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While cash donations are critical to the daily work and environmental stewardship of River Bend, our future will be built on your strategic giving strategy today. Whether you decide to make a final planned gift from your estate, a strategic gift of stock or securities today, or a special gift of land or equipment, you'll be joining River Bend's most loyal and strategic donors in ensuring that the Nature Center and all it encompasses will be protected and preserved for many generations to come.
If you are planning to include River Bend Nature Center in your plans, we hope you will let us know. Providing us with notice of your intention is the best way to ensure that your gift is used just as you wish. We can provide valuable information about a variety of options that you can then discuss with your professional advisors.
Legal Language and Tax ID
For all legal purposes, please refer to our organization as:
River Bend Nature Center, Inc.
1000 Rustad Road . Faribault, MN 55021
Tax ID#: 41-1343804
Wills and Bequests
A gift through your will or trust is one of the most popular and flexible ways that you can support River Bend Nature Center.
Beneficiary Designation
A beneficiary designation gift is a simple and affordable way to make a gift to support River Bend Nature Center. You can designate us as a beneficiary of a retirement, investment or bank account or your life insurance policy.
For stock gifts, we can receive stock donations directly from stockholders. You will need to fill out the form below and list River Bend Nature Center on the form along with Schwab's Depository Trust # 0164.
River Bend Nature Center can receive gifts of stocks and securities directly from your brokerage accounts. This may provide additional tax benefits for you while increasing the impact of your gift to River Bend. If a direct gift of stock or securities is right for you, simply provide your broker with the following information for River Bend Nature Center:
Name of institution: River Bend Nature Center c/o Charles Schwab & Co. Inc Depository Trust Company Number 0164
For Professional Advisors
We welcome the opportunity to assist you as you create your clients’ philanthropic wishes into well-crafted estate plans. Please feel free to contact us directly for information or assistance on a confidential basis.
Phone: 507-332-7151
Email: rbncinfo@rbnc.org
In-Kind gifts of land, easements, or equipment
Giving gifts of land, conservation/trail easements, or specialty equipment is a powerful way that you can help ensure that our community has enough protected green space for generations to come and that River Bend Nature Center has the right tools to maintain it for the public. These type of gifts may also provide you with unique tax incentives. To discuss a gift of land, easements, or specialty equipment, please contact email us at rbncinfo@rbnc.org or give us a call at 507-332-7151