Help Us Build Communities that Work!
Everyday at MLUI we promote bold new solutions for Michigan’s people and places, by bringing economic development together with environmental protection. We improve your health and environment by advocating for regional planning, local food, green energy, and clean water.
It is only with your generous support that this work is possible. With your donation you join over 2,000 members and organizations working together to strengthen our state!
Join the Milliken Circle Top
Created to honor two of Michigan's foremost conservationists—former Governor, William Milliken and MLUI Board member, Helen Milliken—this giving society is your chance to become a major supporter of the work of the Michigan Land Use Institute. Milliken Circle supporters make an annual tax-deductible contribution of $1,000. Click here to give to the Milliken Circle.
Give Monthly Top
Want to make an impact but prefer to do so monthly? Donating through automatic charges to your credit card or bank account is one of the most dependable and efficient ways to support our innovative programs. That means more of your generous support will go directly to our programs to:
- Grow jobs, save farmland, and build healthier communities with food that’s
thousands of miles fresher
- Build prosperous communities through good governance and community design
that puts people first
- Build and support a clean energy economy through public education, develop a local clean energy model in northwest Michigan, and support statewide clean energy policies.
Become a Monthly Sustaining Partner by signing up to make monthly donations today! Click here
Give a Gift Membership Top
It’s the perfect gift for a friend, associate, or loved one who wants to be a part of something bigger—a part of strengthening Michigan’s economy with clean energy choices, strong local food systems, and well planned communities. We send a special note from you on a MLUI gift card. Click here to give a gift membership.
Give a Memorial or Tribute Gift Top
This gift is a wonderful way to honor someone. A tribute or memorial gift is really for those people that share the same spirit as the Institute—advocating for one’s deepest beliefs with a commitment to civic engagement that promotes Michigan’s economic development, while protecting our unparalleled natural resources. When you give in someone's name, we will acknowledge your gift to the person of your choice. Click here to give a memorial or tribute gift.
Ask Your Employer About a Matching Gift Top
This is a perfect way to leverage your gift with a matching donation from your employer. Many workplaces encourage this type of giving and have programs that make this a very easy option. To get started, just contact your human resources department.
Make a Stock Gift Top
Please ask your broker to contact Judy Cunningham at 231-941-6584 ext. 10 judy@mlui.org before transferring any securities. This will ensure that our broker is aware of your gift and is actively looking for it.
Some members choose to support the Michigan Land Use Institute by donating gifts of appreciated securities. In addition to providing crucial financial support for communication and advocacy, you can save capital gains tax.
You can donate securities directly from your brokerage account or, by transferring stock certificates or Stock held through your broker.
In order to retain the tax benefits for yourself, do not sell appreciated shares! If you sell the shares to contribute cash the IRS will tax you on the capital gains leaving you with a tax liability and less to give. Conversely, if the shares you are donating have decreased in value from your original cost you should consider selling the stock and donating the cash. This way you can take a capital loss deduction on your income tax and a charitable deduction for the full amount of the donation.
Stock Certificates
To contribute by transferring stock certificates you need a stock power for each one you plan to donate. These stock powers must be signature guaranteed. Your local bank or broker can witness your signature and stamp it accordingly.
Once you have signed the powers (do not sign the back of the certificates), mail the certificates in one envelope and signed stock powers with the signature guarantee in a separate envelope. Then mail both envelopes to:
Michigan Land Use Institute
148 E. Front St., Suite 301,
Traverse City, MI
49684-5725
231-941-6584
Fax: 231-929-0937
NOTE: We recommend use of certified mail with return receipt.
Stock Held Through Your Broker Top
We make it as simple as possible for you to transfer stock through your broker to the Michigan Land Use Institute. You can simply provide the following information to your broker or ask them to call Judy Cunningham at 231-941-6584 ext.10 for the information.
Merrill Lynch
Account # 676-04J55
Account Name: Michigan Land Use Institute
DTC ID#: 5198
Tax ID # 38-2314954
Make a Bequest for Future Generations Top
Each of us wants to leave a gift for future generations. Your bequest to the Michigan Land Use Institute accomplishes a greater good — the assurance that Michigan's incredible beauty will endure for the wonder and awe of children for years to come. It is your personal legacy — a triumph of planning over the destruction of lands we treasure.
It's easy to do
There are several ways you can make provisions for the future of this important work:
- Include a gift to the Michigan Land Use Institute in your will.
- Name the Michigan Land Use Institute as the beneficiary of a trust or other vehicle such as your retirement plan, insurance policy or bank account.
All it takes is a call to your attorney or an addition to your will. And of course you may change or enhance your choices at any time.
Options for your bequest to the Institute
- A specific dollar amount
- A percentage of your estate's value
- Designation of all or part of your life insurance or retirement plan proceeds.
Sample language for your will
We urge you to consult your attorney in preparing your will. The following language may be helpful in providing a bequest to the Michigan Land Use Institute:
"I give, devise, bequeath to the Michigan land Use Institute, a nonprofit corporation organized and existing under the laws of Michigan, and with current business address of, 148 E. Front St., Suite 301, Traverse City MI, 49684-5725_______ (specific dollar amount, property, or percentage) to be used for its general purposes for conservation and citizen advocacy."
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