Popular tax-smart gifts
You may be able to support parrots using assets you already own, while also receiving valuable tax benefits. Explore the options below to find a giving method that may work for you.
Explore tax-smart gift options
Learn about gifts that put your assets to work for parrots while potentially providing tax benefits for you.
Stocks and securities
Your gift of stock or mutual funds helps protect parrots today and for generations to come — and it may also help you avoid capital gains taxes.
Donor Advised Funds
If you have a donor-advised fund, recommending a grant to the World Parrot Trust is a simple way to put funds already set aside for giving directly to work for parrots.
Cryptocurrency
Make an impact for parrots by donating Bitcoin, Ethereum, or other cryptocurrencies.
Donating cryptocurrency directly may also offer tax advantages.
Qualified Charitable Distributions
If you’re eligible, a Qualified Charitable Distribution from your IRA can be a tax-smart way to support parrots directly.
Real Estate
A gift of real estate turns the value of your property into meaningful support for parrots and may offer tax benefits too.
Your gift helps give parrots a brighter future
A gift in your will protects parrots and the places they depend on long into the future.
Your gift protects vital habitat, restores threatened populations and helps fight illegal trapping and trafficking — giving long-term conservation work the support it needs.
We’re here if you’d like to talk
Planning a gift is a personal decision.
If you have questions or would like to talk through the ways your gift could help parrots, we would be happy to speak with you in confidence and without obligation.
Name: Deedee Mader
Title :Supporter Engagement Manager
Email: usa@parrots.org
Tel: +1 (864) 610-2129
More ways to make an impact
Gifts in a will or trust
A gift in your will or trust helps protect parrots for generations to come, while keeping your assets available to you during your lifetime. You can also use our free online tool to create your will.
Beneficiary designations
Naming the World Parrot Trust as a beneficiary of an IRA, 401(k), or other eligible account is a simple, flexible way to support parrots in the future. You decide whether to leave all or a percentage of an account while keeping control of your assets during your lifetime.