OTHER WAYS OF GIVING

You can support the Center’s work to save endangered species by doing your shopping online, enrolling in workplace giving, donating real estate, stock, automobiles or other assets, or naming the Center in your will.

RACE4EARTH — Fundraise for the Center
Online Shopping
Gifts of Stock
Bequest Gifts
Retirement Plans
Workplace Giving
In-Kind Contributions
Vehicle Donations
Memorial or Tribute Gifts
Donate Real Estate
Donate Through PayPal

RACE4EARTH — FUNDRAISE FOR THE CENTER
When it comes to saving the planet and protecting endangered species, time isn’t on our side. Every second counts. As a result, now more than ever, environmentally conscious runners, cyclists, and triathletes are seeking ways to leverage their passion for sport to help save our planet from man-made destruction and preserve it for future generations. For fitness enthusiasts who race in marathons, triathlons, or century rides -- or create an event of their own — adopting a charitable cause is a great way to do good while giving their fitness goals an extra boost of motivation.

If you’d like to help the Center with your next race, click here to learn more about RACE4EARTH — our new, sport-centric charitable program — and contact Center board member Scott Power at (310) 773-1165, or by email at membership@biologicaldiversity.org.

ONLINE SHOPPING
In addition to purchasing items through our Web store, you can support the Center when you purchase gear through Patagonia ® or shop for good at iGive — where purchases from more than 680 stores can benefit our work. You can also help the Center by using GoodSearch, GoodShop, and the HealthyLife Foundation. Or reclaim your mailbox from postal junk mail and support the Center at the same time through 41pounds.org.

GIFTS OF STOCK
Take stock in the protection of our natural resources by giving stocks, bonds, and mutual fund shares to the Center for Biological Diversity. Your gift of stock will make a truly sound investment — helping to save what’s wild for future generations — while providing you with financial benefits.

If you own securities that have increased in value since they were purchased (at least 12 months ago), you may be able to completely avoid capital gains tax this year by contributing the securities instead of cash. You'll receive a charitable income tax deduction for the full market value of the asset, and you'll avoid capital gains tax on the appreciation of the securities. Sound too good to be true? It's not!
To make a gift, please contact our membership team for the Center’s current account information. Call toll-free at (866) 357.3349 or
email us.

BEQUEST GIFTS
By including the Center for Biological Diversity as a beneficiary in your will or living trust, you can leave a lasting legacy of endangered species and wild places for generations to come (and possibly receive tax benefits now).

Your donation will entitle you to membership in the Legacy Society, a group of special supporters who offer their vision and commitment to the future of our planet and of the Center for Biological Diversity. Whether you wish to leave us your real property or name us in your life insurance policy, your bequest gift will help ensure the continued strength of our programs and will make your voice for wildlife heard well into the next century.

Learn more.

RETIREMENT PLANS
A simple, tax-wise gift. You can name the Center for Biological Diversity as a beneficiary for part or all of what remains in your retirement account, including your Individual Retirement Plan (IRA), Keogh plan, 401(k), 403(b), or other qualified pension plan. The proceeds of these plans are distributed outside probate and are entirely free from federal estate tax.

Learn more.

WORKPLACE GIVING
Will your employer match your gifts? If your company offers an Employee Matching Gifts program, you can easily make your hard-earned dollars go twice as far with a matching gift to the Center for Biological Diversity. Some employers will do even more than match your gift, and some will match your contributions even if you are now retired. When you send us your donation, just mail your company's matching gift form with your contribution and we'll take it from there. The Center is featured in United Way and Combined Federal Campaigns across the country.

IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS
By donating goods or services to the Center you can help us keep our costs down and allow us to focus our resources on saving endangered species and wild places.

For more information about in-kind giving, please contact:
Nicole Silvester
866.357.3349 ext. 316
P.O. Box 710
Tucson, AZ 85702-0710
nsilvester@biologicaldiversity.org

VEHICLE DONATIONS
Are you thinking of selling or trading in a car, boat or RV? Why not donate it instead? As a charitable contribution, a vehicle that’s no longer useful to you can make a big difference to us. Our process is simple, quick and convenient. Donate a car, RV, boat or trailer. It will be picked up and auctioned off, and the proceeds will come directly to the Center for Biological Diversity. We will provide proper documentation for your tax-deductible donation purposes. Please call Vehicles for Charity toll-free at (866) 628.2277 with questions or to initiate your gift to the Center.

MEMORIAL OR TRIBUTE GIFTS
Honor a special person by making a memorial or tribute gift in his or her name to the Center for Biological Diversity. Celebrate those whose memories fill your heart or whose presence has made a difference in your life. For birthdays, anniversaries, or remembrances, your donation in someone's honor is a wonderful way to express your admiration while sharing your passion for the protection of our natural world. Make a memorial gift today.

DONATE REAL ESTATE
By donating real estate property to the Center for Biological Diversity, you avoid the capital gains tax — and receive a charitable contribution deduction equal to the property's full fair market value. The Internal Revenue Service requires an independent, qualified appraisal of the property for you to claim the deduction, and the Center for Biological Diversity conducts a staff site inspection of all real estate before accepting it as a donation. If you are considering a bequest of land to be preserved in its natural state, we ask that you notify us in advance, so that we may determine whether we will be able to manage the property in a manner consistent with your wishes.

For more information about making a gift of real estate, please contact:
Jennifer Shepherd
520. 623.5252 ext. 313
P.O. Box 710
Tucson, AZ 85702-0710
jshepherd@biologicaldiversity.org

DONATE THROUGH PAYPAL
Would you prefer to make your online contributions through PayPal? Network for Good can administer your gift to the Center. There, you may choose PayPal as your method of payment for a one-time or monthly gift.

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