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Contribute to the PCL Foundation
The Planning and Conservation League Foundation, a 501(c) 3, non-profit corporation, needs YOUR financial support. While a good portion of our funding comes from various grant-making foundations around the country, we are still in need of individual contributions to make our work successful. Most grant-making foundations restrict their contributions to specific projects. The funds we receive from individual contributions are unrestricted and allow the Foundation to be more flexible and innovative in its research, public policy analysis, educational campaigns, and the overall effort to protect the environment. The PCL Foundation is NOT a membership organization, but the contributions given to the PCL Foundation are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. We thank you for your generous support of our efforts to ensure that California continues to be an attractive, livable and equitable state by engaging in cutting-edge environmental public policy research. Show your support by making a generous contribution today. Thank you.
Click here for General Contributions.
We also urge you to become a member of the Planning and Conservation League. Click here to join as an individual or organization.
Give a Planned Gift to the PCL Foundation
The Board of Trustees of the PCL Foundation is looking to build a strong financial future for the organization. The Board understands that while we will always be dependant on grant-making foundations for the large portion of our project funding, in times of economic slowdown, those funds become more and more limited. The Foundation needs a stable, continuous, source of operational income. This is being developed through the establishment of a Perpetual Fund Society. Click on the link above to find out how you can ensure that the PCL Foundation will be a thriving organization for years and years to come.
Ways to make a planned gift to Planning and Conservation League Foundation:
- bequest in your will, either a set amount or a percentage of your estate (this is the most common form of a planned gift).
- life income gift, which pays you, and your spouse, income for your life and donates the remainder to PCLF.
- gift of appreciated property, stock, or life insurance policy.
- beneficiary designation of an IRA, life insurance policy, or retirement plan.
*An attorney or financial planner can explain the tax benefits of these gifts.
Simply print out this quick and easy 3-page form (PDF or Word doc)and mail it in.
Or contact Traci Sheehan at (916) 313-4511 or to request a Perpetual Fund form or more information on planned giving.
Testimony
Jake Sigg, a loyal supporter of PCLF for more than two decades, has been a leader in the California Native Plant Society, and a force for protection of the environment in California, especially in San Francisco. Recently, we asked him to consider including PCLF in his will. He had this to say:
"The Planning and Conservation League Foundation has done great work protecting our environment. I was delighted by the opportunity to leave proceeds from my estate to an organization to which I have long felt affection and gratitude, as it represents some of my deepest values. And, it was very easy. I simply filled out a short form, provided by PCLF, and sent it in. If you are thinking about estate planning, consider including the Planning and Conservation League Foundation." -Jake Sigg |
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| Jake Sigg, a loyal supporter of PCLF |
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