Members help build broad community support for affordable homeownership and leverage additional grant funds from private and public sources. Every $1,000 we raise locally leverages $35,000 more to invest in homes. Members are encouraged to participate in organizational affairs and enjoy meaningful member benefits:

• Nominate and vote for KulshanCLT’s Board of Trustees
• Invitation to the annual Member Celebration and Annual Meeting
• One time annual 10% discount on a purchase at The REStore
• Advance notice and invitation to Speakers Series and other special events, home and project Tours,
• Kulshan Community newsletter
• Acknowledgement in our Annual Report
• Knowledge that you a growing a community everyone can afford – today and for years to come!

What members say about KulshanCLT:

“My KulshanCLT membership is a long-term community investment. If I’m around in 50 years, I will still be able to see it still working hard for people just like me.”

“KulshanCLT’s governance is unique because its homeowners, members and community all serve on the board of trustees. That diversity and fairness is important to me.”

Donor vs. member

Donors can also make a gift and choose to opt out of membership benefits. Just check the “waive benefits” on the contribution form and your gift is still 100% tax deductible. Your contribution is put to work right away supporting KulshanCLT projects and programs, but you decide how involved you want to be in membership activities and member benefits.

Ways to give and types of gifts

Each year Kulshan Community Land Trust helps make the dream of homeownership a reality for more people in our community. Working in partnership with our generous and growing community of supporters, members and donors we are able to achieve our mission of strengthening community through affordable homeownership.

Give a cash gift via check or credit card

• Enroll in our monthly giving program
• Make an honorary or memorial gift for a friend or family member
• Double (or triple) your gift with an employer matching gift
• Donate your residence, rental home, or other property
• Donate appreciated stock
• Make a planned gift or bequest

Gifts of Cash

An outright tax-deductible gift of cash is the simplest and most frequently used way to support KulshanCLT. You may also make a credit card gift via VISA or MasterCard.

Monthly Giving Program

Our monthly giving program offers a convenient and virtually paperless method for supporting KulshanCLT on an ongoing basis. Monthly pledge payments may be made via credit card or automatically transferred from your bank account (EFT) to the KulshanCLT. A simple authorization form is required to begin the program and you can cancel at any time.

> Enroll in the Monthly Giving Program

Memorial and Honorary Gifts

A gift of any amount to honor or memorialize a friend or relative is an appropriate way to recognize someone's life, passions, and accomplishments. Memorial or honorary gifts may range from modest annual gifts to permanent endowment funds that carry the name(s) of those honored.

> Make a memorial or honorary gift

Matching Gifts

More than 1,000 businesses and corporations currently match the gifts their employees make to charitable organizations. This unique employee benefit can double or even triple the impact of a gift at no additional expense to the donor. All you have to do is fill out a simple form and enclose it with your gift to KulshanCLT. Consult your employer's human resources department to obtain additional information or a matching gift form.

Securities

Giving a gift of long-term appreciated stock, mutual funds, bonds, and other appreciated assets is great way to support KulshanCLT and realize significant tax savings at the same time. To realize maximum benefit, gifts of appreciated assets should be transferred to KulshanCLT before they are liquidated.

Property Gifts

Donors may contribute their personal residences, rental property, land, commercial or other property to KulshanCLT. We can also work together to facilitate discount or bargain sales so the sales price is affordable to an income-qualified homebuyer while providing the donor with tax savings.

Planned Gifts

Gifts like those listed above usually have an immediate impact on KulshanCLT’s projects and programs. A “planned gift” is simply a charitable gift that requires forethought and planning regarding not only the benefit to KulshanCLT and the people we serve, but also the financial implications for you and your family.

Since KulshanCLT’s strategy makes homes affordable for homeowners of today AND tomorrow, planned gifts will ensure that KulshanCLT’s future needs are addressed while meeting your vision for growing a community everyone can afford.

You don’t have to be wealthy or have significant assets to make a planned gift to KulshanCLT. Large or small - everyone has an estate and an opportunity to leave a legacy of affordability for current and future generations of Whatcom County homeowners.

If you are considering a planned gift to KulshanCLT, consider the following options, and contact Jill Clark at (360)671-5600 X5, or jillclark@kulshanclt.org

Planned Giving Options

> Charitable Bargain Sale

> Charitable Bequest

> Charitable Lead Trust

> Charitable Remainder Trust

> Gifts from Retirement Plans

> Gifts of Life Insurance

> Retained Life Estate