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 “Ain the “Private notes” field , tell us how you’d like the proceeds to be used:
- “All Projects”: Offsetting to all COTAP Projects (Projects receives 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.
More About COTAP & Stock Donations
Because stock is treated as an asset by the IRS, it is subject to capital gains taxes (if it has appreciated in value since you purchased it) when it’s sold, so you can’t use appreciated stock to buy offsets from a U.S. for-profit offset provider without incurring capital gains.
COTAP, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, is exempt from capital gains taxes. This means that not only can you efficiently transfer the full, appreciated market value without a tax penalty, you can also claim the stock’s full, appreciated value as a tax deduction.
