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Does your employer match charitable donations?
Additional donation and support opportunities are listed below;
- Commemorative Brick Program
- Coneflower Pavilion Project
- Picnic Table Sponsorship
- Keep the Wild Space Wild
Are you interested in supporting the Reserve with a Qualified Charitable Deduction (QCD)?
If you are 70 ½ years old or older, you can take advantage of a simple way to benefit Heckrodt Wetland Reserve and receive tax benefits in return. You can give any amount up to $105,000 per year from your IRA directly to a qualified charity such as ours without having to pay income taxes on that gift.
Why consider this gift?
- Your gift will be used today to provide accessible opportunities for all ages to engage with nature.
- You pay no income taxes on the gift. The QCD transfer generates neither taxable income nor a taxable deduction, so you benefit even if you don’t itemize!
- Since the gift doesn’t count as income, it can reduce your adjusted gross income.
- Beginning in the year you turn 73 (new for 2023), you can use your gift to satisfy all or part of your required minimum distribution (RMD).
Contact your IRA administrator for more information. Your gift must be received by December 31 of current year to qualify.
If you need any assistance or have any questions about how your gift can enhance Heckrodt Wetland Reserve, please connect with us.
The following donation options are facilitated through the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region;
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We can’t do all that we do without the support of our community!
Please support our goal to provide environmental education while fostering an ethic of environmental stewardship in a fun, hands-on atmosphere.
Your donations support;
- Habitat Management
- Environmental Education
- Site Improvements
- General Operations