As we near the end of our 80th Anniversary We Are Minidoka growth and sustainability campaign, we reflect on the importance of preserving places like Minidoka National Historic Site and the memories they hold. To pass on history at a time when misinformation, book bans, and division are at the top of the news, holding space for truth, remembrance, and education is more important than ever.

Friends of Minidoka, the nonprofit philanthropic partner for Minidoka National Historic Site, works tirelessly with National Park Service staff to preserve, protect, and educate about the unjust WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans and its legacy.  Proud of all we have accomplished, Friends of Minidoka is maturing and growing so we can do more for Minidoka.

Please Give Today!

Help us raise the Remaining $4,500.

Your donation supports the work of Friends of Minidoka, and thus Minidoka National Historic Site. Our goal is to raise a total of $442,000 for Friends of Minidoka for a three-year period -- a goal set in honor of the 442nd Battalion and the 1,000+ Minidoka men and women who served in the U.S. military while their families remained incarcerated.

In less than one year, you have helped us raise $437,500 — 99% of our overall $442,000 goal for our We Are Minidoka campaign. To learn more, visit our campaign page.

Please consider making a one-time gift or a multi-year gift pledge to Friends of Minidoka. Help us raise the last $4,500 of our campaign!

Our Growth and Sustainability Campaign
will fund for three years:

• A full-time Program and Outreach manager
• A part-time communication staff person
• Competitive and living wages for staff
• Stability and predictability for the organization
• Increase capacity to do more on behalf of Minidoka National Historic Site
 

Our Goal: $442,000

 

Words from our Co-Chairs

We are honored that Julie Abo and Jim Azumano have joined our 80th Anniversary Campaign efforts as co-chairs. Jim and Julie have long been involved with Minidoka and our efforts to preserve the past while educating the future. Thank you, Jim and Julie!

 

How to Donate to this Campaign

 

Pledges for multi-year donations can be made by credit card, check or stocks/securities and can be made in monthly, quarterly, yearly payments (or whatever timeline meets your needs).

There are three ways to make a pledge for a multi-year donation:

  1. Submit the online multi-year gift pledge form here.

  2. Download and print the multi-year pledge form here and mail to:

    Friends of Minidoka, PO Box 1085, Twin Falls, ID 83303.

  3. Give a recurring donation online (weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly) for 3 years.

 

Help us share the story of Minidoka. In addition to making a donation to our We Are Minidoka Campaign, please consider making a donation of $18.99 to Friends of Minidoka to cover the cost of a copy of Love in the Library. For each donation, we will send a copy to an elementary school library in Idaho. Our hope is to reach at least 85 schools. Donate a book here!


We Are Minidoka: Survivor, Descendant, and Ally Profiles

We are honored to highlight supporters of Friends of Minidoka. We thank them for sharing their stories and why they made a multi-year gift to Friends of Minidoka.


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