Sempervirens Fund welcomes your gifts of stock or real estate. In addition to helping us to purchase new redwood parklands in the Santa Cruz Mountains, your gift can result in important tax savings* for you.
1. Donate Stock -- Receive a tax deduction and avoid capital gains tax.
  Sempervirens Fund accepts donations of securities such as stocks, mutual funds, or bonds. You can receive a tax-deduction* based on the full fair market value of the securities at the time of your gift and often save capital gains taxes as well. Please contact our Executive Director for details.

Making a gift of stock is easy. You'll simply need to convey your instructions to your broker. Just click on Stock Gifting Instructions for a sample Letter of Instruction.

2. Donate Real Estate -- Gifts of land can save the land.
  Sempervirens Fund accepts gifts of many types of real estate:
  • redwood acreage
  • commercial/industrial property
  • income property
  • residential property
  • vacation property
To learn more, please click on Information for Property Owners.

You can receive a tax-deduction* based on the full fair market value of the property at the time of your gift and often save capital gains taxes as well. Please contact our Executive Director for details.
       
* Deductibility rules can be complex. A donor's ability to claim itemized deductions may be subject to limitations depending upon the donor's specific tax situation. Please consult with professional counsel to determine individual deductibility limits.
Sempervirens Fund is a nonprofit public charity meeting the requirements of IRS 501(c)(3) and the Public Benefit Corporation Law of the State of California.