Tax-smart ways to support WWF
Nature is dynamic. So are the ways you can support it.
Nature needs us now more than ever. If you're wondering how you can help protect the wildlife and wild places you love, there are easy and efficient ways to give that can help you make an extraordinary impact on WWF's conservation work—and may provide you with significant tax savings.
There are numerous ways to give that are both manageable and meaningful. And they all help foster a future where both people and nature can thrive.
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Support WWF through your donor-advised fund
Use your fund as a tool to make a one-time or recurring grant to benefit WWF immediately, or use it to establish future charitable gifts.
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Donor-Advised Funds
Donor-advised funds—or DAFs—offer a simple, flexible way to set aside money to support WWF and the other causes you care about.
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Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)
If you are 70 ½ or older and have a traditional IRA, you can easily make a gift to WWF of up to the full amount allowed by the IRS each year. In many cases, these gifts are 100% tax-free.
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Stocks, Mutual Funds, or Bonds
A gift of appreciated securities—like stocks, mutual funds, or bonds—is a smart way to support WWF while potentially earning significant tax savings.
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Charitable Gift Annuities
When you use cash or other assets to establish a charitable gift annuity at WWF, you’ll receive secure, fixed payments for life for you and/or someone you choose—and you’ll also receive tax benefits.
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Gifts in Wills or Trusts
A legacy gift—one you include in your will or estate plan—allows you to honor your values and create lasting impact for the wildlife and wild places you care about with no impact on your current finances at all.
Smart ways to support WWF
Discover flexible, tax-smart ways to support WWF and protect nature—from donor-advised funds to stock gifts and charitable annuities.
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To properly attribute your generous contribution, and avoid any delay in its acknowledgement, please make sure your donation includes your full name and address. We often receive donations from financial institutions without sufficient information to identify the donor. To confirm your donation has been properly attributed and acknowledged, please contact us at 1-800-960-0993 or via email at [email protected] and we'll be happy to help.
The information on this website is not intended as legal or tax advice. For such advice, please consult an attorney or tax advisor. Figures cited in any examples are for illustrative purposes only. References to tax rates include federal taxes only and are subject to change. State law may further impact your individual results.