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Marine Mammal Care

Legacy Giving

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By remembering the Marine Mammal Care Center in your estate plan, you help to ensure that we create experiences that motivate, inspire and equip people to take concrete actions to protect the ocean and marine mammals.

Included Benefits

  • Invitations to exclusive Legacy Circle events and private animal release celebrations to see patients you helped rehabilitate return to the wild.
  • Personal tour of the Center’s hospital in San Pedro by senior staff. Please call 424-450-0575.
  • Exclusive invitations to participate in interactive virtual webinars and panel discussions with our veterinarians, researchers and conservation experts
  • Discounts on purchases at our gift store and more.
  • Subscriptions to our quarterly Ripple Effect newsletter mailing, delivered straight to your mailbox, and our e-newsletter, delivered via email.

Gift Options to Explore

Here are just a few of the many ways to create a conservation legacy through charitable giving, many of which offer tax savings:
  • Wills or Trusts – Help protect marine mammals and their ocean home for years to come by making a gift to Marine Mammal Care Center in your will or trust.
  • Life Insurance Policies – When you name Marine Mammal Care Center as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy, you may be able to save on estate taxes.
  • Retirement Plans – Naming Marine Mammal Care Center as a beneficiary of your IRA, 401k or other qualified plan may eliminate both income and estate taxes.

Sample Language for Your Legacy Plan:

“I give and bequeath to the Marine Mammal Care Center, Los Angeles, California, the sum of $________ to be used to support the work of the Marine Mammal Care Center.”

Our tax identification number is 47-5249182.

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