LandWatch depends on the generosity of its supporters and donors to help fund its work to ensure a good land use policy. Your financial support of LandWatch Monterey County is critical to the future of our community. Your donation ensures Monterey County has land use policies that are good for the local economy, protect the environment, and accomplish our social equity goals. Please give as generously as you can. LandWatch is a public benefit 501(C)(3) non-profit organization and contributions are deductible from federal and California state income taxes.

Help shape what Monterey County will be like for generations to come by joining the Monterey County Legacy Program and making a Planned Gift to LandWatch now.

What is Planned Giving?

Planned giving is a gift for the future. The Monterey County Legacy Program now accepts charitable bequests from your financial estate. You can make a bequest by including a provision in your will or living trust, or by naming LandWatch as a beneficiary of a retirement plan or life insurance policy. A bequest costs nothing now and enables you to continue to support LandWatch beyond your lifetime.

Gift Options

Your bequest can be made for a specific amount, for a percentage of your estate, or for all or a portion of what is left after you have made bequests to your family. To make a bequest to LandWatch you must sign a new will or living trust or add a codicil to your current will. We have prepared sample language to assist you in preparing your bequest.

A second way to structure your bequest is to add LandWatch as a beneficiary of a retirement plan or life insurance policy. To do so, contact the retirement plan administrator or life insurance company and complete the appropriate beneficiary designation form. And, as all gifts made to LandWatch are exempt from federal income and estate taxes, LandWatch will benefit from the full value of any retirement assets that were funded on a pre-tax basis.

Contact Us

To learn more about the Monterey County Legacy Program and discuss your options for leaving a gift to LandWatch, please reach out to us directly at legacy@landwatch.org or (831) 795-2824. We are also available to consult with your legal and tax advisors.

There are three standard ways to incorporate a donation to a non-profit upon your passing. These include:

1. A Fixed Amount of Money or a Designated Property
   “I give $_________ to Monterey County Land Watch, federal tax I.D. 91-1862145, a non-profit corporation as described in section 170 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code with national headquarters located at 306 Capitol Street, #101, Salinas, California 93901.”
2. A Percentage of The Estate
   “I give ________% of my estate to Monterey County Land Watch, federal tax I.D. 91-1862145, a non-profit corporation as described in section 170 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code with national headquarters located at 306 Capitol Street, #101, Salinas, California 93901.”
3. A Residual Bequest
   “I give all the residue of my estate, including real and personal property, to Monterey County Land Watch, federal tax I.D. 91-1862145, a non-profit corporation as described in section 170 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code with national headquarters located at 306 Capitol Street, #101, Salinas, California 93901.”

Always consult an attorney when preparing legal documents.