Planned Giving
Leave a Legacy of Support for Parks and Open Space
Credit: Jerry & Marcy Monkman
There are many ways to make a legacy gift to The Trust for Public Land—with benefits ranging from tax advantages to income for life. Whether you want to create dynamic play spaces in underserved neighborhoods or protect land around your favorite hiking trails, we're here to help you make a meaningful impact on the American landscape.
Types of Planned Gifts
If you have ideas about what you would like to achieve but aren't sure where to start, review our gift comparison chart to explore your options. Aready know what kind of gift you would like to make? See the various types of planned gifts we offer at The Trust for Public Land.
Contact Us
We'd like to learn more about your conservation interests and financial goals. Please take a moment to fill out our planned gift form, and together we can map out strategies that will help you support our land-for-people mission while maximizing your tax and financial benefits.
You can request a print copy of our planned giving booklet, Creating your Legacy, here.

The Mary and Wallace Stegner Society honors individuals who make a legacy gift to The Trust for Public Land through their will, living trust, retirement plan, life insurance policy, or life income arrangement.
When you make a planned gift to The Trust for Public Land, you join a growing number of visionary supporters who are committed to saving America's special places and ensuring that every person can enjoy a connection to the land. If you have already included TPL in your estate plans, please contact us so that we may welcome you into the Mary and Wallace Stegner Society.
Not only does your legacy gift help create new parks, protect wilderness, and preserve our country's open lands, but as a Stegner Society member you receive the following benefits:
- Listing in our annual report
- Planned Giving e-newsletter
- Subscription to Land&People magazine
- Invitations to selected events
Contact Planned Giving
J. Gardner Trimble
Director of Planned Giving
101 Montgomery St.
Suite 900
San Francisco,
California
94104
P: (415) 495-4014
F: (415) 495-4103
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