make a donation
When you make a direct gift to Montana Audubon, you have tremendous flexibility in determining how the funds will be used, as well as many options for making your gift. A few of the ways you can give to Montana’s wildlife and bird conservation are described below. All donations to Montana Audubon are tax-deductible. To join Montana Audubon (and make a donation at the same time), see the link to the left.
Unless otherwise noted by the donor, gifts are designated to support all the work done at Montana Audubon. Donors can also specify that gifts benefit one or more program—or one of our endowments, which will support our work in perpetuity.
To learn more about planned giving, follow the link to the left.
Monthly Giving
With your monthly support, we can expand our work for Montana’s birds, wildlife, and their habitats. Monthly donors provide Montana Audubon with an ongoing, reliable source of support throughout the year—enabling a swift response when conservation issues need our attention.
Monthly gifts are a convenient way to support Montana Audubon’s programs in a significant way. If you sign up for this program, monthly donations will be drawn from your bank account. We can send you a receipt for your tax-deductible contribution every month or once a year (your choice). A minimum of $10/month is required.
Tribute Gifts
We all have people and events of particular importance in our lives. If you would like to honor or remember a loved one, or recognize a significant occasion, Montana Audubon welcomes your generosity.
Commemorating a special person with a gift to Montana Audubon provides a lasting tribute to a friend, colleague or loved one, and contributes valuable support to conservation in Montana. A “gift in memory” is an excellent way to honor someone deceased who cared deeply about conservation and Montana. A “gift in honor” of a living person for a milestone occasion such as a graduation, promotion, birth of a child, birthday, or retirement, allows the person to be honored by knowing conservation work is being done in their name.
You will receive a receipt for your tax-deductible donation. An acknowledgment card is also mailed to the honoree or family of the deceased. The individual you have honored or remembered is listed in Montana Audubon’s newsletter. Donors who have no other relationship to Montana Audubon other than making a tribute gift are not solicited for future gifts.
To make a tribute gift, please send a check or money order to:
Montana Audubon, Main Office
PO Box 595
Helena, MT 59264
Corporate Matching Gifts
Many employers match donations to charitable organizations for their employees, retirees, and family members. Employer matching gifts can double or even triple your donation to Montana Audubon. To initiate a matching gift, check with the personnel or human resources department at your and/or your spouse’s employer. If the employer uses a Matching Gift form, please complete the form and send it to: Montana Audubon, P.O. Box 595, Helena, MT 59624.
Stock Gifts
Montana Audubon is happy to be able to accept stocks, bonds, or other securities. In fact, gifts of appreciated stock or other securities can be a mutually beneficial way of contributing to Montana Audubon—allowing you to make an immediate impact on conservation in Montana while receiving a substantial tax benefit.
When you donate appreciated securities that you have held for at least one year, you can get a more favorable tax deduction on your federal income tax return and avoid capital gains taxes that would have been due had you sold the securities. The key is to transfer the assets to Montana Audubon and let us sell the stocks, bonds, or related securities (If you or your broker sells the asset and donates the proceeds, you will be required to pay the capital gains taxes due). Montana Audubon is able to sell or trade your gifted assets, without tax liability, and put all the proceeds to work protecting Montana's birds and their habitats.
Donating stock to Montana Audubon is simple and straightforward, usually involving a wire transfer of shares from your brokerage account into Montana Audubon’s brokerage account.
For more information or to initiate a gift of stocks, bonds, or other securities to Montana Audubon, contact Steve Hoffman, Executive Director at 406-443-3949 or e-mail him at shoffman@mtaudubon.org.
In-Kind Gifts
In-kind gifts to Montana Audubon, which include items such as art, equipment, and motor vehicles, are evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The questions we address are: Is the gift related to Montana Audubon’s mission? Is it in our interest to accept the gift?
If you have something in mind, it never hurts to give us a chance to discuss it with you. Contact Steve Hoffman, Executive Director at 406-443-3949 or e-mail him at shoffman@mtaudubon.org to discuss your gift ideas.