BECOME A MEMBER! 

It's easy to join our team. We never charge fees to visit our properties but we do have stewardship costs for our current holdings and acquisition costs to protect more land. Membership is the easiest way to help us and stay informed about all of STC projects.

Membership starts at just $35

Click here to download a printable membership application.

You will need Adobe Reader to view the membership form, you can for free here.

All members receive our newsletter, "The Journal," to keep you informed.

LOOKING FOR SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY?

Are you looking for an outdoor setting for a group or class to learn about the wonderful flora and fauna that abounds in Central New York? Do you belong to a group looking for a volunteer outdoor projects to involve everyone? Are you looking for an Eagle Scout project? Is your group looking for a speaker for an upcoming meeting? Contact us and maybe we can help. We'd love to hear from you! Contact our Executive Director, Jeff Devine, 943 Westmoreland Ave. Syracuse, NY 13210 Phone: 315-575-8839 or send us an e-mail just by clicking here.

WHAT IF STC EARNED A PENNY EVERY TIME YOU SEARCHED THE INTERNET?
Or how about if a percentage of every purchase you made online went to protect important natural land in CNY? Well, now it can!
GoodSearch.com is a new Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search engine, get quality search results from Yahoo, and watch the donations add up!
GoodShop.com is a new online shopping mall which donates up to 37 percent of each purchase to your favorite cause! Hundreds of great stores including Target, Gap, Best Buy, eBay, Macy's and Barnes & Noble have teamed up with GoodShop  and every time you place an order, you’ll be supporting your favorite cause.
Just go to www.goodsearch.com and be sure to enter
Save the County Land Trust as the charity you want to support.

Nine ways to support Save the County 

Cash
Your cash gift is deductible from your adjusted gross income.

Land
Donations of land are frequently made in order to protect a unique or simply beloved natural area where future protection in private hands may be in doubt. All such offers are referred to STC's Land Protection Committee for evaluation.

Gifts of Stocks and Bonds
For full tax benefits, your broker can electronically transfer securities to STC’s broker, or you can send unsigned stock certificates to STC by certified mail.

Life Income Gifts
Gifts of appreciated property can generate income for you with positive tax benefits. One example is a charitable income remainder trust (CRUT)

Bequests
You can reduce inheritance taxes by designating in your will specific gifts of cash, property or a percentage of the remainder of your estate to STC.

Lead Trusts
Property or assets can stay in the family while your gift reduces estate taxes and supports STC

Life Insurance
Designating STC as a beneficiary of a paid-up policy or a new policy helps the organization’s future endowment and provides you with a tax deduction.

Retained Life Estate
You retain occupancy of the property for life, but give your primary or vacation home or farm to STC for its future income.

Personal Property
You can deduct the full fair-market value of gifts of personal property (art, antiques, etc.)

Matching Gifts
Often your gift to STC can be magnified by matching funds from companies and foundations. Check with your company’s human resource office.

Our legal name is Save The County, Inc. we are a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization as determined by the Internal Revenue Service. Gifts and donations are tax-deductible.

Our mission is to promote ecological diversity and active stewardship by acquiring and preserving valued natural areas in Onondaga and surrounding counties for educational purposes, scientific inquiry, biological conservation, and appropriate recreational use.

A copy of Save the County, Inc.'s latest annual report may be obtained, upon request, from the Office of the Attorney General, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.

Our federal ID number is 23-7399316.