The Sierra Club, Illinois Chapter works hard to promote renewable energy solutions, ensure a clean, safe water supply, and protect our natural, open spaces. Please join with other Sierra Club members who are committed to our work and make a donation today. There are many different ways to show your support.
Make a one-time gift or become a sustaining donor to the Illinois Chapter
Your gift, 100% of which will stay here in Illinois, helps support our volunteers and staff that are tackling the challenges of global warming with solutions, protecting our wetlands, prairies and forests from development and protecting Lake Michigan and our rivers from pollution. Because we lobby effectively for better environmental laws, general contributions to Sierra Club are not tax-deductible.
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Make a tax-deductible gift to the Sierra Club Foundation
Support the Illinois Chapter's conservation work, which includes combating global climate change, reducing pollution in our air and waterways, and protecting open spaces here in Illinois, by making a gift to the Sierra Club Foundation. Your contribution is tax-deductible.
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Make a gift to the Sierra Club IL PAC
Your contribution will be used to elect pro-environment candidates that reflect Sierra Club's commitment to clean air, clean water, preserving our unique places and challenging climate disruption. Because your contribution will be used to help elect pro-environment candidates, gifts made to the PAC are not tax-deductible. A copy of our report filed with the State Board of Elections is (or will be) available on the Board’s official website ( www.elections.il.gov ) or for purchase from the State Board of Elections, Springfield, Illinois
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IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution
1. Do you want to save Illinois' environment while reducing your taxes?
2. Are you at least 70.5 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 70.5 years or older, you can satisfy your RMD and save on taxes by making a gift to support Sierra Club Illinois’ 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 Illinois’ 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 Illinois” will protect Illinois’s environment for generations to come. For more information, please contact us at illinois.chapter@sierraclub.org or (312) 251-1680
Workplace Giving
As a member of Earthshare of Illinois, Sierra Club is eligible to receive payroll contributions. You can either give directly to Sierra Club, or make a general gift that will be shared among Earthshare of Illinois' member charities. Visit the Earthshare website for more information about workplace giving.
Planned Giving
Planning an estate gift to Sierra Club’s Illinois Chapter is an affordable way to sustain our environment for decades to come and to inspire the next generation of activists like you. Making a gift to the Illinois Chapter may be easier than you think. To learn more about the benefits of gift planning and explore giving options that could work for you, contact our Gift Planning office at (800) 932-4270 or giftplanning@sierraclub.org
If you have questions about making a gift to the Sierra Club, Illinois Chapter, please contact Peter Chung.
Vehicle Donation Program for Sierra Chapters
When you donate a vehicle that you no longer need or use, you reduce your impact, support the charitable programs of Sierra Club Chapters sponsored by the Sierra Club Foundation, and receive a tax deduction. CARS will pick up most cars, trucks, trailers, boats, RVs, motorcycles, off-road vehicles, and heavy equipment, making it easy for you to support the Sierra Club's mission to move toward a greener future.