February 26, 2025
Takutea’s Journey to a Thriving Ecosystem in the Cook Islands
Takutea in the Cook Islands is on its way to reviving its entire ecosystem in a community-led effort.
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Conservation Donor
Join us in restoring islands for nature and people worldwide.
Your donation fuels vital conservation efforts, ensuring vibrant ecosystems and thriving communities for generations to come. Let’s make a powerful impact today.
Putting your
support to work
Every dollar helps us make tangible progress.
When you donate, your contribution directly supports impactful projects that have many benefits reaching far beyond the coastline. With your support, we can create a world filled with vibrant biodiversity, resilient oceans, and thriving island communities.
Community Engagement
Gatherings, translators, and facilitators ensure local voices and perspectives drive our restoration efforts, fostering strong community partnerships.
Accelerated Recovery
Social attraction systems, seabird decoys, and essential supplies fast-track island recovery, bringing life back to vital ecosystems.
Innovation
Drones and AI camera traps revolutionize our restoration work, enhancing precision and effectiveness in our projects so we can restore more and larger islands faster.
Impact Monitoring
Field gear and acoustic recorders help us track and assess project outcomes continuously, ensuring lasting and meaningful restoration progress.
Endowment Legacy Fund
Our new Endowment Legacy Fund provides long-term, sustained general support funding for our global initiatives, while also allowing the flexibility to address unforeseen hardships. It’s evidence that we plan to continue being a world leader in conservation for years to come, with the flexibility and resources to support our mission worldwide.
Other ways to give
There’s more than one way to support holistic island restoration worldwide.
Let’s find the option that works for you.
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, your donations to Island Conservation are tax deductible.
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Our Impact
Our work restores island ecosystems, protects endangered species, and strengthens community resilience.
Guided by science and indigenous knowledge, we create lasting change for nature and people around the world. Every project brings us closer to a thriving planet, where biodiversity and communities flourish together.
Your Support At Work
Here’s how we utilize your support to create maximum impact.
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Commitment
and Gift Policy
We’re dedicated to protecting people and the planet. Your trust matters – explore our commitment to donor privacy and our transparent gift acceptance policy to feel confident in your support.
Our Commitment
We will not sell, share or trade our donors’ names or personal information with any other organization, nor send mailings to our donors on behalf of other entities. This policy applies to all donor information received by Island Conservation, both online and offline as well as any electronic, written, or verbal communications.
Gift Acceptance Policy
Island Conservation is committed to preventing extinctions, restoring island ecosystems, and preserving biodiversity with special attention to the human communities that depend on these resources and are disproportionately impacted by their loss. Island Conservation will, with full transparency and due diligence, evaluate all potential gifts with attention to whether the gift donor’s business or personal dealings negatively impact any of the above or would erode the public’s trust in Island Conservation. The principal basis for making a gift should be the desire on the part of the donor to support the mission, programs, and objectives of Island Conservation. We will not accept gifts from individuals, foundations, or corporations that have an explicit or implicit quid pro quo. Island Conservation will not accept charitable contributions from unlawful sources.
Donate Stock
Donate a gift of stock to Island Conservation
Instructions for Donating Stock
Thank you very much for your interest in donating stock to support Island Conservation’s mission to prevent extinctions by removing invasive species from islands.
To make a contribution of stock, please follow the steps below:
Double your $25,000-$100,000 Donation! Clipperton 1:1 Matching Fund!
Island Conservation’s Clipperton Fund Challenge offers a 1:1 match from an anonymous benefactor for first-time gifts of $25,000 to $100,000, or a 1:1 match for existing donor’s increase gift (above their highest annual donation) of $25,000 to $100,000.
Stock Wiring Instructions – There are 2 potential ways to transfer.
ACATS Eligible Transfers:
ACATS Participant Name: SEI Private Trust Company (Required)
ACATS Participant #: 2663 (Required)
A/C #: 491216400 (Required)
Account Name: ISLAND CONSERVATION (Required)
For Further Credit Instructions: [e.g., “wherever needed most/unrestricted”; OR “intended for___x___”]
DTC Eligible Securities (Non-ACATs):
SEI Private Trust Company
DTC Clearing #: 2663 (Required)
A/C #: 491216400 (Required)
Account Name: ISLAND CONSERVATION (Required)
For Further Credit Instructions: [e.g., “wherever needed most/unrestricted”; OR “intended for___x___”]
If a donor wants to transfer Mutual Funds or foreign currencies, these take special handling and the above instructions are not applicable.
FEIN: 91-1839907
Contact Us
Finance Department Phone: 831-260-2179 ext. 791
Primary Finance Contact
Justin Lacy, Finance Manager; justin.lacy@islandconservation.org
Secondary Finance Contact
Vivian Sakovich, Staff Accountant; vivian.sakovich@islandconservation.org
Primary Philanthropy Contact
Heath Packard, Chief Philanthropy Officer; heath.packard@islandconservation.org; +1-360-584-3051
Other ways to give online here: https://www.islandconservation.org/other-ways-to-give donations to Island Conservation, a US-incorporated 501(c)(3) charity, are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
Gifts through your estate plan
A gift to Island Conservation in your estate plan will build a legacy and assure a future in which island species thrive.
A gift to Island Conservation in your estate plan will build a legacy and assure a future in which island species thrive. By including Island Conservation in your will, your estate may receive significant tax savings. A designated sum or a certain percentage of a residuary estate can be donated or consider making Island Conservation a full or partial beneficiary of your IRA, 401(k) or other qualified retirement plan. If you choose to provide for Island Conservation in your estate plans, please contact our planned giving team at giving at islandconservation.org or 831-359-4787.
If you wish to name Island Conservation in your will or estate plan, we should be named as:
Island Conservation, a nonprofit corporation, organized and existing under the laws of the state of California, with a principal business address of 2100 Delaware Ave., Suite 1, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. Tax ID # 91-1839907.
Our tax identification number is: 91-1839907
DATE OF INCORPORATION: 1994
Island Conservation is tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Donate Via IRA
Donate via your IRA fund to Island Conservation
The Pension Protection Act of 2006 gives those at least 70½ years of age the opportunity to make tax-free charitable gifts, including the minimum required distribution.
To make a distribution from your IRA account to IC follow these steps:
- Notify your plan administrator.
- Notify Island Conservation – giving at islandconservation.org.
For more information, contact giving at islandconservation.org or 831-359-4787.
We recommend that you consult your attorney or tax advisor about how tax benefits may apply to your specific situation. Please note that Island Conservation cannot render tax or legal advice and we urge you to consult with your professional advisor about your situation before making a charitable gift.
Link: How would I benefit and can it work for me? (single page as below)
How You Benefit
- You avoid the income tax penalty on your distributions.
- You have the satisfaction of seeing your gift immediately support critical conservation work.
Can It Work for You?
A gift through your IRA may be for you if:
- You are over age 70½.
- You do not need the additional income from your required minimum distributions.
- You don’t itemize deductions or you are subject to a rule that limits your deductions.
- You want to give more than the 60% deduction limitation.
- You live in a state with no charitable income tax deduction.
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CONTACT USMail a Check
Make a donation by mailing a check to our address:
Island Conservation
P.O. Box 80709
City of Industry, CA 91716-8415
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