Ways To Give
By donating to our land protection work today, you help ensure that the forests, farms, rural heritage, and waters of the Cacapon Watershed remain intact so that current and future generations can continue to enjoy this beautiful place and the health, recreation, and economic benefits it offers residents and visitors.
Here are ways that you can make a tax-deductible contribution to CLRLT:
Donate by Mail
To donate by check, you can mail it to the address below.
Please make checks payable to Cacapon & Lost Rivers Land Trust.
If helpful, you can print and include this form.
CACAPON & LOST RIVERS LAND TRUST
PO BOX 57
CAPON BRIDGE, WV 26711
Ask Your Company to Match Your Donation.
Many businesses will match charitable contributions made by their employees, board members, or retirees. This could double or even triple your contribution to CLRLT, thereby maximizing the impact of your support.
Please check with your human resources office if they match contributions and include their matching gift form with your pledge. Kiindly alert us that you have made these arrangements when you send us your gift.
For more information or questions, reach out to us.
Sustaining Gifts
Fund the Future! Support conservation 12 months a year!
In a world of relentless change, help keep vital conservation lands the same. Join CLRLT’s monthly giving program and secure the watershed you love.
Monthly sustainers make a positive impact on our on-the-ground conservation activities 365 days a year!
Donor-Advised Funds
You can make a grant recommendation from your donor-advised fund to support our work, even while growing the fund tax-free over time. This increases your impact for future giving.
When you recommend a grant through a donor-advised fund, your designated sponsor will validate us as non-profit and work directly with us to make the donation.
Longer-term, your donor-advised fund can also support our work upon final distribution of its remaining funds. Please consider naming Cacapon & Lost Rivers Land Trust as a successor of your account. You can name us as the successor for all or a portion of the account value.
If the financial institution you use is not listed above, please contact your institution directly and use the following information to direct your giving to:
Legal Name: Cacapon and Lost Rivers Land Tr, Inc
Federal Identification Number (EIN): 55-0700086
Address:
CACAPON & LOST RIVERS LAND TRUST
PO BOX 57
CAPON BRIDGE, WV 26711
Phone: 304-856-1188
For more information or questions, reach out to us.
Your Gift Matters!
We recommend consulting your tax advisor and lawyer to determine what planned gift strategy is best for your tax situation. Estate-planning professionals can help fulfill your wish to make a lasting impact.
Give from your IRA
Protect the forests, farms, rural heritage, and waters of the Cacapon Watershed by turning your required minimum IRA distribution into a gift to Cacapon & Lost Rivers Land Trust.
You can make charitable contributions from your Traditional or Roth IRA if you’re 70 ½ years of age or older. This could reduce your taxable income. A qualified charitable distribution (QCD) may allow you to donate up to $108,000 per year (check annual limits with your financial advisor).
Important: your plan administrator must issue the check directly to us, the charity.
Consult your plan administrator or your tax advisor for more information about QCDs.
Stocks & Mutual Funds
You can support our work by donating stock or mutual funds. To ensure your gift of stock or mutual funds is received and correctly acknowledged for tax purposes, please notify us before transferring shares.
As a first step, contact us by phone at 304-856-1188 (ext. 1002) or by email give@cacapon.org, so that we are aware of your gift intention and can provide you with appropriate instructions to execute the forthcoming stock transfer.
We will need the following information:
- Your name
- The name of the stock or mutual fund being transferred
- Number of shares
- The name and phone number of your broker
For more information or questions, reach out to us.
Gifts of Real Estate
Consider donating real estate, such as a personal residence, rental property, vacation home, farm, commercial property, or undeveloped land.
A gift of real estate can support our work for years to come. It can also benefit you. When you donate appreciated property that you have held for longer than a year, you may qualify for a charitable federal income tax deduction which may reduce or eliminate capital gains tax. Moreover, you don’t have to go through the process of selling the property and are relieved of maintenance costs, property taxes, and insurance fees.
CLRLT can accept both conservation-worthy farm and forest land, which we would likely protect with a land protection agreement before finding a new owner, and non-conservation lands (like a house or commercial site), which we could sell to support the protection of conservation lands.
You can also deed the property directly to Cacapon & Lost Rivers Land Trust or ask your attorney to add a few sentences to your will or trust agreement. (Link to “Leave a Legacy” section)
We would love to hear about your real estate donation plans!
Donate your Vehicle
You can donate gently-used vehicles to CLRLT to support our conservation mission. CLRLT is currently registered through the CARS program to accept vehicle donations. Click here (insert hyperlink to https://careasy.org/nonprofit/cacapon ) or call 304-856-1188 (x1002) to begin the process to donate a used vehicle to CLRLT.
For more information or questions, reach out to us.