Join OST as we address the growing need for trusted science and expertise as the ocean is tapped for new climate solutions.
Your generosity will support OST’s efforts to:
- Grow and Steward an Expert Network
- Convene a West Coast Ocean Science Action Agenda
- Deliver ‘Ask an Expert’ science briefings to legislators on ocean and coastal matters
- Encourage science policy education
- Explore salient, emerging topics including impacts of new technologies on marine life
Your vital support will help address the growing need for trusted science and expertise as the ocean is tapped for new climate solutions.
Thank you!
While the issues we work on evolve over time, our core roles stand as the most impactful and holistic expression of our founding legislation. Bringing Science to Lawmaking, Stewarding Ocean Science Investments, Delivering Science Advice for Policymakers, and Encouraging Science Policy Education are the pathways we negotiate to be proactive in bringing scientific knowledge, capacity, and solutions to decisions shaping the future of California’s coast and ocean.
To donate by check, please mail to:
California Ocean Science Trust
1017 L Street
#293
Sacramento, CA 95814
Please make all checks payable to “California Ocean Science Trust”
Gifts of stock or distributions from your IRA account are a smart and easy way to support OST. You can designate your gift to a specific program or choose to support all of our work, enabling OST to use your gift towards our priority needs.
You can put OST into your Estate Plan or will. We appreciate being included in the causes and charities you care about, thank you!
Bequests via Trust or Will
Create a legacy by leaving a charitable bequest to California Ocean Science Trust. Through a simple process with tangible tax advantages, this option involves working with your estate planner to include a bequest in your will or trust. Gifts can be specified in several forms:
- Specific dollar amount or asset
- Percentage of the estate
- Balance or residual amount of the estate
Retirement Plan Funds
Retirement accounts are increasingly becoming the resource of choice for individuals who wish to make charitable bequests.
By naming California Ocean Science Trust as a beneficiary of one or more of your retirement accounts, you can make a legacy gift while reducing income tax liability to your heirs or your estate. Because charitable organizations do not pay income taxes, 100% of your gift will benefit our work.
Stocks
Stock donations are another pathway for leaving a legacy to California Ocean Science Trust. The advantages of this approach are that donating stock that has appreciated in value can help to avoid capital gains tax and potentially increase your tax deduction.
IRA Charitable Transfer
If you are required to take IRA distributions (you have an IRA and you are 70 ½), and you don’t need or want the income, you can benefit California Ocean Science Trust by directing your distribution to the organization and decreasing your taxable income.
Establish your legacy by donating up to $108k per year and satisfying your required minimum distribution (RMD).
California Ocean Science Trust is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our tax identification number is 65-1261006. Your entire donation is tax-deductible as a charitable contribution as allowed by law. California Ocean Science Trust has not provided any goods or services to your for contributions received. OST does not rent, sell, or trade your contact information.
To donate by phone, please contact us at 510.251.8320 or information@oceansciencetrust.org
