WAYS TO GIVE

A one-time gift is a simple yet impactful way to support land conservation. Whether large or small, your gift plays an essential role in keeping our preserves healthy and accessible for all. Your donation goes directly to preserving land, maintaining trails, and protecting the local environment.

By becoming a monthly donor, you join a dedicated group of individuals committed to the long-term protection of Sharon’s natural landscapes. Your recurring donations provide us with steady, reliable funding, allowing us to plan and respond quickly to conservation needs while making it easier for you.

Leave a legacy that lasts for generations by including Sharon Land Trust in your estate plans. Planned gifts can take the form of bequests, trusts, life insurance policies, or retirement assets. These gifts ensure your commitment to conservation endures, helping protect the land and wildlife for years to come.

Help protect the land you love by donating the land itself to the Land Trust or establishing a conservation easement. A gift of land ensures that it will be forever preserved for future generations.

Honor someone special with a tribute or memorial gift to Sharon Land Trust. Whether in celebration of a birthday, an anniversary, or in memory of a loved one, these gifts create a lasting connection to the land. We will work with you to create a lasting tribute, through our tribute bench program or recognition in our annual report.

Donating appreciated stock or securities can be a tax-savvy way to support the Sharon Land Trust. By contributing stocks that have grown in value, you may be able to avoid capital gains taxes while making a larger impact on our conservation work.

A donor-advised fund (DAF) allows you to combine the most favorable tax benefits with the flexibility to support Sharon Land Trust when it makes sense for you. DAFs offer a simple, efficient, and tax-advantaged way to give, allowing you to recommend grants to Sharon Land Trust over time.

If you are 70½ or older, IRA charitable distributions are a smart, tax-advantaged way to make a difference, allowing you to reduce your taxable income while helping protect the lands you love. You can donate directly from your IRA to Sharon Land Trust through a qualified charitable distribution (QCD). This is a tax-free way to support conservation while fulfilling your required minimum distribution (RMD).

Double—or even triple—your impact by taking advantage of your employer’s matching gift program. Many companies will match charitable donations made by their employees, multiplying the effect of your support.

By partnering with Sharon Land Trust as a corporate sponsor, your business can play a key role in conserving land and wildlife while also engaging with our community. Corporate sponsorship opportunities are available for our events, programs, and outreach initiatives.

We couldn’t do this work without the dedication and passion of our volunteers. If you’d like to contribute your time and skills to help maintain trails, assist with invasive species management, and more, we’d love to hear from you.