Clean Oceans Campaign
The Society has embarked on a multi-year $20 million endowment campaign, entitled Clean Oceans. For more information contact our Endowment Office by telephone at 941-554-7606 or by sending an email to  endowment@gulfpreserve.org 

Unrestricted Gifts
Unrestricted gifts are particularly helpful for the Society and are used to support myriad operational and programmatic costs. Unrestricted gifts can be made by cash, credit card, check, or through donation of stock or other means. Contact info@gulfpreserve.org by email or call 941-554-7606 for answers to questions about unrestricted gifts.

Restricted Gifts
These gifts support specific programs or efforts specified by the donor. Choices can include exhibitions or education programs, special events, or specific departments such as the library or archives. Restricted gifts can be made by cash, credit card, check, or through donation of stock. Contact info@gulfpreserve.org by email or call 941-554-7606 for answers to questions about restricted gifts.

Donor Advised Funds
Donor advised funds enable people to claim a charitable tax deduction on donated cash, stock, and other assets to these special accounts offered primarily by financial companies and community foundations while also allowing them to recommend how, when, and to which charities their money should be distributed. Donor advised funds have been growing faster than other forms of charitable giving. Email us at info@gulfpreserve.org  or call 941-554-7606 to establish a Donor Advised Fund in your name with GCPS.

Employer Matching Gifts
Matching gifts are a wonderful way to significantly increase the benefit your contribution has for the Society and be recognized for both your support and your company’s. A partial list of some matching gift companies can be found by selecting the PDF icon below.  More than 7,500 companies in the United State alone match gifts, so for more information, send an email to info@gulfpreserve.org, or telephone the Society's Membership Office at 941-554-7606.

Partial List of Matching Gift Companies

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Grants and Gifts
If you are involved in a private or family foundation, corporate foundation, or public entity that grants funds or makes gifts to charitable and educational institutions such as the Society, we would be pleased to speak with you and provide you with information about what we do. For more information, please contact lbestor@gulfpreserve.org by email or call 941-554-7606.

Stock Gifts
Gifts of stocks can be made to the Society through Regions Bank. The Society is notified of the stock gift by the donor, then directs their representative at Regions Bank to sell the stock. The day on which the donor's gift is given to the Society via Regions Bank determines the value of your donation, the proceeds of which can fund membership(s), a restricted gift, or a gift to the Clean Oceans Campaign. If you have interest in making a gift of stock to the Gulf Coast Preservation Society, please contact us at 941-554-7606.

Sponsorship
The Gulf Coast Preservation Society is pleased to offer exciting opportunities for sponsorship of special events. The Society recognizes that mutually beneficial partnerships provide community outreach and offer the sponsor maximum visibility among key constituents. For more information about sponsoring one of the Society's annual fundraising events, contact Melissa Vanderbilt at melissavanderbilt@gulfpreserve.org. For information about sponsoring other Society special events, contact events@gulfpreserve.org.

Planned Gifts
These gifts involve the expertise of a professional (CPA, financial planner, attorney, etc.) with the donor’s direction, and are a promise by a donor (during his lifetime or as the result of a bequest) to contribute a specified amount of money, and/or certain types of tangible personal property or art, to a charity or public institution such as the Society. For more information about different kinds of planned gifts, contact the Endowment Office at endowment@gulfpreserve.org or call 941-554-7606.

Gifts In Kind
There are many examples of what can be considered a gift in kind, which are gifts of products and/or objects, and we have outlined the most popular types below. Gifts that are made to the Society for sale in its annual fundraising auctions requires special attention. If you are considering donating a work of art, jewelry, or a vehicle to the Society, you should first contact the curator of the appropriate department. The Society has specialists for art, autos, stock, and other items donated. Contact information for each of these items is outlined below.

Art, Antiques, Artifacts, Jewelry, and Real Estate
Your generous contributions of art, jewelry, and other collectibles provides items for sale at our annual fundraising events and auctions. The Society funds its documentary films and television productions with proceeds from these sales.
Melissa Vanderbilt
info@gulfpreserve.org

Aircraft, Boats, Archival Materials, Historical Objects, Sea Vessels, Vehicles
Larry Bestor
lbestor@gulfpreserve.org

Books
Cathy Graham or Serena Wyckoff
books@gulfpreserve.org

Islands
David Baker
dbaker@gulfpreserve.org

Tangible personal property, such as jewelry, antiques, stamps, coins, vehicles, and the like, may be donated to the Society during your lifetime or by bequest. Gifts of real property also can be donated. The Society must give special consideration to such gifts before it can accept them. If you are contemplating donating tangible personal property or real property to the Society please email our endowment Office at endowment@gulfpreserve.org or call 941-554-7606.