Insurance & Pension Plans

Sometimes people find themselves with life insurance policies and retirement plans they no longer need, such as after the death of a spouse or after children are no longer dependent. By contributing such a policy to the Ohio Environmental Council, you can make a wonderful gift to Ohio's environment and reduce taxes that may otherwise be due upon your death.
Gifts of Pension and Retirement Plans

If your beneficiary of your retirement assets (such as an IRA, 401(k) or pension plan) is an individual, that person may lose up to 75% percent of the assets to income tax, excise tax, and estate tax!

By arranging now to donate your pension plan assets or IRAs to the Ohio Environmental Council, you can reduce your estate tax and help your beneficiaries avoid federal and state income tax.

Gifts of Life Insurance

If you'd like a simple, popular and relatively inexpensive way to make a substantial gift to the Ohio Environmental Council, life insurance may help you to give more than you could otherwise afford.

You can make the OEC the owner and beneficiary of a life insurance policy you now own or a new policy you purchase, or you can make the OEC one of the beneficiaries of an existing policy.

For example, John Doe owns a paid-up $20,000 policy with $8,000 cash value. His children are now grown and the plan is thus no longer really needed. He can name OEC the owner and beneficiary of the policy and may receive an $8,000 charitable deduction.

If you are considering a gift, we welcome the opportunity to sit down with you and your legal or tax consultant or financial advisor to ensure that any decision is fully advised. Please contact the OEC at LegacyClub@theOEC.org or (614) 487-7506.

OEC Membership Benefits

For all membership levels:

• Being part of the team that secures healthy air, land, and water for all Ohioans.
• OEC's event invitations, announcements, and Greenwatch newsletter mailed/emailed to you.
• Free admission to OEC's regular Real Ohio Tours.
• Reduced admission to OEC events such as Environmental Lobby Day, Clean Water Conference, and the Green Gala.
• Have the opportunity to sharpen your citizen-activist skills through events and on-line action alerts.
• Ohio Legislative & Government Directory - a handy pocket guide to the Ohio General Assembly and Congressional delegation, including updated contact information and committee assignments.

Fiscal Responsibility

The Ohio Environmental Council has earned the trust, respect and support of leading Ohioans.

By consistently demonstrating exceptional fiscal responsibility, the OEC outperforms many of its peers in efforts to allocate and grow finances.

For three consecutive years, the Ohio Environmental Council has received a 4-star rating for sound fiscal managment, from Charity Navigator, America's largest independent evaluator of charities.