Donate Today

Donating appreciated stocks, bonds and mutual funds is a quick and easy way to support ASF today. You may be able to save on taxes twice – income tax and capital gains tax – allowing you to make a larger donation than with cash to fund your gift. While gifts of publicly traded stock are the most common, you can also give restricted or closely held stock under the right circumstances.

Please contact Carolyn Leavitt at cleavitt@asf.ca or call (506) 529-1025 for more details on how to make a gift of securities.

Making a recommendation to allocate a gift to ASF through your Donor Advised Fund (DAF) is simple. Please contact your DAF provider and ASF staff if you chose to recommend a gift to ASF. A Designated Fund at community foundations is another way to designate ASF as a beneficiary. Income from the fund, and in some cases principal, is distributed to ASF in accordance with the instructions you provide at the time of the gift to establish the fund.  

Please contact Carolyn Leavitt at cleavitt@asf.ca or call (506) 529-1025 for more details.

Make a Gift from your IRA Today… (specific to U.S. residents) 

Individuals 70 ½ and older may transfer up to $100,000 per year directly from an IRA to ASF, known as a Qualified Charitable Distribution. Note: While gifts from your IRA do not qualify for a charitable deduction, they do count towards your Required Mandatory Distribution and are not subject to personal income taxation. Please contact your IRA plan custodian to make a gift directly from your IRA to ASF US.

For more information about donating retirement assets, please contact Andy Goode by email at agoode@asfmaine.org or by phone (207)-725-2546 ext. 1

One of the simplest and most tax-wise ways to include ASF in your estate planning is through your Individual Retirement Account (IRA), 401k, 403b, RRSP, or other retirement plan. Using retirement assets to make a gift while leaving other assets to your heirs often results in giving more to your heirs. These gifts simplify your planning, and your heirs may benefit from a reduced estate tax burden. Completing a beneficiary designation form requires minimal paperwork and often can be accomplished directly on the retirement plan provider’s website.

Whatever stage of life you are in, planned giving is one of the most impactful ways you can support the Atlantic Salmon Federation’s mission. Becoming a member of the Royal Wulff Society will provide you with the confidence that ASF’s mission will continue for generations to come. Planned gifts are used to sustain the mission of ASF to help ensure the future of wild Atlantic salmon by investing in ASF’s Endowment Fund, unless otherwise designated. 

If you have already included ASF in your estate planning, please let us know so that we can welcome you as our newest member of the Royal Wulff Society.   

Our experienced staff can help you assess what types of assets you might give and how you might go about planning for a legacy gift that best reflects your desires and interests. 

Please call (800) 565-5666 or email royalwulff@asf.ca  for a confidential conversation. As with all planning, please consult with your advisors to determine the best approach for you that meets your financial goals and philanthropic objectives.

Honoring a loved one is a special way to pay tribute to their legacy while supporting ASF. Let us know for whom you are making a gift in honor or memory of, and we will send a letter to the family informing them of your gift.

Please contact Carolyn Leavitt at cleavitt@asf.ca or call (506) 529-1025 for more details on how to make a gift in honor of someone.

ASF encourages its supporters to use available company matching programs to leverage their gifts. Please contact your employer to see if your gift might be eligible for a match. In some cases, matches are processed using an online system and the receiving organization must be notified to complete the process.

Please contact Abby Pond at apond@asf.ca or call (506) 466-8190 to assist in the processing of your matching gift.