Strauss
Striker Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation
The Strull Family
Billy Susman
Stephen Tanenbaum
Emma Templeton
The Thackers
Throck 1971
Tom and Jennifer Tierney
Tom Tisch
Jeff Trenton
Niels Trolle
William Tucker (In honor of Sally Elson)
Sally and Kent Wagner
Bill & Nikki Wallenstein
Roger & Judy Wallenstein
Alex Wang and Zachary Zhang
Esther Starrels and John Wasserman
John Wasserman (in memory of Bob “Neffer” Nefsky)
Lori Weil
Paul & Harriet Weinberg
MIke Weinberg (In memory of Nardie Stein)
Michael Weinberg (in honor of Bernard “Nardie” Stein and Michael Weinberg Jr.)
Cathy & Craig Weiss and Family
Isaac Weiss-Meyer (In honor of Judy & Allan Sher)
Daniel Wernner
Hank Wineman
Henry Wineman II, Robert Wineman, and Henry Wineman III
Debbie & Adam Winick
Mark & Laura Wittcoff
Jim & Nicki Woldenberg Family
Jason Yale & Emily Jodock Yale
David Zalk (In memory of Charles Zalk)
Cody Zalk and Family
Cory Zigler
Lon Zimmerman (In Memory of Nardie Stein)
Anonymous (In honor of James M. Kraft)
Anonymous (In memory of Nardie Stein)
Anonymous (in honor of Bernard Stein)