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Why give?

  • Protecting Rare Ecosystems

    Nature preserves like Westcave protect unique habitats, including endangered species and native plants. Your donation helps maintain biodiversity and keeps these areas safe from development or degradation.

  • Environmental Education

    Westcave and similar places run educational programs for students and the public, fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation for nature. Donations help fund school field trips, guided hikes, workshops, and interactive exhibits.

  • Legacy for the Future

    Supporting Westcave is a way to leave a legacy—ensuring that future generations can experience the same beauty and wonder of natural spaces.

Mail a Check

Simply mail a donation to

Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center

24814 Hamilton Pool Road,

Round Mountain TX  78663 

Please indicate if you would like your gift to be restricted to Education, Conservation or Girls+ Outside.  If no designation is included, the fund will be used for general operating support. 

If you have a car or boat just taking up space, please consider donating it to Westcave. Simply use the button below and all the details will be handled easily. 

Donate Your Car

You can create a grant recommendation from your existing donor-advised fund to support Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center. If your funds are held with Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, and the BNY Mellon Charitable Gift Fund, you can use the button below to donate. If you have a fund at a different sponsoring organization, please contact the organization to recommend your grant. 

Donor Advised Funds

Employer Matching

Ask your HR department if charitable gifts will be matched so they can provide you with the appropriate form, link or instructions. Some companies will double or even triple your donation - it's worth the ask!

QUALIFIED CHARTABLE DISTRIBUTION

You may also be able to make a gift to Westcave through a "qualified charitable distribution (QCD)" or "IRA charitable rollover" from your Individual Retirement Account (IRA) and take advantage of tax savings. If you are at least 70 ½ years old, you may distribute an amount, not to exceed $100,000 in a calendar year, from an IRA to Westcave tax-free.

If an IRA owner directs the IRA plan administrator to distribute an amount, not to exceed $100,000 in a calendar year, to a public charity, the distribution counts toward the owner's required minimum distribution (RMD) but is not included in his or her income for income tax purposes. Although the IRA owner is not entitled to a charitable deduction for the distribution, the distribution benefits charity and does not count as income to the owner.

PLANNED GIFTS

You can name Westcave as a beneficiary of a retirement, investment or bank account, donor advised fund or your life insurance policy. To name Westcave as a beneficiary, you can obtain a beneficiary designation form from your retirement plan administrator, insurance company, or financial institution. This form usually asks for the name of the beneficiary (Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center), its address (24814 Hamilton Pool Road, Round Mountain TX, 78662), and a tax identification number (51-0204049).

The tax advantage stems from the fact that most retirement plans (other than Roth IRAs) are subject to income taxes—and possibly estate taxes—if left to an individual beneficiary; however, a charity that is named as the beneficiary does not pay income or estate taxes on the distribution. Thus, the full value of what is distributed can be used to support the preserve. For more information please email:  ExecutiveDirector@westcave.org