Ways to Give

Support Maine's Environment

We are working tirelessly to protect wildlife and wild places, ensure clean air and water for all, and fight for environmental justice here in Maine. Join us in protecting our home by making a donation today. 100% of your gift stays local and will be applied where it is most urgently needed.

Ways to Give

Monthly Giving

Want to have an even greater impact? You can support our work all year long by becoming a monthly supporter; simply select the “Yes, count me in!” box under “make my gift monthly” in the donation form. Click here to start your monthly donation today.

Make a Tax Deductible Donation

Thanks to our fiscal sponsor, the Sierra Club Foundation, you can support Sierra Club Maine’s charitable work by making a tax deductible donation. Click here to make a tax deductible gift to the Maine Chapter today. You can also donate via check by making it out "the Sierra Club Foundation" and sending it to PO Box 3760, Portland, ME 04104.

Make a Non Tax Deductible Donation

Non tax deductible donations are critical to Sierra Club Maine's work to pass environmental bills and elect climate justice leaders. Click here to make a non tax deductible gift to the Maine Chapter today. You can also donate via check by making it out "Sierra Club Maine" and sending it to PO Box 3760, Portland, ME 04104.

Put Your Donor Advised Fund to Work

Your gift from your donor advised fund to Sierra Club Maine will immediately be put to work protecting Maine’s environment. Every year, we work with hundreds of committed volunteers across the state to have an even greater impact and return on your investment. Donor advised funds are made to the Sierra Club Foundation and only designated to Maine if you instruct the Foundation to do so. For more information, please contact us at maine.chapter@sierraclub.org or 207-761-5616.

Donate Your Vehicle

Donating an old car, boat, truck, motorcycle, or RV to Sierra Club Maine has a lasting impact on our work advancing climate solutions, fighting for clean air and water, and keeping our wild places wild. Donating is easy and someone will come to you to pick up your donation for free. Simply call 855-337-4377 or visit scfch.careasy.org/index.html and make sure to designate your donation to “Sierra Club Maine.”

Donate Stock

Did you know you can donate stock to support Maine’s environment? Donating stock shares is a win-win-win situation because your gift is tax deductible and you avoid paying capital gains while helping us to continue our mission to explore, enjoy, and protect the environment.

Want to support our legislative work? You may also make a non-tax deductible donation of stock to support us in championing pro-environment laws and policies in Augusta. 

For more information on making either tax or non-tax deductible donations of stock please contact us at maine.chapter@sierraclub.org or 207-761-5616.

IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution

1. Do you want to save Maine’s environment while reducing your taxes?

2. Are you at least 73 years or older?

If you answered YES to the questions above, consider a charitable IRA rollover!

Use your required minimum distribution (RMD) for good. If you are at least 73 years or older, you can satisfy your RMD and save on taxes by making a gift to support Sierra Club Maine’s charitable programs through the Sierra Club Foundation directly from your IRA.

With an IRA Charitable Rollover, you can see the impact your gift has in protecting Maine’s environment throughout your lifetime.

Funds remaining in retirement accounts after your lifetime are heavily taxed if left to someone other than a spouse. Many donors choose to use their IRA resources for charitable giving, while leaving other less tax burden assets to family and friends.

Designating your gift to “Sierra Club Maine” will protect Maine’s environment for generations to come. For more information, please contact us at maine.chapter@sierraclub.org or 207-761-5616.

Leave a Legacy

Writing a will is one of those tasks that can fall by the wayside—but luckily, you can use online services like www.freewill.com to create yours in under 20 minutes. 

Everyone needs a will, whether you’re 18 or 80. And, there’s no better moment than now to find some peace of mind in planning for the future. While you’re writing your will, you’ll also have the opportunity to join the amazing people who have helped Sierra Club Maine by including legacy gifts in their wills. 

There is no greater commitment to nature than to ensure it’s cared for after you’re gone. Whatever legacy you create during your lifetime can continue, in your name, with a bequest to Sierra Club Maine through the Sierra Club Foundation. For more information, please contact us at maine.chapter@sierraclub.org or 207-761-5616. When there's a will there's a way to protect the environment!