Ways to Donate
Employer matching donations:
GLCA is registered with JP Morgan, Reuters, and Brevity . To check if your company matches donations, please go to to https://causes.benevity.org/ to see if your company is listed.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR DONORS: PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE FORM BELOW AND PRINT OR FILL IN ELECTRONICALY. ONCE COMPLETED PLEASE MAIL US YOUR PRINTED FORM OR EMAIL US YOUR SCANED IMAGE OF THE COMPLETED FORM.
Dear Donor to “Save the Lake” Fundraising campaign
This form is intended to provide:
1. donor information and specific requests
2. delivery instruction (page 2)
3. confirmation of donation receipt from G.L.C.A., Inc.
Kindly please download the form, complete the donor part, and return it to us either as a printed hard copy document or as a scanned image to Contact@GarnetLake.Org
DONOR INFORMATION: Contact Information:
Name: ________________________________
Address: _______________________________
Email: _________________________________
Tel. No.: _______________________________
DONOR SPECIFIC REQUESTS for “Naming the Dam” Contest:
List my name publicly as: ________________________ or: ☐anonymous
Desired Name for the Dam: same as above ☐ or: ________________________
DONATION INFORMATION:
I am donating_______________________________ ___________________
(Cash or securities, name, or symbol) Amount or number
My donation is one time ☐ or monthly recurring ☐
mailing a check ☐, cash online ☐ or transferring securities ☐from ________________
(Name of institution)
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GLCA, Inc. Donation Receipt acknowledgement form:
Garnet Lake Conservation Association Inc, a 501c (3) corporation, EIN # 22-2523689,
gratefully acknowledges receipt of your donation of:
_____________________ __________________ _________________
Cash amount or Denomination or Date received
number of shares name of securities
________________________,________
Signature & title of GLCA officer
Delivery Instructions:
CASH:
Mail a personal check to: GLCA, Inc., P. O. Box 52, Johnsburg, NY 12843
or,
Direct your bank to mail a check to GLCA
Online cash donation via Credit Card or PayPal: follow this QR code to our website or go to:
https://www.garnetlake.org/home/save-the-lake/ways-to-donate
and press this button on the page
SECURITIES:
Donor Advised Funds: Request that your fund administrators make a grant to GLCA., Inc.
see delivery instructions below
Transfer from Personal Brokerage Account: provide this information to your broker:
Receiving Firm: Vanguard Brokerage Services
DTC Clearing Number: 0062
Credit to: Garnet Lake Conservation Association, Inc., account # 23224576
DONATE WITH YOUR DONOR ADVISED FUND
If you participate in a Donor Advised Fund with your individual brokerage house, direct them make a grant to Garnet Lake Conservation Association, EIN# 222523689.. See transfer information below:
PERSONAL DONATIONS
PERSONAL DONATIONS
Send a personal check, or direct your bank, or your IRA (RMD) ,to send an e-check, one time or recurring monthly, to:
GLCA, Inc.
P. O. Box.52
Johnsburg, NY 12843
Donate (appreciated) securities from your individual portfolio.
Transfer from Personal Brokerage Account: provide this information to your broker:
Receiving Firm: Vanguard Brokerage Services
DTC Clearing Number: 0062
Credit to: Garnet Lake Conservation Association, Inc., account # 23224576
Instructions for transfers from your brokerage institution
Warning ! Transfer initiated after December 15 it may take more than 2 weeks!
For transfers from Fidelity Brokerage to GLCA:
No specific form is required. The donor needs to write a Letter of Instructions to Fidelity, which should include:
Account From, number, name and tax lots of shares
Information from Vanguard with the receiving accounts and DTC number (see above)
If the amount is under 10K: the signed and scanned letter can be uploaded via secure message to Fidelity
If the amount is 10-30K: a phone call is required first
If the amount is greater than 30K: medallion signature guarantee is required in addition to a phone call
Fidelity Private Client tel. # is 1-800-544-5704
For transfers from Vanguard Brokerage to GLCA:
The transfer is done on line. After you log in, go to Forms, Search “gifting” and the forms will be displayed. Follow the online instructions.
Vanguard FLAGSHIP SERVICES tel. # is 8000-345-1344
For other brokerage institutions:
Please call your institution for instructions
HOW TO VALUE YOUR CONTRIBUTION
[Update Feb 2023] The AmazonSmile donation program has ended. Please consider other donation methods below.
“Amazon is closing AmazonSmile to focus its philanthropic giving to programs with greater impact!”
“We [at Amazon] are writing to let you know that we plan to wind down AmazonSmile by February 20, 2023. We will continue to pursue and invest in other areas where we’ve seen we can make meaningful change—from building affordable housing to providing access to computer science education for students in underserved communities to using our logistics infrastructure and technology to assist broad communities impacted by natural disasters.”
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Direct Amazon Smile to donate to GLCA (free to you)
Direct Amazon Smile to donate to GLCA (free to you)
You may now turn your Amazon purchases into a force for good. AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases to Garnet Lake Conservation Association. Simply go to Smile.Amazon.com, log in with your usual account, and make Garnet Lake Conservation Association, Johnsburg, your charity! If you search for Garnet Lake Conservation Association, it is listed under water resource, wetlands and management.
Each time you place an order on your laptop, go to Smile.Amazon.com not www.amazon.com. It is the same Amazon you know with all the same products, prices and service but you will be generating donations. If you use the Amazon App on a mobile device to order, Open the app and find ’Settings’ in the main menu (☰). Tap on AmazonSmile’ and follow the on-screen instructions to turn on AmazonSmile on your phone.
It is a win / win!
https://smile.amazon.com/ch/22-2523689