Your Donations

Thank you for you commitment to the preservation of Free Flight. You may donate online right now using a major credit card, PayPal or electronic check, or you may mail in your donation using a paper check. You may also donate when you renew your USHPA membership, and those donations are matched dollar-for-dollar by USHPA up to $500.

You may choose to direct the use of your donation to one of the following targeted funds, or you may leave your contribution unrestricted allowing the Foundation to allocate your donation according to greatest need (preferred).

Foundation Funds:
• General Fund (unrestricted)
• Site Preservation Fund
• Safety and Education Fund
• Competition Funds (choose one per donation)
    • General Competition Fund
    • Hang Gliding Competition Fund
    • Women’s Hang Gliding Competition Fund
    • Paragliding Competition Fund

NEW Targeted Fund:
• McDonald Mountain Fund for site preservation specifically in the McDonald Mountain area of Washington State.

Donate Now Online:
Contributions can now be made securely online. The Foundation has partnered with Groundspring.org to facilitate secure online credit card transaction.

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General Fund
Contributions to this fund are donated as unrestricted and later allocated by the Foundation’s Trustees according to need. The Trustees recommend contributing to the General Fund because it affords the Foundation the flexibility needed to achieve maximum impact.

Site Preservation Fund
Contributions to this popular fund are used only to preserve flying sites. Example uses of these monies include the direct purchase of land or easements to use land, improvements to public lands which enable free flight, and legal assistance.

Safety and Education Fund
Contributions to this fund are used only in support of safety and education initiatives. Example uses of the donations in this fund include advancements in safety technology and the development of teaching programs.

Competition Fund
Actually, a group of three funds. Contributions to this group are used toward the development of events and competitions which nourish the US flying community and in support of competitors, for example. Donations to the Competition Fund are further allocated by the donor to one of the following three specific areas:

• Hang Gliding Competition Fund
• Women’s Hang Gliding Competition Fund
• Paragliding Competition Fund

Targeted Funds
• New McDonald Mountan Fund for site Preservation specifically in the McDonald Mountain Washington State area. Click for details

Other Ways of Donating:

Double Your Gift When Renewing Your USHPA Membership
The USHPA will match up to $500 per year when you renew you membership and contribute to the Foundation. See the donation options under "Tax Deductible Contributions" on the USHPA website.



The Foundation gratefully thanks the USHPA for this generous matching program and for all their additional contributions in support of our mission.

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Contribute by Mail
Mail your contribution to the Foundation:

Connie Work, Executive Director
Foundation For Free Flight
PO Box 518
Dunlap, California 93621

Email: Connie_Work@foundationforfreeflight.org

Indicate on your check or letter the fund(s) where you want your contribution allocated. Also, if you want your contribution anonymous, please indicate "anonymous" on your check or in the letter.

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Gifts of Securities
Gifts of securities often confer significant tax benefits to a donor. For example, contributions of appreciated securities held for over a year are generally deductible at market value, regardless of what the donor paid for the securities. In addition, the capital tax is avoided through such a gift. In all cases, consult with your accountant or financial advisor about the tax benefits of your gift.

How to Notify the Foundation of a Gift of Securities:
When making a gift of securities, please contact our Executive Director. It is extremely important to provide complete information including your name, address, phone number, the name and type of securities to be gifted (public, private, restricted, mutual fund, etc.), number of shares and the date you intend to make the gift. A letter will be sent to you for your tax records. Your gift will be credited to the General Fund unless you specify one or more of our other funds. The targeted funds where you can direct your gift are the Site Preservation Fund, Education and Safety Fund, Hang Gliding Competition Fund, Women’s HG Competition Fund, and the Paragliding Competition Fund. Your name will be added to our donor list unless you indicate you wish to remain anonymous.

Connie Work, Executive Director
Foundation for Free Flight
PO Box 518
Dunlap, California 93621

Email:
Connie_Work@foundationforfreeflight.org
Tel: 888-262-4264
Fax: 559-338-2359

 

Types of Transfers:
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Electronic Transfer
The Foundation for Free Flight's’s broker is Fidelity Investments, LLC. The transfer of securities from a donor's brokerage account to the Foundation’s Fidelity account is accomplished via the Depository Trust Company (DTC). To initiate a transfer, notify your broker with the name and amount of securities to be gifted and provide the following transfer instructions:

DTC No. 0226
Foundation For Free Flight, (formally the United States Hang Gliding Foundation. Inc.)
Account Number Z44646440
United States Hang Gliding Foundation. Inc.
EIN: 84-1132636

If your broker requires additional information, Fidelity representatives may be contacted at 800-544-6666 or call our Executive Director. It is important to identify all donors of securities gifts for prompt and accurate credit for all gifts received. Please contact the Foundation (see notification information above) before making the gift.

Contact Stephen Onstad at stephen_onstad@foundationforfreeflight.org
or call 505-474-6419 for transfer of mutual funds or physical shares of stock.

Special Gifts:
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POINT OF THE MOUNTAIN SOUTH DONORS PLAQUE:

The Utah Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association is partnering with the Foundation to raise money for the Site Preservation Fund. Donors of $1000 will have their names engraved on a plaque acknowledging their support in preserving the Point of The Mountain South. Contact Connie Locke, Executive Director, for details.

SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS on behalf of Alan Chuculate:

Mary Chuculate-Hobson, Alan's spouse, asks those wanting to make a tribute to Alan to please donate in his name to the Foundation's Site Preservation Fund.

Send check or in-kind contributions to the address below and indicate the contribution is to the Site Preservation Fund on behalf of Alan Chuculate. Also indicate if you want your gift to be anonymous.

SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS on behalf of Chuck Searle:

Deb Searle, asks those wanting to make a tribute to Chuck to please donate in his name to the Foundation's Safety and Education Fund.

Send check or in-kind contributions to the address below and indicate the contribution is to the Safety and Education Fund on behalf of Chuck Searle. Also indicate if you want your gift to be anonymous.

SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS on behalf of Geoff Loyns:

Send check or in-kind contributions to the address below and indicate the contribution is to the Hang Gliding Competition Fund on behalf of Geoff Loyns. Also indicate if you want your gift to be anonymous.

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