Your Support Makes Youth Climate Leadership Possible
Help keep youth climate action strong. Make your year-end gift today.
Together, We Kept the Momentum Going
This year has reminded us just how powerful community can be. In a time when many organizations struggled to maintain programming, we were able to bring two Youth Climate Summits to life, each one filled with hundreds of students, powerful conversations, hands-on workshops, and leadership opportunities that will ripple into our schools, neighborhoods, and communities for years to come.
What makes this especially meaningful is that we did so without the $96,000 federal grant that that was designated to support this work. When that funding was pulled, we faced a difficult crossroads. We could scale back or we could rise to the moment and trust in our community’s belief in the next generation of climate leaders.
We chose to rise.
And you helped make that possible.
But the truth is: we cannot sustain this work alone.
Our Youth Climate Action programs inspire young people to lead, to organize, to innovate, and to believe that solutions are both necessary and possible. They remind students that they are not alone—and that their voices matter. This kind of empowerment is needed now more than ever, and your support is what keeps it going.
This year, we invite you to make a year-end contribution at any level, to help sustain and grow the work that is shaping our region’s next generation of climate leaders.
Your support is not just a donation.- It is an investment in hope.
- In resilience.
- In young people who are stepping forward to lead us toward a sustainable future.
Thank you for believing in our youth.
And thank you for helping us continue this work, together.
Other Ways to Give
Check
Please make checks payable to Sustainable Living Association (SLA) and mail to: PO Box 1095, Fort Collins, CO 80522
Corporate Matching Gifts
Many companies match donations made by their employees to registered nonprofit organizations. We encourage you to inquire from your company if they might be able to match your donation this year. The impact of your gift to the Sustainable Living Association could potentially be doubled and sometimes even tripled!
Securities/Stock
To make a gift of stock, please notify our Executive Director in advance of the transfer by contacting 970-213-9107 or kellie@sustainablelivingassociation.org
Donor-Advised Funds
Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) are very effective charitable giving vehicles whereby donors set aside money to be granted to charitable organizations. You can support the Sustainable Living Association through a DAF grant. When processing a DAF grant through a charitable giving account, search for Sustainable Living Association by tax ID number 48-1302998.
Retirement Plans and IRAs
A retirement plan, such as an IRA, can be a smart source for charitable giving. If you are 70½ years or older, an IRA charitable rollover gift allows you to direct up to $100,000 tax-free to the Sustainable Living Association each year from your traditional IRA, which satisfies your required minimum distribution and reduces your taxable income. Contact your IRA custodian to request a direct distribution to the Sustainable Living Association. Married taxpayers who meet QCD requirements and file joint returns can donate $100,000 from each spouse’s IRA, for a total of $200,000 annually.