CINNABAR FOUNDATION POSES CHALLENGE GRANT
The Cinnabar Foundation of Helena, Montana, has challenged the Wyoming Outdoor Council to raise $5,000 in 2006 to match its grant for our work to protect the air quality, outdoor life and wildlife habitat of the southern Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. This is an opportunity for you to stretch your contribution, making your money work even harder toward protecting the Wyoming you love. Please join the Cinnabar Foundation in supporting the Wyoming Outdoor Council by making your contribution today. If you would like additional details about the challenge, please call Laurie Milford at 307-721-7610 or email laurie@wyomingoutdoorcouncil.org.

If you own assets of any kind, creating a will is important so that your wishes are carried out upon your death. Whether you’re married, single, a parent, or childless, your will is the only way to share your love with the people and organizations that have been important in your life.

As you think about how your money and property will be managed at your death, you may want to plan gifts for the charitable organizations that do work you support. Including the Wyoming Outdoor Council in your planning ensures that your investment in Wyoming’s environment will continue in the future. With a gift to the Wyoming Outdoor Council’s Tom Bell Endowment, your investment will provide such ongoing support.

Do You Need an Attorney?
Most experts say it’s prudent to hire an attorney to draft your will in order to ensure it is legally correct and will accomplish the goals you set forth.

How Do You Leave a Gift to Charitable Groups?
An easy way to support the Wyoming Outdoor Council is with a bequest. Once you identify the specific organization(s) you wish to benefit, you designate what that organization will receive such as a specific sum of money, an item (such as a car or collectible), a piece of real estate, a percentage of your estate, or the balance of your estate after debts, taxes and other bequests have been paid. Your estate will receive an estate tax charitable deduction for the amount of the gift.

Examine Your Options
There are many ways to plan for how your estate will be handled. It’s important to note that much of the value given to a charity is derived from reduced federal estate taxes, leaving heirs much the same inheritance they would receive without the charitable donation.

Now in our 39th year, the Wyoming Outdoor Council continues to shape environmental policy and practices toward a more sustainable future. We need you—our members—to foster this important work for generations to come. For more information about including the Wyoming Outdoor Council in your estate planning, please call Laurie Milford, development director, at 307-721-7610 or email laurie@wyomingoutdoorcouncil.org.