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Your donations have made a difference
Your donations to SBLF over the past several years have funded some great grant applications, researching links between human health and the environment. Most importantly, the data that was generated from SBLF sponsored research has made a difference. Over the past several years, SBLF funded research has included several studies documenting persistent bio-accumulating toxins in our bodies. Not only have these studies helped make the public more aware of this issue, but the study results have helped spur legislative action in this area. Without SBLF funds we wouldn't have the data, and without the data we wouldn't have impacted public opinion and we wouldn't have legislative change. SBLF is currently funding research examining transportation and human health, important data for the Puget Sound region as we are faced with transportation initiative after transportation initiative. Additionally, SBLF funds have helped establish a graduate program in sustainability at the University of Washington. What better way to make a lasting contribution to our environment and our health!
How To Donate
If you are interested in making a donation to the Seattle Biotech Legacy Foundation, here's how!
Cash donations: Complete a Donation form and mail it with your check (made out to The Seattle Foundation/SBLF) to:
Seattle Biotech Legacy Foundation
2505 Third Avenue, Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98121
Stock donations: Information on how to donate stock is also available from Jennifer Sorensen at The Seattle Foundation (206-515-2122).
See Asset Delivery Instructions Please note that the transfer must be made to The Seattle Foundation, not to the Seattle Biotech Legacy Foundation.
Prior to the transfer, please contact Jennifer Sorensen, Funds Officer, The Seattle Foundation, at (206) 515-2122 (j.sorensen@seattlefoundation.org) and provide her the following:
- The name of the stock being transferred
- The total number of shares being transferred
- The broker used for the transfer
- To designate the Seattle Biotech Legacy fund as the beneficiary
Matching Gift Programs:
Many companies match donations by their employees to charitable organizations. If you are eligible for a matching gift through your place of employment, obtain the appropriate form for requesting a matching gift from your company and send it to The Seattle Foundation with your donation. The Seattle Foundation will send the necessary paperwork back to your company.
Donations to the Seattle Biotech Legacy Foundation qualify as charitable contributions. Donations will support the activities of registered 501(c)3 non-profit groups. Every donor will have the opportunity to be actively involved. Individual amounts donated will be held in confidence.
Funds raised for this cause will be added to the Seattle Biotech Legacy Foundation, a Donor Advised Fund at The Seattle Foundation, a Section 501(c)3 charitable organization, contributions to which are tax deductible. In making grants from the SBL Foundation, The Seattle Foundation will take into consideration recommendations made by the Seattle Biotech Legacy Advisory Group, the mission of the Seattle Biotech Legacy Foundation, and the specific needs of the community. Please make checks payable to The Seattle Foundation/SBLF.
Thank you for joining us!
When you make a gift of cash or stock to the Seattle Biotech Legacy Foundation, an Advised Fund at The Seattle Foundation, you will have made a charitable contribution to a public charity that may qualify you for tax benefits depending upon your personal tax situation.
Donors may deduct an outright cash gift from their federal income tax returns - up to 50 percent of adjusted gross income in one year, with any excess carried forward for up to five additional years.
Donors may deduct the full fair market value of long-term appreciated securities - up to 30 percent of adjusted gross income, with any excess carried forward for up to five additional years. Donors also don't pay any tax on capital gains.
We encourage you to seek professional legal or financial advice since individual financial and legal circumstances may vary.
Here's how the Seattle Biotech Legacy Foundation works:
Seattle Biotech Legacy Foundation is run by a volunteer board of directors. Board members must be SBLF donors and members are elected to 2 year terms. In addition to the board, we have Grants and Seminar Series Committees, a Scientific Advisory Group, and operational committees, all of which are chaired or co-chaired by board members. All donors, regardless of level of contribution, are welcomed and encouraged to participate in SBLF activities.
SBLF is a group foundation that offers the opportunity to pool resources and to work together to explore and support efforts that further our mission. Together, we identify and select projects to fund and lend our time, skills and expertise to these projects to ensure a meaningful outcome.
The Seattle Biotech Legacy Foundation works toward a healthy, sustainable future by promoting science-based understanding, solutions and actions that are grounded in recognition of the interconnected nature of our world.
SBLF is a Donor Advised Fund at The Seattle Foundation:
The Seattle Foundation (www.seattlefoundation.org), which was established in 1946, is the largest community foundation in our region and serves as an umbrella organization to support giving of a wide range of groups and individuals. Donor groups like us, who want to take an active role in grantmaking, can establish a Donor Advised Fund at the Seattle Foundation. This type of fund allows us to recommend specific charitable organizations to receive grants, while The Seattle Foundation manages the assets of the fund through professional investment managers and also handles administrative services. At its inception, our fund was called the YTBN Foundation at The Seattle Foundation. Our permanent name was selected in February 2003, and is now the Seattle Biotech Legacy Foundation at The Seattle Foundation.