Turn wildlife data into knowledge we act on

Recurring gifts offer an easy way to provide valuable ongoing support for the vital work The Wild Neighbors Database Project does every day. Your regular monthly gift means reliable ongoing funding to support and continue the projects and partnerships that turn wildlife data into shared intelligence, protecting animals, people and the planet we share.

Does your employer encourage employee giving? Many companies offer matching gift programs, and some companies also match employee volunteer hours with funds.

Most of these programs match contributions dollar for dollar, and some will even double or triple the amount of your gift!

Ask your employer if they offer a Workplace Giving program and specify The Wild Neighbors Database Project as your beneficiary!

Recommending a grant from your donor-advised fund (DAF) is a convenient and generous way to ensure wildlife health data is turned into useful and actionable shared intelligence. Your generosity fuels our important work and helps protect animals, people, and the planet we share.

Make a one-time grant or extend your support by setting up a recurring monthly or quarterly gift. The Wild Neighbors Database Project participates in DAF Direct to facilitate gifts from donor-advised funds with Fidelity Charitable®, Schwab Charitable®, and the BNY Mellon Charitable Gift Fund®.

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If you have a DAF at another financial institution, you can log on to your online account to recommend your grant, and please request that your information be shared with us. DAF donations do not always arrive with donor information included, and we would like to be able to properly express our gratitude.

When you make your gift, be sure to use our legal designation:

Legal name: The Wild Neighbors Database Project
Tax ID (EIN): 46-3151740
Address: PO Box 421, Middletown, CA 95461

Questions? We can help. Contact [email protected].

Gifts of appreciated securities and gifts through IRAs are both easy and tax-efficient ways to support The Wild Neighbors Database Project and our impactful work.

For our brokerage transfer details, contact [email protected].

Join the many generous supporters who have chosen to leave a gift to The Wild Neighbors Database Project in their will or trust, helping to safeguard wildlife and our shared environment for future generations.

How it works

By including a bequest provision in your will or revocable trust, you can leave a specific amount, a percentage of your estate, or specific assets such as stocks, real estate, or property to The Wild Neighbors Database Project, either as a primary or contingent beneficiary.

With a bequest:

• You retain control of your assets during your lifetime.
• You can change your mind or modify your gift at any time, no matter the circumstance.

Remember that your gift may be deductible from your taxable estate, and is usually exempt from state inheritance taxes, which means your gift will go further for wildlife health!

Already have a will or trust? You can amend it with a simple document: a codicil for a will, or an amendment for a trust. Here is some sample language you can have your attorney review:

“I give, devise and bequeath to The Wild Neighbors Database Project (EIN 46-3151740), located in Middletown, California, the sum of _______ dollars ($ ___) (Or state a percentage of your estate, or describe real or personal property, including exact location) for its unrestricted use and purpose.”

When designating The Wild Neighbors Database Project, please use the following:

Legal name: The Wild Neighbors Database Project
Tax ID (EIN): 46-3151740
Address: PO Box 421, Middletown, CA 95461

Once you've included The Wild Neighbors Database Project in your will or trust, please notify us at [email protected].

If you are 70 ½ or older, you can make a tax-free distribution from your traditional IRA directly to The Wild Neighbors Database Project. If you are 73 or older, you are required to take a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from your IRA. You can allocate a portion of your RMD as a charitable gift in the form of a qualified charitable distribution (QCD), and that gift can be excluded from your taxable income. This way of supporting The Wild Neighbors Database Project may provide significant tax advantages.

Please contact your IRA custodian to let them know you would like to make a "Qualified Charitable Distribution" to The Wild Neighbors Database Project.

If you are under 70 ½, you can use your IRA to support the work of The Wild Neighbors Database Project by making a withdrawal and donating the proceeds after taxes.

Another option is to designate The Wild Neighbors Database Project as a beneficiary of your retirement plan.

Please have all checks sent to the address below to ensure your gift is properly processed and acknowledged, and please alert us that a gift is forthcoming by contacting Rachel Avilla, Executive Director, at [email protected]. Thank you!

Legal name: The Wild Neighbors Database Project
Tax ID (EIN): 46-3151740
Address: PO Box 421, Middletown, CA 95461

Naming The Wild Neighbors Database Project as a primary beneficiary of your life insurance is a great way to support shared intelligence and protect wildlife, people, and the planet. An additional option is to name The Wild Neighbors Database Project as a contingent beneficiary should your other beneficiaries not survive you. Upon your passing, the funds generally pass to The Wild Neighbors Database Project free of federal estate tax.