Charitable giving to GVLT allows you to make a tangible difference by helping to continue GVLT’s land conservation and trail building efforts in southwest Montana. GVLT is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and your gift may provide you with valuable tax deductions. Please consult your tax advisor or a financial professional before making any charitable gift.

Join the Gallatin Valley Land Trust today! As a member of GVLT you will receive monthly eNews (an online monthly newsletter), invitations to GVLT events, fundraisers and outings, and the satisfaction of knowing that you are helping to protect the quality of life in southwest Montana.

You can donate to Gallatin Valley Land Trust online through a safe, secure site. Once you complete your donation you will receive an automatic email confirming your transaction.  GVLT will send you a separate letter for your tax purposes.

Basic individual and household memberships start at $35 dollars. All donations over a $200 value are listed in our Annual Report. Members contributing over $1,000 are part of our Conservator’s Circle.

Honor someone special by giving a gift to GVLT in their name. Your donation will help us continue our legacy of trails and conservation – what better gift to recognize someone in your life! If you are interested in giving a gift membership please be sure to include the recipient’s full name, physical address, email, and phone number.

You can also honor a loved one by sponsoring an honorary or memorial bench on the Main Street to the Mountains trail system. Read more (370 KB PDF).

GVLT has many ongoing business sponsorship opportunities for our events and trail improvement projects. We also welcome in-kind support in the form of donated goods and services. GVLT partners with business through 1% For the Planet and Travelers for Open Lands. Read more about business sponsorship opportunities of events here (335 KB PDF), or contact us for more information.

Businesses can also support the Gallatin Valley Land Trust by sponsoring improvements on the Main Street to the Mountains trail system, including trail information kiosks and honorary benches.

Making a gift of securities such as stocks, mutual funds, or bonds is easy and can provide a double tax benefit. When you give appreciated securities to the Gallatin Valley Land Trust you avoid paying capital gains taxes on the increase in value of the securities, and you also receive a tax deduction for the full fair market value of the gift. Click here for more information.

One way you can continue to support GVLT is by adding a charitable bequest to your will or living trust. This simple, flexible and versatile gift will not alter your current lifestyle, and is fully deductible for estate tax purposes. Click here for more information.

Retirement accounts often make up a substantial part of your total assets as you grow older. Unfortunately, passing these assets to your heirs can burden the beneficiaries with significant income taxes and estate taxes. Designating the Gallatin Valley Land Trust as the beneficiary of all or a part of your retirement accounts can reduce or eliminate these tax obligations. Click here for more information.

Life insurance policies are often tax efficient means for making a meaningful gift to Gallatin Valley Land Trust. Designating GVLT as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy may result in significant estate tax savings. And assigning both the beneficiary designation and the ownership of a life insurance policy to the Gallatin Valley Land Trust may result in both income tax and estate tax savings. Click here for more information.

Charitable gift annuities are the simplest form of life income gift. Charitable gift annuities give you an immediate income tax deduction and regular income payments for life, while providing a gift of the remaining value to Gallatin Valley Land Trust. They are easy to establish, require a minimum gift of only $5,000 and can be funded with virtually any type of property, including cash, securities, or land. Click here for more information.

A gift of land to the Gallatin Valley Land Trust is one of the most generous legacies a person can leave to future generations. And it may also result in significant income tax and estate tax savings for the donor. The simplest way to donate land is to make an outright gift of the property to the Gallatin Valley Land Trust. Another possibility is to donate a remainder interest in the land, but reserve the right to use and enjoy the property during your lifetime. It is very important to discuss this type of gift with the land trust so that we know your intentions for the use of the land – that is whether it is of conservation value, or whether its value is to be converted and used for the land trust’s charitable purposes. Click here for more information.