Join the Heritage Club - and leave a lasting impact on the land we love.
With a planned gift, you can leave a legacy for the American West we cherish. By joining the Heritage Club, you will ensure you are leaving a lasting impact that will sustain the West into the future.
There are many planned gift options, and together with your tax advisor we can find a way to help you achieve your goals to keep working lands whole and healthy for future generations.
You can make a gift that costs you nothing during your lifetime through your will or trust. You can fund a charitable gift annuity that will pay you for the rest of your life. You may want to donate an asset you no longer need or want. View a gift option that interests you to find out more.
Ways to plan your giving
You are invited to join others who care about keeping working lands whole and healthy for generations to come by becoming a member of the Heritage Club when you share with us your plans for a planned gift. Heritage Club members receive a personalized welcome kit, special invitations to virtual and regional events throughout the year and - most sincerely - our gratitude for your generous commitment to the Western Landowners Alliance.
Please share your plans with us so we may acknowledge your gift.
Common bequest language:
We suggest the following language for a bequest to WLA. Such a bequest is not deductible for purposes of federal estate tax, but can be used most flexibly by the WLA, including for legislative lobbying. The tax ID# of Western Landowners Alliance is 46-1346488.
"I give to the Western Landowners Alliance, a nonprofit organization that is recognized as exempt from tax under Section 501(c)(3) per section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code, with its principate office at PO Box 27798, Denver, CO 80227, all ( or a _____%) of my residuary estate OR the sum of $ _________ to be used for its general purposes."
You should consult your own qualified financial and legal advisors to learn how the laws regarding estate taxes apply in your particular circumstances.
Still have questions or wish to discuss your desire to leave a legacy for Western Landowners Alliance? Please contact Jan Miller, Senior Philanthropy Officer, at janmiller@westernlandowners.org or 585-749-3570.
Members throw their weight into the most important work in the West
Private ranches, farms and forest properties are an important economic and cultural mainstay for Western rural communities. These working lands provide jobs and a high quality way of life.
They also provide valuable open space, protect crucial habitat and wildlife corridors, harbor the majority of imperiled species and control much of the water, including headwaters critical for healthy watersheds and down-stream users. But we live in a time where they are also under extreme pressure.
Western Landowners Alliance has developed a structured way for working land innovators to protect the intrinsic value of these lands, connect, and share and advocate in ways that protect the land and our way of life - both now and for the
future.
Join with other like-minded people
Find common sense, common ground solutions to the many challenges we face in the West today, including ensuring that working lands support quality livelihoods and human communities while also delivering the values we all care about, like wildlife habitat and clean water.
Promote private stewardship
It's critical that contributions and perspectives from private landowners be communicated and understood both broadly within society and by special interest groups. We tell these stories through media, films, and publications.
Support an active community
WLA helps members share knowledge and best practices that support stewardship including ranch tours, meetings and conference across the West. We also produce Western Digest - a monthly collection of the most relevant land management resources, issues, and events.
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