Wills are important regardless of your age and wealth. Planning ahead can save your loved ones’ time in making decisions on your behalf.  You can easily arrange a charitable bequest for SOS in your will or trust.  The process is simple and can take as little as 15 minutes. Your request can be changed at any time and is realized only after your death.    

Naming SOS as a beneficiary in your life insurance policy is a simple and meaningful way to leave a lasting legacy. If your policy is no longer needed, the remaining balance can be donated as a tax deductible gift. Benefits will be directed to SOS or a donor specified SOS program. The best part is that it is free from the Federal estate tax. 

By naming SOS as a beneficiary in your IRA, 401K or other qualifying plan, the remaining benefits will be transferred to us tax-free.  We work directly with donors or retirement planning professionals to make this a reality.

Gift stocks, bonds, and mutual funds to SOS.  Contribute to directly to our mission while avoiding capital gains tax on appreciated securities. 

Any way you would like.  Send a check, wire funds, or make online donations to Save Our Seabirds.  If you would like your contributions to be directed toward a specific project, please specify it at the time of donation. 

Donors 70 1/2 or older are able to make tax-free donations to SOS from both traditional and Roth IRAs. By naming us as a beneficiary in your IRA, after your death, remaining assets in your plan will pass to SOS untaxed. 

Reduce your gift and estate taxes by transferring assets to a trustee of your choosing, investing within the trust, making a set number of payments to SOS, and when the specified time period is over, the remaining principal is transferred to you or designated heirs.  

When you contribute cash, securities, or other assets to a donor-advised fund, you are generally eligible to take an immediate tax deduction. Then those funds can be invested for tax-free growth, and you can recommend grants to any eligible IRS-qualified public charity.

Receive a charitable estate tax deduction by adding a testamentary gift to your will, benefiting both your heirs and SOS. Once your heirs income interest terminates, or other provisions are reached, your remaining balance is gifted to SOS.