A conservation easement is just one of many options. You may also donate or sell property, donate or sell development rights, or do a bargain sale with a land trust. The opportunity of a permanent conservation easement can protect a family farm or ranch, allowing for future generations to continue in agriculture.
TNC accepts two types of real estate gifts, both of which are critical to our work: land that donors would like permanently protected and land that donors permit us to sell, with the proceeds going to support our work.
Michigan Property Donation – The Process Contact Real Estate with Causes; either choose your property type and complete the online donation form or call (888)-228-7320 and a professional volunteer representative will help you donate.
Exploring Land Trusts: A Smart Move for Arizona Investors By creating a land trust, you establish a dedicated legal entity that assumes ownership and authority over specific properties, all while maintaining the flexibility to manage them throughout your lifetime.
TNC accepts two types of real estate gifts, both of which are critical to our work: land that donors would like permanently protected and land that donors permit us to sell, with the proceeds going to support our work. We are not able to protect all of the real estate that is offered to us.
In 2022, a group of 158 conservation, environmental, and social justice non-profit organizations signed an open letter to the Conservancy's CEO, Jennifer Morris, charging that The Nature Conservancy was overly supportive of logging interests and the use of wood products as a natural climate solution.
TNC accepts two types of real estate gifts, both of which are critical to our work: land that donors would like permanently protected and land that donors permit us to sell, with the proceeds going to support our work.
If you give property to a qualified organization, you can generally deduct the fair market value (FMV) of the property at the time of the contribution.