Sustaining Gifts
Create a Legacy That Lasts
Planned Giving is a meaningful way to achieve your personal, financial, and philanthropic goals while protecting the natural places you love. By including Tenafly Nature Center in your plans, you help preserve nearly 400 acres of forest, safeguard wildlife, and inspire future generations through environmental education.
Explore the many ways you can make a lasting impact—from bequests and gifts of stock to charitable IRA distributions. Each planned gift strengthens Tenafly Nature Center’s mission of preservation, education, and connection with nature for generations to come.
Planned Giving
Create a Legacy That Lasts
Planned Giving allows you to meet your personal, financial, and philanthropic goals while supporting the causes that matter most to you. By including Tenafly Nature Center (TNC) in your plans, you’ll help protect nearly 400 acres of forest, its wildlife, and the environmental education that inspires future generations.
We encourage you to speak with your financial or tax advisor about the giving option that best fits your goals. For inclusion in a will or estate document, please use our official name: Tenafly Nature Center Association. Our team is happy to help you meet your philanthropic and planning objectives through meaningful, lasting contributions.
Bequests
Including Tenafly Nature Center in your will or estate plan is a simple way to leave a lasting legacy. You may designate a specific dollar amount, asset, or percentage of your estate. Please consult your attorney or financial advisor and use the following sample language:
“I give, devise, and bequeath the sum of $_____ (or a description of the specific asset) to Tenafly Nature Center, an exempt charitable organization located at 313 Hudson Avenue, Tenafly, NJ 07670, for its general corporate purposes.”
ID 22-0019117
Donor Advised Funds
Support Tenafly Nature Center directly through your Donor Advised Fund (DAF). Simply contact your fund manager to recommend a grant or set up recurring donations.
IRA Charitable Distributions
Making a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from your IRA is a simple and tax-efficient way to support TNC’s mission of preservation and education.
If you are 70½ or older, you can contribute up to $100,000 annually from a traditional IRA to an eligible charity without the transfer being considered taxable income. These gifts count toward your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) and can reduce your taxable income while supporting a cause you love.
Have your financial institution send your QCD gift directly to:
Tenafly Nature Center
313 Hudson Avenue, Tenafly, NJ 07670
For more information or assistance, please contact TNC’s Executive Director at 201-568-6093 or email us.
Support Tenafly Nature Center through asset-based giving, a powerful way to make a meaningful impact while potentially enjoying tax advantages.
Gifts of Stock
Donating appreciated securities, such as stocks, can be a smart way to support TNC. Please consult your financial or tax advisor to ensure this approach fits your goals. To make a gift:
Provide your broker with the following transfer information:
Tenafly Nature Center
EIN # 22-0019117Include your name in the wiring instructions so your gift can be properly credited.
Notify TNC’s Executive Director of the stock name, number of shares, or approximate dollar amount being transferred.
The effective date of your gift is the date the securities are received in TNC’s account, and the gift value is calculated as the average of the high and low quotations for that day.
Donor Advised Funds (DAFs)
You can also support Tenafly Nature Center directly through a Donor Advised Fund. This allows you to recommend grants from your fund to TNC, offering a flexible and tax-efficient way to contribute appreciated assets or other investments. Contact your fund manager to get started, and let us know so we can promptly credit your gift.
For more information or assistance, please contact TNC’s Executive Director at 201-568-6093 or email us.
Maximize your impact with employer-supported donations! Many companies offer matching gift programs that double—or even triple—your contribution to Tenafly Nature Center.
To take advantage of this opportunity:
Check with your employer to see if they offer a matching gift program.
Submit the required paperwork or online form through your company.
Let us know so we can ensure your gift is credited and matched.
Matching gifts are an easy and powerful way to increase your support for TNC’s trails, conservation efforts, and environmental education programs—at no additional cost to you.
For more information or assistance, please contact TNC’s Executive Director at 201-568-6093 or email us.