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  • What you need to know


    • Our legal designation:

      Earthjustice
      a California nonprofit corporation
      Tax ID #: 94-1730465


    • Sample language for wills and trusts:

      I give and bequeath to Earthjustice, Tax ID #: 94-1730465, the sum of $______ (or ___% of the rest and remainder of my estate, or _______% of my estate).


  • Coalitions & Partners 
    • Learn more about our coalitions & partners:

    • AIDA
      The Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA) is an international non-profit environmental law organization that promotes the ability of citizens to protect their health and environment through development and enforcement of national and international environmental laws.

    • Arctic Refuge Action
      Arctic Refuge Action is a coalition of conservation, labor, religious and other citizen groups representing millions of Americans who believe the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge should remain wild, unspoiled, and free of oil rigs.

    • Central Valley Air Quality Coalition
      The second-most polluted air in the country (after Los Angeles) hovers over (not Houston, not Denver) California's San Joaquin Valley. One reason: big ag and big oil have been allowed to ignore the Clean Air Act. Now, residents are fighting back.

    • The Conservation System Alliance
      The Conservation System Alliance aims to protect the 26-million acre National Landscape Conservation System by making it permanent, well-funded, well-planned, and inclusive of the Bureau of Land Management's very best lands and waters.

    • Ecojuris
      Founded in 1991, Ecojuris is Russia's first public-interest environmental law firm. With a staff of eight attorneys, Ecojuris: analyzes and prepares recommendations on environmental laws and regulations; maintains a database of environmental legislation; consults with businesses and foreign investors on potential violations of environmental and land use laws; and conducts litigation.

    • Herring Alliance
      The Herring Alliance is a coalition of environmental and other public interest organizations dedicated to protecting and restoring marine wildlife populations and Northeastern U.S. marine ecosystems by reforming the Atlantic herring fishery.

    • Highway Robbery
      The Bush administration is conspiring with Utah and other states to allow the bulldozing and paving of potentially thousands of miles of new roads through national parks, national monuments, wilderness areas, and wildlife refuges.

    • The Irreplaceable: Wildlife in a Warming World
      A partnership of faith, science, justice, and art to educate policymakers and the public about the impacts of global warming on wildlife through the beauty and power of images combined with the inspiration and knowledge from science, religion, and conservation law.

    • Judging the Environment
      This joint project of Earthjustice and Community Rights Counsel conducts research to advise the environmental community and to educate the public on the importance of lifetime federal judicial nominees.

    • Save Our Environment
      A collaborative effort of the nation's most influential environmental advocacy organizations harnessing the power of the internet to increase public awareness and activism on today's most important environmental issues.

    • Save Our Wild Salmon
      200 years ago, Snake River wild salmon saved American explorers Lewis and Clark from certain starvation. Now these salmon balance on the edge of extinction themselves.

    • Sierra Legal Defence Fund
      Founded in 1990, the Sierra Legal Defence Fund is an independent, nonprofit, public-interest environmental law firm that provides free legal representation to other nonprofit environmental organizations in Canada. Earthjustice works with the Sierra Legal Defence Fund on transboundary issues and through its participation in AIDA.

    • Stop Mountaintop Removal
      Thousands of acres and hundreds of miles of streams and rivers are being permanently demolished while state and federal governments look the other way. The culture and history of Appalachia is disappearing with each mountaintop that is blown away. Mountaintop removal mining is the worst environmental disaster our country has ever known, and it's time this destructive mining practice ends!

    • Where We Live
      Public health is at serious risk nearly everywhere, from pollution that contaminates air, water, and food. This campaign helps people fight against injustice by providing free legal services to community groups and grassroots organizations worldwide.


How To Help

Bequests

You can choose to leave a bequest to Earthjustice in several ways.

Through Your Will:
Leaving a bequest in your will is a simple process. Earthjustice can be named as the beneficiary of a set dollar amount, a percentage of your estate, or specific assets. Your estate is entitled to an estate tax deduction for the full value of the donation. If you wish, you may name Earthjustice as a contingent beneficiary of assets designated for loved ones in the event they do not survive you.

Through Your Living Trust:
By including Earthjustice in your living trust you create the same powerful legacy as you would with a will. Living trusts are very popular as they eliminate the need for an often lengthy and expensive probate process. By using a living trust you are insuring the desired distribution of your wealth in the event you become incapacitated during your lifetime as well as after your lifetime.

Using your IRA or Qualified Retirement Plan:
Retirement plans are particularly attractive  charitable gifts. If these funds were left to an individual, they would be subject to estate and income taxes, greatly reducing the value the gift. Both taxes are usually avoided when these assets are left to a charitable organization.

With A Life Insurance Policy:
Earthjustice may be named as the sole or partial beneficiary of a life insurance policy.

 

 For further information on planned gifts, please contact the planned giving program using our web form, email Legacy@earthjustice.org, or  call 1-800-584-6460.

 

This information is for informational purposes only. Earthjustice is not in a position to offer financial or estate planning advice. We recommend reviewing any gift plan with your personal advisors.