Easily donate the full appreciated value of your stock to Carbon Offsets To Alleviate Poverty (COTAP), the climate change and poverty alleviation nonprofit! We’re a registered IRS 501(c)3 public charity, which means you’ll be avoiding capital gains taxes and getting a possible tax deduction. Equally as important, you’re also offsetting emissions, taking responsibility for your contribution to climate change, and changing lives!
90% of net proceeds goes to our partners – community-led forest carbon projects which protect and restore landscapes while creating life-changing income for rural communities in Uganda, India, Fiji, and Indonesia. All projects are certified by Plan Vivo, the world’s oldest forest carbon standard, as well as 3rd-party verified every 5 years.
COTAP has partnered with Every.org, a leading donation solutions provider, which ensure your donation is IRS-compliant, so that you don’t receive a surprise capital gains tax bill and so that you can possibly get a tax deduction for your donated stock.
How it Works
- Click the “Donate Stock” button at the top right of this page to donate stock or mutual fund shares.
- In the Every.org window that pops up, enter the ticker/stock symbol (i.e. DIS for Disney, TSLA for Tesla, etc.) as well as the number of shares you’d like to donate.
- Check the box “Add note for Carbon Offsets To Alleviate Poverty,” and in the “Private notes” field , tell us how you’d like the proceeds to be used:
- “All Projects”: Offsetting to all COTAP Projects (Projects receive 90% of net proceeds, COTAP receives 10%),
- “[Country goes here]”: Offsetting to one specific project in Uganda, India, Fiji, or Indonesia (Project receives 90% of net proceeds, COTAP receives 10%), or
- “COTAP operations”: Under this option, your emissions are not being offset. 100% of net proceeds go towards supporting COTAP’s our operations, and expansion.
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- After clicking “Continue,” you will be transfered over to Every.org to complete your transaction.
- Once on Every.org, you’ll be prompted to donate an additional suggested amount to Every.org. This is optional.
Important Notes
- For tax purposes, please use your receipt and donation value provided by Every.org, not the offsetting acknowledgement you receive from COTAP.
- While this program is primarily intended for U.S. residents, anyone may donate stock to COTAP.
- Per our Terms of Use, 100% of donations which are anonymous AND lack an offsetting designation will be utilized for our operations and expansion.
- Other questions? Please see Every.org’s FAQ and/or contact us at info at cotap dot org.
Employer Matching
- Use the Double the Donation tool below to see if your employer matches donations.
- Per our Terms of Use, 100% of employer matching funds will be used for COTAP’s operations and expansion. This helps us keep our margins (10%) uncommonly low, consistent, and transparent.
