Donor Advised Funds

If you have a Donor Advised Fund (DAF), you can make a charitable gift from your DAF to the Estuary Partnership. Some DAFs can be processed directly through our donation platform using DAFPay, or you can contact your DAF administrator to direct them to make a gift from your fund to the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership.

IRA Charitable Rollover

For those individuals who must take Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) from IRAs, 401Ks or other taxable sources, you may be able to make a Qualified Charitable Distribution to the Estuary Partnership to reduce your tax burden. A rollover allows qualified people to reduce their taxable income by making a gift directly from their IRA or 401K to a nonprofit. Consult your tax advisor or plan administrator. 

Bequests

You can have a lasting legacy for the Columbia River and our mission by naming the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership as a beneficiary in your will or trust. A bequest has several options: 

• You can gift a specific dollar amount or assets
• You can gift a percentage of your estate
• You can gift from the balance or residue of your estate

Let us know if you have made the generous choice to name the Estuary Partnership as a beneficiary. 

Gifts of Stocks or Bonds

Donating appreciated securities, including stocks or bonds, is an easy and tax-effective way for you to make a gift to the Estuary Partnership.

Charitable Gift Annuities

A charitable gift annunity is a way to make a gift to support the Estuary Partnership through your local community foundation or an entity such as The National Gift Annuity Foundation, with the promise of secure fixed payments for the rest of your life. 

Learn more about charitable gift annuities at Fidelity Charitable.

Beneficiary Designated Giving

You can designate the Estuary Partnership as the beneficiary of your life insurance policy, retirement accounts, or bank or investment accounts. Donating part or all of your unused retirement assets (IRA, 401K, 403b, pension, etc.) allows your heirs to avoid estate taxes and benefit from an estate tax charitable deduction. Retirement assets can be taxed as high as 60% if left to your heirs, but nonprofits are not taxed when receiving them, meaning the full value of your gift will support our mission. Contact your retirement plan custodian to designate the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership as a beneficiary.