Ways To Give
The Pájaro Valley needs you!
Your gift directly supports our community-led climate solutions. Donate now or explore the links below for alternative ways to give.
For any questions, contact info@regenerationpajarovalley.org
Give Online
The easiest way to support our work is through a secure online donation. Every contribution helps strengthen community leadership, build partnerships, and bring resources to the Pájaro Valley.
Mail a Gift or Donate by Phone
If you’d rather not donate online, you can send a check, payable to Community Initiatives with Regeneración in the memo line, to: Regeneración PO Box 1252 Freedom, CA 95019 We are also happy to accept your credit card donation securely over the phone: call (831) 288-7755.
Gifts of Stock or Securities
Thank you for considering a gift of stock or securities. There are tax advantages to donating stock, and your contribution will have a lasting impact on Pajaro Valley. The fastest and easiest way to make a stock gift is to do an electronic transfer. Direct transfers of securities to: Investment Broker: US Bancorp Advisors, 350 California St. 18 th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104 Account Rep: Steve Baumhoff, Director; Phone: (415) 796‐5098 FX: (844) 257-2097 ACCOUNT INFORMATION: DTC #0226 (Note the first digit is zero, not the letter O.) TO BENEFIT: Regeneración, a project of Community Initiatives For questions about transferring securities, please call Brian Batt at (415) 796-5097 *** IMPORTANT NOTICE *** Regeneración does not receive donor information when stocks are transferred to our account. Please email our fiscal sponsor (Regeneración is a fiscally sponsored project of Community Initiatives, EIN 94-3255070) and copy us so that we can personally thank you and send a tax receipt. Email Accounting@communityinitiatives.org and cc info@regenerationpajarovalley.org with the following information: Our project name and number: Regeneración - 6418 Your name as donor and address for a receipt Type of stock Number of shares For any questions or further information about acknowledging your gift of stock or securities, please contact Braxton D. Cahill, Controller, Community Initiaves: o: (415) 745-8019 c: (415) 573-4754 Braxton.Cahill@communityinitiatives.org
IRA Gifts
IRA Gifts: Qualified Charitable Distributions/Required Minimum Distributions If you are 70½ years old or older, you can donate a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) or Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from your IRA directly to Regeneración, without having the distribution counted as taxable income. Gifts from IRAs can be set up to be recurring distributions—so that each year you can receive the tax benefit and make an impact with your gift. Contact your IRA custodian and follow their procedures to request a “Qualified Charitable Distribution” or “Required Minimum Distribution.” Please provide the recipient information below to your custodian, along with the federal tax ID number of our fiscal sponsor, Community Initiatives, EIN 94 3255070. Please direct your check, drawn on your IRA account and made payable to Community Initiatives, with Regeneración in the memo line, to: Community Initiatives/Regeneración PO Box 45515 San Francisco, CA 94145-0515 Please ensure that the paperwork includes your name and mailing address so that we can personally thank you, and our fiscal sponsor, Community Initiatives, can send a tax receipt.
Donor-Advised Funds
Already have a donor-advised fund? You can recommend a grant to support our work. Designate Regeneración: Pajaro Valley Climate Action, a fiscally sponsored project of Community Initiatives (EIN 94-3255070), as your charitable recipient.
Give in Honor or Memory of Someone
Giving a gift in honor or memory of someone you love or respect is a wonderful way to recognize them. Please note that you are giving in honor or memory of someone in the comment box on our donation page or include a note with your check. If their contact information is provided, a special note card will be sent notifying the person you are honoring of your thoughtful and generous gift.
Legacy Giving
To name Regeneración - Pajaro Valley Climate Action in your will or estate, draft recommended language would look like: “NAME would like a gift {(in the amount of) or (of x% of estate)} made to Community Initiatives on behalf of its fiscally sponsored project Regeneración, a California Nonprofit Organization – based in Watsonville, California. The purpose of this gift is to support the organization’s work to build community leadership, build partnerships, and bring resources to the Pajaro Valley so that every person in the Pajaro Valley has a voice in the decisions that shape a safer, healthier future.
Contribute to Our Endowment
In 2026 a generous donor created the Pajaro Valley Climate Resilience Endowment for Regeneración at the Community Foundation for Santa Cruz County. This endowment will provide a steady source of funding for Regeneración which will continue in perpetuity. Please consider a gift to grow our endowment and help sustain our work long into the future. Climate change will affect all of us and everything about human life. By pooling our resources and working together we can meet the challenges of adapting to the changes underway and ensure the best possible outcomes for the people of the Pajaro Valley.
Thank you for investing in the power of local leadership, collective action, and a thriving Pájaro Valley.
