Support our mission to protect and steward in perpetuity the unique natural, cultural, and aesthetic resources of the Santa Lucia Preserve and serve as a model of ecologically sustainable development to communities outside of the Preserve.
Your gift will help our team of dedicated scientists, restoration professionals, and naturalists conserve biodiversity in our region, inspire the next generation of land stewards, and reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire.
Those who are 70.5 or older can give up to $100,000 from your IRA directly to Santa Lucia Conservancy, without having to pay income taxes on the money. If you are 72 or older, this gift can also satisfy your required minimum distribution.
By making a check or cash gift, make sure to itemize it on your taxes to receive a federal income tax charitable deduction. Cash and check gifts can also be given in tribute of a loved one. Please address gifts to:
Santa Lucia Conservancy
5240 Carmel Valley Road
Carmel, CA 93923
Stock gifts are a tax-advantage way to support climate and wildfire resilience on the Santa Lucia Preserve. Contact your bank or broker to jump-start your legacy.
Through a donor advised fund, you have the flexibility to recommend how much and how often funds are granted to Santa Lucia Conservancy.
Making a bequest — a gift made in your will or living trust — to Santa Lucia Conservancy is a powerful way to impact the future of conservation on the Santa Lucia Preserve for years to come. Bequests can be a specific amount, percentage or remainder of assets.
We advise you to seek legal consultation in order to make a bequest. Sample language for a bequest includes: I give and bequeath to the Santa Lucia Conservancy ___% of my total estate or a total sum of $___.
Please contact Executive Director Jamison Watts at [email protected] or (831) 402-9694 for questions or more information about giving to the Santa Lucia Conservancy.