Support the future of Colorado’s rivers and fisheries
Your contribution to Colorado Trout Unlimited is a substantial investment in Colorado's fisheries and watersheds! Donations to Colorado TU are leveraged through matching grants and the sweat equity of our grassroots volunteers so that every dollar contributed helps create $10 in conservation impact!
You are more than just a donor.
Join the Century Club (CC)
The Century Club of Colorado Trout Unlimited is reserved for people giving a minimum of $100 per year. Only $2.50 of your annual membership is passed through to Colorado TU, and these additional generous donations sustain our work for Colorado’s rivers and wild places. Century Club members make a real difference in helping us conserve, protect and restore Colorado’s rivers.
Join the River Stewardship Council (RSC)
Become a River Stewardship Council member with an annual donation of $1000 or more to Colorado Trout Unlimited. You’ll join our flagship community of donors committed to helping Colorado TU to inspire future conservation leaders, implement fish-friendly stream management planning, advocate for public lands, improve fish habitat, and restore native fish to their homewaters. RSC members receive exclusive invitations to donor trips and our annual donor dinner.
Donating Appreciated Securities
Your donation of appreciated stocks, bonds or mutual funds is an easy and tax-effective way for you to make a gift to Colorado Trout Unlimited.
Benefits of donating appreciated stock include:
Avoid paying capital gains tax on the sale of appreciated assets
Receive a charitable income tax deduction
Further our mission today
If you are interested in learning more about making a gift of stock, please contact David Nickum at dnickum@tu.org.
Planned Giving - Stream Guardian Society
Stream Guardian Society donors are a group of committed Colorado Trout Unlimited supporters who have made one of the most sincere and lasting commitments to Colorado TU’s conservation mission by naming the organization as a beneficiary of their estate or making a life income gift.
Make protecting your favorite Colorado rivers part of your legacy by including Colorado TU in your estate plans. Gift planning options range from simple will bequests to more involved trust and annuity arrangements, but they all share the same basic benefit: they enable you to help secure the future for the people and places that matter to you most.
To find out more about will bequests and other gift planning options, contact David Nickum at dnickum@tu.org
Ready to begin planning your legacy? Click here for sample language to include in your will.
We encourage you to let us know if you decide to include Colorado TU in your estate. The following individuals have generously provided support through Colorado TU’s planned giving program:
Allen Adinoff and Mary Klinnert
Larry Bussey
Joy Hilliard
Sharon Lance
Thank you for all you’re doing to create a legacy of cold, clean, fishable water for the next generation.
