Supporters in the United States

US taxpayers can support our work with a gift that is tax deductible in the US!

Thanks to a partnership with American Friends of Canadian Conservation (AFCC) you can help us protect nature in the Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe area by making a tax-deductible contribution of cash or securities.

Support our work in one of the following ways:

  • Donate online at AFCC’s secure site using your credit card or PayPal. You can make a one-time contribution, or arrange for your donation to recur at any interval convenient for you.
  • Donate stocks, bonds, or mutual fund shares to AFCC to avoid US capital gains taxes while receiving a tax deduction for the current value of your securities. Contact AFCC staff at 250-688-1508 in Canada, or 360-515-7171 in the US, or [email protected] for instructions.
  • Mail a check (in US funds) to:

American Friends of Canadian Conservation
336 36th Street #717
Bellingham, WA 98225

Print, fill out, sign and send a Grant Recommendation  with your check to request that AFCC uses your donation to make a grant to The Couchiching Conservancy.  The language in the recommendation is necessary for your gift to be tax deductible in the US.

Thank you for your support of The Couchiching Conservancy through the partnership with AFCC!

You can conserve your Canadian property through a gift that is tax deductible in the US.

American Friends of Canadian Conservation  (AFCC) was created to remove the tax and legal barriers that prevented US taxpayers from permanently protecting their Canadian natural lands. Gifts of land and conservation easements (aka covenants, servitudes) to AFCC are charitable donations in the US and effectively not subject to Canadian capital gains. Learn about the bi-national tax incentives by downloading Save Some Green: a handbook for US taxpayers from AFCC’s website.

The Couchiching Conservancy would partner with AFCC to complete your conservation gift and would be the local land steward.

Contact Dorthea Hangaard to discuss your property and conservation interests, or AFCC’s cross-border conservation experts at 250-688-1508 in Canada, or 360-515-7171 in the US, or [email protected] for information about tax benefits and the procedures for making a land or easement gift.