Donation
Helping us with our on-going missions to save orangutans and their rainforest, with a donation.
URGENT USAID News: Orangutans Need Your Help!
The USAID freeze means BOSF is no longer receiving funds from USFW and has left a $50K gap in funding for the Bukit Batikap Protection Forest, one of the last crucial homes for critically endangered orangutans.
This feels like a time when it’s hard to know what to do – but one small, powerful action you can take?
Donate today and write “USAID” in the donation form notes.
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Other ways to give
Donor Advised Funds (DAFs)*
DAF’s are the fastest-growing charitable giving vehicle because they are the easiest, and most tax-savvy way to give to charities like BOS USA.
For DAF’s, you or your investment manager should be able to find us ‘BOS USA’ to make the donation, but if you need assistance do not hesitate to reach out.
Here’s a list of well-known charitable sponsors you could recommend a grant to BOS with:
Schwab Charitable
Fidelity Charitable
Vanguard Charitable
If needed, please email us for more information on DAF’s donations at hello@bos-usa.org and we can assist.
Stock and Bond Donations*
Yes, we can accept US stocks and Bond donations.
Gifting stocks or bonds is a simple and powerful way to support the critical work that BOS is carrying out to save the Orangutans and their rainforest home.
It also offers you several financial benefits:
- You can easily donate appreciated stocks, bonds, or mutual funds
- The total value of the stock upon transfer is tax-deductible
- There is no obligation to pay any capital gains taxes on the appreciation
Please email us for more information on stock donations at hello@bos-usa.org and we can assist.
Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCD)*
If you’re 70 1/2 or older, you can donate up to $105,000 per tax year directly from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) to charities like Borneo Orangutan Survival USA
Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCD), otherwise known as IRA charitable rollovers or IRA gifts, are a great way to support our work protecting the Orangutans from extinction by allowing your dollars to go further: QCDs may be excluded from your taxable income and qualify towards your required minimum distribution (RMD).
Benefits of making an IRA gift
QCDs count toward your required minimum distribution for the year. If you have to take your required minimum distribution but you don’t want or need the funds, QCDs are a good way to distribute the amount out of the IRA. As an added benefit, you’ll avoid paying income tax on your gross income up to $105,000.
What are the IRA charitable rollover rules?
Here’s how a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) works:
- You must be 70-1/2 or older at the time of gifting your IRA to charity.
- You may distribute an amount, up to $105,000 in a calendar year, to one or more public charities, so long as it is completed by December 31 of that year.
- Your IRA administrator must make the distribution directly to the charity, or you may write a check to the charity from your IRA checkbook. Funds that are withdrawn by you and then contributed do not qualify.
Are there any QCD restrictions?
Per IRS regulations, QCDs cannot be made to a donor advised fund (DAF). A QCD can be made to your sponsoring 501(c)(3) organization if there are programs that you can fund outside of your DAF. Such purposes include general support for the charity or for other programs they may maintain outside of their role as a DAF sponsor.
How to make an IRA qualified charitable distribution
Here are the steps to take to make a gift from your IRA:
- Contact your IRA administrator and instruct that person to transfer funds to the charity you designate.
- Help us credit your gift and thank you by having your IRA administrator include your full name and mailing address on the gift. Also, have your administrator note that the transfer is an IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution. We do not encourage restricted gifts.
If needed, please email us for more information on QCD donations at hello@bos-usa.org and we can assist.
*Please note that we are not financial advisers and guidelines can change so always please check with your investment manager, charitable sponsor or concerned authority such as the IRA for the latest information.
Donation FAQ
What is Borneo Orangutan Survival UK’s address to mail a cheque to?
Our mailing address is:
Borneo Orangutan Survival UK
483 Green Lanes
London N13 4BS
United Kingdom
What is Borneo Orangutan Survival USA’s address to mail a check to?
Our mailing address is:
BOS USA
6469 Almaden Expwy, Suite 80 #473
San Jose, California 95120-2926
United States
How long will my donation last for?
Can I gift-aid my new and/or historical donations to BOS UK?
Yes absolutely, if donating through our website clicking the gift-aid box will allow us to retroactively apply gift-aid to all past donations as well. If you wish to update us on a previous donation and add gift-aid then please email us at: hello@bos-uk.org. Alternatively, if you would like to remove gift aid from your account then again please let us know at hello@bos-uk.org.
Can I donate stocks or through a Donor Advised Fund?
Yes, we can accept stock donations and regularly receive donations through Donor Advised Funds (DAFs). Please email us for more information on stock donations at hello@bos-usa.org and we can assist. For DAF’s, you or your investment manager should be able to simply find us ‘BOS USA’ to make the donation, but if you need assistance do not hesitate to reach out.
Can I donate stocks or through a Donor Advised Fund?
Yes, we can accept stock donations and regularly receive donations through Donor Advised Funds (DAFs). Please email us for more information on stock donations at hello@bos-uk.org and we can assist. For DAF’s, you or your investment manager should be able to simply find our sister organisation ‘BOS USA’ to make the donation, but if you need assistance do not hesitate to reach out.
Can I donate services or items to BOS USA?
Yes, we do accept donations of service and items, but please reach out to us first to discuss this. These can be considered tax deductible donations and we can provide a donation letter if required. You can go to our Ways to Raise page for ideas on how and what to give.
Can I donate services or items to BOS UK?
Yes, we do accept donations of service and items, but please reach out to us first to discuss this. You can go to our Ways to Raise page for ideas on how and what to give.
Can I donate through my corporate matching program?
Yes, we have many supporters that increase their support of our work through their corporate matching programmes. If your company uses Benevity then you can find BOS USA there, and if they use another system then you can contact us at hello@bos-usa.org and we can potentially sign up.
Can I donate through my corporate matching programme?
Yes, we have many supporters that increase their support of our work through their corporate matching programmes. If your company uses Benevity then you can find BOS UK there, and if they use another system then you can contact us at hello@bos-uk.org and we can potentially sign up.
Can I get tax benefits/deductibles from new and/or historical donations to BOS USA?
Yes, donations to BOS USA are tax deductible as a US registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. When you make a donation you will receive a receipt, and we also provide a year end receipt for easy use during tax time. Based on IRS regulations not all donations are tax deductible however, so please consult your tax advisor or email us if you have any questions.
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