While gifts left to the Sierra Club are not deductible, with proper estate planning it may be possible to make a significant bequest to support the Club's legislative work and avoid estate taxation. Please contact us and consult your tax advisor for assistance in establishing a legacy that will reflect your concern for the environment. Sample bequest language is available. If you have made a provision in your estate plans for Sierra Club or The Sierra Club Foundation, please let us know so that we may recognize you as a member of the Rachel Carson Society . Vital Bequests are a vital and continuing resource that strengthens the Sierra Club's ability to preserve our natural heritage for future generations.
Most donors plan their gifts in the form of general bequests.
This general support is most helpful because it allows us to direct funds to our most crucial conservation priorities. The aggregate of these bequests amounts to a significant portion of the resources available for ongoing projects. However, should you have a specific environmental or programmatic interest, or if you wish to fund an endowment, we would be happy to assist you in planning a gift that meets both your interests and the goals of the Sierra Club. Sierra Club and The Sierra Club Foundation Bequests to the Sierra Club can fund national and regional lobbying activities. This support is particularly valuable because legislation is usually the final step in formally establishing national parks and wilderness areas, setting standards for clean water and air, promoting population control, protecting our coastlines, and achieving other environmental goals.