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Corporate Partnerships

Stroud Water Research Center offers an exceptional opportunity for companies to meet their corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals while making a meaningful impact on freshwater conservation. 

Scientists Marc Peipoch, Ph.D., and Diana Oviedo Vargas, Ph.D., gather stream data.

By partnering with the Stroud Center, companies support cutting-edge, independent research on freshwater ecosystems, the next generation of STEM scientists, and real-time solutions to water quality issues impacting us all. The Stroud Center’s science-driven approach ensures that corporate contributions directly contribute to improving water quality and conserving vital freshwater resources, benefiting both the environment and society. 

This partnership fosters long-term, positive change, making it an ideal avenue for companies seeking to align their business practices with social and environmental values.

Benefits

Benefits vary, but all corporate partners will enjoy the following benefits:

  • Logo and live link on our corporate partnership page.
  • Listing in the Stroud Center’s annual report.
  • Opportunity to host a company tour of the Stroud Center.

Ways to Partner

Four golfers from The Commonwealth Group and Montchanin Builders.
Guests enjoying cocktail hour at the 2023 Water's Edge gala.
Tara Muenz teaches a stream study

Sponsor an Event

Event sponsorships are a great way to promote your CSR mission, interact with a target demographic, and support the Stroud Center’s work. 

Offer a Team Building Volunteer Day

Sponsor a volunteer activity for your team. Opportunities range from data collection and maintenance of tree plantings to creating outreach activities for our teams to use.

Educational Improvement Tax Credit

The Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program allows Pennsylvania-based businesses and Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) to receive generous tax credits by contributing to qualified educational organizations. As a recipient of EITC funds, Stroud Water Research Center makes its school programs, field trips, and professional development workshops available to Pennsylvania public school districts at no or reduced cost.

1% for the Planet

1% for the Planet is a global movement of companies that donate 1% of their sales to a network of approved environmental organizations worldwide. If you are a participating company, please consider designating us as your beneficiary.

Support the Annual Fund

  • Encourage a day of employee giving, matched by your company, as a way to directly contribute to the Stroud Center’s mission of freshwater research, environmental education, and watershed restoration.
  •  Designate a specific month to give to the Stroud Center through cause-marketing with a flat donation or a percentage of profits.
  • Share the Stroud Center’s mission with your clients and customers to encourage giving. 
Jessica Provinski

We will work with you to create a partnership that aligns with your corporate values and best meets your marketing needs. For more information, please contact Jessica Provinski, director of development.

A group of students smile as they build leaf packs for an experiment.
Dual Impact
A partnership between the LaMotte Company and the Stroud Center has bridged a gap between scientific research and water sustainability through education.
Mandy Cabot and Peter Kjellerup with two Silk Grass Farms staff members.
Silk Grass Farms is a Force for Good
To understand the state of its water resources and how to protect them, Silk Grass Farms asked the Stroud Center to provide expert guidance.
Trees ready to ship from Octoraro Native Plant Nursery.
The Economic Case for Watershed Restoration
Restoration can fuel economic growth, cut costs, create jobs, and provide opportunities for businesses, all while supporting freshwater ecosystems.
A group of Exelon volunteers lean against a Stroud Center truck at a tree planting event.
Enhancing Ecosystems Through Community Efforts
Volunteers from Exelon, Wilmington Trust/M&T Bank, and Dansko joined us for tree plantings and maintenance at New Bolton Center. We appreciate their support!
Staff from First Resource Bank and the Stroud Center hold an oversized check representing a donation.
First Resource Bank Boosts Its Support of Education Programming
Thanks to First Resource Bank for their $3,500 donation to our environmental education program through an Earned Income Tax Credit contribution.
First Resource Bank made a $2,500 Earned Income Tax Credit contribution to environmental education.
First Resource Bank Contribution Boosts Virtual and In-Person Education Programming
The environmental education team is staying active during the pandemic by offering smaller, outside, in-person classes and virtual programming to teachers across the state and beyond.