Washington Wild Ways to Give

Donating to Washington Wild is an investment in your local community and a wild legacy for generations to come. With your support, we educate, empower, and mobilize communities in the vigorous defense of the last remaining wild forests and waters across Washington State. There are many ways to show your support. Together, we’ll keep Washington wild.

Ways to Give

Make a Donation

Make a one-time gift in the amount of your choosing at wawild.org/donate.

Become a Monthly Donor

This is the best way to support our work! Monthly donors provide consistent, reliable funding. Choose the amount that works for you and select “monthly donor” at wawild.org/donate

Workplace Giving

Does your employer have a workplace giving program? If so, it’s easy to designate gifts to Washington Wild through Earthshare Washington. You can join hundreds of other members who use this convenient method to support Washington Wild. If workplace giving is not currently available to you, please contact EarthShare Washington at (206) 622-9840 to learn about establishing a campaign in your workplace today.

Employer Matching Gifts

Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match any charitable contributions made by their employees.  Some companies will even match gifts made by retirees and/or spouses.  To find out if your company has a matching gift policy, please ask your employer or visit the EarthShare Washington Companies Matching Employees’ Gifts page. If eligible, request a matching gift form from your employer and send the completed form to Washington Wild to do the rest. The impact of your gift may even be doubled!

Give Stock

Thank you for considering a stock gift to Washington Wild. Below you will find the information necessary to transfer your shares into our account. If you have any questions please call Tom Uniack, Executive Director at (206) 633-1992 or email Tom@wawild.org

Washington Wild Broker Info: (this is where your broker should transfer your stock)

Broker Name: Cetera Investments
Brokerage Account Name: Washington Wild
Account Number: 2PX16152

DTC#: 0701
Brokerage Contact Name: Kyle Vegdahl
Brokerage Contact Phone: 1-800-720-5838 X64372
Brokerage Contact Email: Kyle.Vegdahl@certerais.com

IRA Charity Rollover

For Washington Wild supporters over the age of 70 ½

Passed by Congress on December 18, 2015 and later signed into law by the President, the PATH Act made permanent the IRA Charitable Rollover. This provision allows for qualified charitable distributions (QCD) from IRA accounts permitting persons over age 70 ½ to arrange direct, tax-advantaged gifts from their IRAs to qualified charitable organizations, such as Washington Wild, up to a maximum amount of $100,000.

To make an IRA gift, contact the custodian or trustee of your account to arrange the rollover. Please call our office, as well, so that we may ensure proper transfer and receipting of your contribution. Donors must be age 70 ½ or older and own a traditional or Roth IRA. Other retirement plans, such as pensions, 401(k) plans and others are not eligible. If donors withdraw funds and then contribute them separately, amounts withdrawn will be included in the donor’s gross income. It’s vital that the IRA custodian make the transfer directly to the charity.

Here are some additional points to keep in mind:

Beneficiaries of inherited IRAs can make gifts if they have reached the age of 70 ½.
IRA gifts do not count against the charitable deduction “ceilings” (50% of adjusted gross income for cash gifts, 30% for gifts of appreciated securities, with a five-year carryover for excess deductions)
IRA gifts cannot be made for charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts or to donor advised funds.

If you would like further information on making an IRA gift to Washington Wild, please contact Evan Lepine at (206) 633-1992 or Evan@wawild.org

Sample letter for you to use:

Dear IRA Custodian,

The PATH Act of 2015 permits a rollover directly from an IRA to a public charity.  As the owner of account #______________ that is in custody of your company, I request that you transfer from that account the sum of $_____________ to Washington Wild, 305 N 83rd St. Seattle, WA 98103. The Federal Tax I.D. Number for Washington Wild is 91- 1102692

Fred Meyer Community Rewards Program

Use Code HX962 at checkout

Amazon Smile

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