Land Legacy Circle
Our commitment is forever
By naming the Feather River Land Trust as a beneficiary of your will, trust, retirement account, or other plans, you will be making a visionary gift that will ensure the lands and waters of the Feather River region are conserved in perpetuity. Your generosity today helps safeguard a healthy future for generations to come—both human and wild.
I want the Land Trust to continue long after my life so my grandkids can bring their grandkids here to enjoy the beauty and magic of this place and know their grandparents made a difference in this lifetime.
—Clare Churchill, Land Legacy Circle member
The Feather River Land Trust is protecting the places I love. We have to protect the land and preserve clean water. Why wouldn’t someone want to give his or her resources to make that possible?
—Jim Jenner, Land Legacy Circle donor
Knowing that my financial contributions to FRLT will help to conserve and maintain open land in the Feather River region and protect this land from ever being developed provides me with visual confirmation that my very existence will have made a positive impact on our planet. This reassurance nurtures my soul.
—Mary Miles, Land Legacy Circle member
Planned Giving: Ways to Give
By planning a legacy gift, you’re ensuring the Land Trust will be strong well into the future, and you may also be able to reduce your income taxes, capital gains taxes, and estate taxes, depending on your situation.
Will or trust
Most Land Legacy Circle members leave a legacy gift by simply indicating FRLT in their will or living trust. You can consult with your attorney about adding an amendment to your current documents to leave FRLT a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate, a specific asset or property, or the remainder of your estate after gifts to your family or other beneficiaries have been made.
Sample language: If you wish to include FRLT in your estate plan, here is suggested language you can review with your attorney: “I give and bequeath to the Feather River Land Trust (Tax ID #: 68-0449687) the sum of___________ (indicate dollar amount, percentage of your estate, or description of specific asset or property) for its general purposes.”
Support the people and causes you love by making a will
Freewill: an easy, secure tool to write your will
You’re helping protect some of the most ecologically important and beloved lands and waters in the Feather River region. Ensure your good work continues—and protect yourself and your loved ones—by making a will or estate plan. With Freewill's secure, online platform, you can create your will or trust in 20 minutes, for free.
Photo by Liz Fairchild
Bob's Legacy
Protecting what he loves in the Feather River Watershed
Join Bob Blesse at Bucks Lake in Plumas County, CA while he shares about his plans to leave a lasting legacy of conserved lands. Bob's family has been loving the Feather River region for over 60 years. His love of these lands, and the warm memories he and his family have made here inspired him to join FRLT's Land Legacy Circle.
Let us know your plans
If you've already included the Feather River Land Trust in your estate plans, please let us know so we can thank you and welcome you into our Land Legacy Circle. We'll acknowledge your generosity according to your wishes, anonymously if you prefer. As a member, you’ll receive special updates from our team and invitations to events.
Contact us to learn more
If you’re considering a legacy gift, please contact us to learn more. We’re happy to confidentially discuss options with you and answer your questions. For more information, please contact:
Legacy Giving Coordinator, Karen Kleven, at legacygiving@frlt.org or (530) 283-5758 x103
Philanthropy Lead, Katie Bagby, at kbagby@frlt.org or (530) 283-5758 x3 or (530) 616-8791 (mobile)
IRA, other retirement plan or life insurance policy
This is a simple and meaningful way to join our Legacy Circle without changing your will or trust. You simply need to designate Feather River Land Trust as a beneficiary on all or part of your account or policy by completing a beneficiary designation form with the institution that administers your plan or policy. If you’re 70 1/2 or older, you can also join fellow supporters who make tax- free gifts from their IRAs, as qualified charitable distributions (QCD). You may even be able to save money while helping advance FRLT’s mission by donating all or a portion of your required minimum distribution, tax-free.
Stocks, bonds, bank accounts, and donor advised funds
You can easily ensure our work continues in the future by requesting a beneficiary designation form from the institution holding your assets and indicating Feather River Land Trust as a beneficiary on all or part of your asset.
Learn more about making gifts of stock and other ways to give during your lifetime.
Give during your lifetime
You can also donate stock, bonds, or other assets during your lifetime, or make a qualified charitable distribution from your IRA for potential tax benefits.
What your generosity makes possible
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Join John Muir Laws for a nature journaling workshop all about Sierra birds!
November 16 | Book Launch with John Muir Laws
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Twenty years after establishing our K-12 outdoor education program, we want to hear from our community about the impact of the program.
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Home & 101 Ranches, owned by timber company Sierra Pacific Industries, are now protected with conservation easements.
Impact Reports
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2023 Conservation Successes
Take a look back at 2023 with us and celebrate all you helped make possible this year in the Feather River Watershed.
Protecting PG&E Headwater Lands
We worked with PG&E and Maidu Summit Consortium to protect 43,000+ acres of important Maidu homelands, headwaters, and habitats for public benefit.
