Other Ways to Give

“As a retired educator, I deeply appreciate and support the important work of California Environmental Voters Education Fund as I believe this is the only way society is ever going to understand why the environment is critical and demands protection.”
Randy E., San Jose, CA

California Environmental Voters Education Fund offers supporters many ways to contribute to our work. No matter which option for giving you choose, your tax-deductible donation will help us challenge threats to our state’s environmental protections and lead the way in public education and civic engagement efforts to maintain California’s leadership on environmental issues.


Help Protect the E
nvironment for Future Generations

Over time, the environmental challenges we face as Californians will change, but the means for addressing them will not. Making a planned gift to EnviroVoters Education Fund is a powerful way to share your dedication to the environment with future generations. Your gift will go into a special Conservation Legacy Fund reserved for board-directed strategic opportunities to educate and mobilize the next generation of conservation leaders.

There are several ways for you to continue to help protect the environment for future generations. The following information will help you and your financial advisor plan for your continued support of EnviroVoters Education Fund.

Click here for more information on how you can make a difference through our Conservation Legacy Society.

“This grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never all dried at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal sunset, eternal dawn and gloaming, on seas and continents and islands,
each in its turn, as the round earth rolls.”
—John Muir

Do you have an estate?
Your estate is the sum of your assets, including property you own, insurance policies, retirement accounts, cash on hand, etc. Wealthy people may have very large estates, but even people who aren’t wealthy often have the resources to make a charitable bequest. If every adult in America made a will and included a bequest of just $100, billions of dollars would flow to charitable causes every year.

We are currently accepting charitable bequests from our supporters. A charitable bequest is simply a distribution from your estate to a charitable organization through your Last Will and Testament. There are different kinds of bequests. For each, you must use very specific language to indicate the precise direction of your assets, and to successfully carry out your final wishes. In any charitable bequest, be sure to name the recipient accurately. Below, we have listed some of the more common kinds of bequests, and some sample bequest language. We strongly recommend that you carefully review the terms of your will with a professional trained in handling trusts and estates.


General Bequests
are legacies left to causes that come from the general value of the estate, and are made by designating a specific dollar amount, a particular asset or a fixed percentage of your estate to the cause of your choice.

Sample general bequest language:
“I hereby give and bequeath ________ ($ _____ , or_____ percent of the rest, remainder and residue of my estate, or the proceeds from the sale of real estate by my estate that I own located at ________ ) to the California Environmental Voters Education Fund, a nonprofit California corporation exempt from Federal taxation under Section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code, currently located at 6310 San Vicente Blvd., Suite 425, Los Angeles, California 90048, Federal Tax ID #94-3232552.”


Specific Bequests
are made when a particular item or property is bequeathed for a designated purpose.

Sample specific bequest language:
“I give, devise, and bequeath to California Environmental Voters Education Fund (#94-3232552), the sum of $_______ (or a description of a specific asset), for the benefit of California Environmental Voters Education Fund (#94-3232552) to be used for the following purpose: (state the purpose). If at any time in the judgment of the trustees of California Environmental Voters Education Fund (#94-3232552) it is impossible or impracticable to carry out exactly the designated purpose, they shall determine an alternative purpose closest to the designated purpose.”

If you have already designated EnviroVoters Education Fund as a recipient of a gift through your estate, please contact plannedgiving@envirovotersedfund.org so that we may thank you and recognize your support.

 

Employer Matching Gifts
You can double the impact of your gift to EnviroVoters Education through your company’s Employer Matching Gifts program. Many California employers have matching gift programs. That means a company will contribute, or match, the same amount as its employees in a given year. Some employers even double or triple the gifts their employees give – which mean your gift can go twice or even three times as far! These programs are often not utilized to the full extent by their employees.

Gifts eligible for matches typically must be in cash or publicly traded securities. Although you may designate your gift for a specific project or program, matching gifts can also be unrestricted – allowing the California Environmental Voters Education Fund to use your gift where it’s needed most.

Your employer may have specific rules and restrictions concerning matching gifts. If you are interested in learning more, please contact your Human Resources Director or our Development Department.

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