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Presumpscot Regional Land Trust relies on yearly donations from members as the primary source of funding to conserve, steward, and access local lands and clean water for current and future generations to enjoy.

 

Ways to Give

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DONATE NOW
You can become a member, renew, and donate online by clicking here or print our membership and donation form by clicking here.

BECOME A RIVER PARTNER - MONTHLY GIVING PROGRAM
You can join our monthly giving program and keep your support flowing year-round. You can choose to make your ongoing donation: 

BECOME A SUSTAINER
You can join as a Sustainer by making an annual unrestricted gift of $1,000 or more.  Click here for our Sustainer form or you can make your donation online. Please contact, Rachelle Curran Apse, Executive Director, for more information at rachelle@prlt.org or (207) 839-4633.

EXPLORE OTHER WAYS TO GIVE

Stock Gifts

Making a gift with appreciated stock may be a tax-wise option to support the Land Trust. Gifts of stock may also allow you to make a larger donation than with cash. Please consult your financial planner before making any decisions.

IRA Gifts (Qualified Charitable Contribution)

Individuals 70 ½ and older may donate up to $100,000 per year directly from an IRA to the Land Trust, known as a Qualified Charitable Contribution (QCD). QCD gifts from an IRA may also count toward the annual Required Minimum Distribution. Age restrictions and special instructions apply. Please consult with your advisor before making such gifts.

Employer Matching Gifts

Will your employer match your gift to the Land Trust? It’s an easy way to potentially double your commitment to the Land Trust.

Honorarium, Memorial, Tribute Gifts

Gifts to the Land Trust in memory, in honor, or as a tribute is a special way to recognize someone you love or care for while supporting the Land Trust. Upon making your gift, please tell us for whom you are making a gift in honor or memory of so that we may notify the family, informing them of your gift.

  • Tribute Bench Program - We offer the opportunities to recognize family and friends while also sustaining our conservation work. For a one-time donation of $5,000, we will place a handmade wooden bench with an engraved plaque at a select location at one of our Preserves. Please contact Rachelle Curran Apse, Executive Director, for more information at rachelle@prlt.org or (207) 839-4633.

Bequests & Legacy Gifts

By naming Presumpscot Regional Land Trust in your will or trust arrangement as a primary or contingent beneficiary, Land Trust supporters can leave a legacy for their beloved organization and for future generations to enjoy.

If you have already left the Land Trust in your estate plans, please contact Rachelle Curran Apse at rachelle@prlt.org or (207) 839-4633, so that the Land Trust can properly recognize your commitment.

Wills and Trusts

The most common way to leave a legacy gift to the Land Trust is through a will or trust arrangement. Bequests to the Land Trust can be for a specific dollar amount or property, as a percentage, all of your residuary, or as a contingent beneficiary. If you already have a will or trust established, these can be updated to include the Land Trust at any time.

To include Presumpscot Regional Land Trusts in your will or estate plan, please use the following language.

“I hereby bequeath _____ (specify percentage or amount, or property) to Presumpscot Regional Land Trust, a Maine nonprofit corporation with address of P.O. Box 33, Gorham ME 04038. Federal tax ID# 01-0426268, for its general use and purposes.”

Beneficiary Designations

Life insurance policies and retirement plan assets are other simple ways to designate the Land Trust as a primary or contingent beneficiary. Leaving charity as a beneficiary of your retirement plan often saves on taxes and leaves more for your heirs. You may also designate the Land Trust as a beneficiary on other financial accounts and Donor Advised Funds. Beneficiary designations are easy to complete and can often be done directly on the plan providers website.

Charitable Trusts

Establishing charitable trust arrangements is another way to include the Land Trust in your estate planning. Please consult your advisor to determine if this is the right consideration for you and your family.

Real Estate

By donating real estate to the Land Trust today, you may be able to reduce capital gains tax or receive an income tax deduction. Real estate gifts do not need to have conservation value; your personal residence, vacation home/condominium or commercial property can also be donated to the Land Trust. If accepted, the Land Trust will sell the asset and use the proceeds to support its mission. Please contact Rachelle Curran Apse at rachelle@prlt.org or (207) 839-4633.

Personal Property

Your art collection, valuables, and other personal property that you have acquired with care and thought over a lifetime can be donated to the Land Trust. Under certain circumstances, you may qualify to receive a tax deduction for your donation of personal property. Please consult with your advisor before making any decisions.

In-Kind Gifts

The Land Trust most welcomes your in-kind gifts for events, volunteer workdays, and general operations of the business. Please contact Rachelle Curran Apse for more information at rachelle@prlt.org or (207) 839-4633.

GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICY
Please click here to view our gift acceptance policy. Please contact, Rachelle Curran Apse, Executive Director, for more information at rachelle@prlt.org or (207) 839-4633.

By becoming a member or donating to the Presumpscot Regional Land Trust, you will help conserve, steward, and provide access to local lands and clean water for current and future generations. Your gift is critical because individual donations and memberships are our primary source of operational funding. Donations of all sizes make you a member for one year.  The more generous your gift, the more impact our organization can have in the community.  As a member you receive our newsletters and special invitations to member thank you events. The Presumpscot Regional Land Trust is a non-profit organization primarily serving Gorham, Gray, Standish, Westbrook and Windham. Thank you for joining with the hundreds of members who together are making our community organization grow.