To keep protecting Florida’s iconic birds and habitats for decades to come, Audubon Florida launched Elevate, a campaign to make strategic investments that advance our science and habitat protection, and create new opportunities for immersive education experiences.
As part of this effort, we have included a goal to document $10 million in future bequest gifts from supporters—and we are happy to share that we are halfway there!
We hope you will join us in this effort by including Audubon in your estate plans or by letting us know that you already have identified Audubon as a beneficiary of your estate. Gifts from retirement accounts, wills, and trusts have been an important part of Audubon’s history and are essential to our future.
Please take this simple, but impactful, step to let us know about your plans or to refresh your information with us if you have already made this thoughtful commitment.
Legacy gifts like these fuel our work to protect birds and the places they need now and into the future.
Contact Suzanne Bartlett:
305.371.6399, ext. 123
Suzanne.Bartlett@audubon.org
Or fill out this form.
Looking for Ways to Double Your Impact in 2023?
If you are 70½ or older, you can make a tax-free distribution from your traditional or Roth IRA to Audubon Florida.
Here’s how it works: you donate up to $100,000 without incurring income tax on your withdrawal. The process is simple: you direct distributions in the amount of your choosing from your traditional or Roth IRA to Audubon Florida. This can be a one-time or recurring gift. The distributions go directly to Audubon Florida and are not subject to federal income tax.
When making your gift, to ensure it is properly processed and that you are listed as the donor of record and the gift comes to Florida, please have all checks directed to the address below and contact Suzanne Bartlett at 305.371.6399, ext. 123 or Suzanne.Bartlett@audubon.org to let us know to expect your gift.
National Audubon Society
Office of Gift Planning
225 Varick Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10014
This article appeared in the Summer 2023 Naturalist. Read the full magazine here.