Gift & Estate Planning

All Planned Giving Options

View of a green vista of rolling hills, coniferous trees, homes and lakes. — A scenic Mongolian vista from a mountain top above the camp where Chinnghis Khan was proclaimed the Khan in Khan Khentii Protected Area, Khuh Nuur, Mongolia. © Nick Hall

Choose the Planned Gift That’s Right for You

Whatever your stage in life, planned giving can benefit you and your loved ones while helping to protect nature for generations to come. Some planned gifts have an impact now, some after your lifetime. Many offer tax savings, and some even provide you with income for life. Explore your options here, or reach out to our experts—we're happy to help every step of the way.

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in Alaska.

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Wills or Trusts

Help protect the lands and waters you love for years to come by making a gift to TNC in your estate plan.

Red Rock State Park, Tehachapi, California

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Life Insurance Policies

When you name TNC as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy, you may be able to save on estate taxes.

Oxbow located on the Boone River

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Retirement Plans

Naming TNC as a beneficiary of your IRA, 401k or other qualified plan may eliminate both income and estate taxes.

Located in Central Nevada.

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Charitable Gift Annuities

Donate to TNC and in return receive payments for life. You may even be able to save on taxes—it's a win-win-win!

in the equatorial Northern Pacific.

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Deferred Gift Annuities

Make a gift to TNC now that will pay you income later. When you defer your payments, they will be higher.

Big Thompson River in Rocky Mountain Park, Colorado

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Unitrusts

This very flexible giving option can provide you with income and may provide a hedge against inflation.

in the Arnavon Islands. Local communities here are working to protect hawksbill sea turtles.

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Appreciated Securities

Donating appreciated stocks, bonds or mutual funds is quick and simple and may provide you with significant tax benefits.

in autumn.

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Cash

Maximize your charitable deduction and provide funds for conservation immediately.

Weiss Acres - Sarpy County, Nebraska

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IRAs

If you are 70 1/2 or older, you can use your required minimum distributions to make gifts from your IRA.

at Green Swamp Preserve, North Carolina.

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Personal Property

Donate books, artwork or equipment to support lands and waters around the world and save on taxes.

Sunrise at Blue Grass Fish & Wildlife Area, near Chandler, Indiana.

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Real Estate

Donate residential, commercial or undeveloped real estate to help nature, save on taxes and reduce ownership responsibilities.

Canaan Valley, West Virginia

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Retained Life Estate

Give TNC your house and continue to live there rent-free.

The Tillinghast Pond Management Area in western Rhode Island filled a critical gap in the land protection map, located between URI’s Alton Jones campus, the Wickaboxet Management Area, and the Arcadia Management Area. The protection of Tillinghast Pond was vital to the conservation of the surrounding forest and the pristine Wood River, which originates in West Greenwich.

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Charitable Lead Trusts

Freeze the taxable value of your assets, use them to support TNC today, and pass them on to loved ones after your lifetime.

Dolley Sods Wilderness Area in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia

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Donor-Advised Funds

Manage your charitable giving through this convenient, flexible and cost-effective alternative to a private foundation.

Parker Ranch, California

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Testamentary Gifts

Leave a gift to TNC in your will or revocable trust with a provision that the gift first be used to provide income to your heirs.

TNC scientists Heidi Schmalz (left) and Allison Rossman lead a group of volunteers and researchers as they identify invasive weeds on the Zumwalt Prairie Preserve, Oregon.

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grazing on the Zapata Ranch in Colorado with the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Sangre de Cristo mountains in the background.

Instructional Material

Estate Planning Guide

This free downloadable guide can help you get started planning your estate.

Beth Wheatley, The Nature Conservancy's director of External Affairs for the West Virginia Chapter, stands in the Tomblin Wildlife Management Area, West Virginia.

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Our friendly specialists can work with you to find the best giving option for you.