Direct Action For Marine Wildlife
Sea Shepherd runs direct-action campaigns to stop illegal fishing, whaling, and marine destruction. Every patrol is funded by people like you.
Matching Gift Challenge
Giving Tuesday
Every gift is doubled until December 31, up to $1,000,000.
Help bring fixed-wing drones to the Gulf of Mexico. Every gift is still doubled until December 31.
Thank you to everyone who gave. Your gifts are helping put two Interceptor Boats on the water in the Gulf of Mexico.
Ends December 31
Choose Recurring to give monthly and join the Direct Action Crew.
Giving stock, a DAF grant or from your IRA? See how
Planning a larger gift? Talk with Chad, our Director of Philanthropy.
Our ships are home base for every patrol, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Vaquita Refuge.
Fast boats reach the small poaching boats that work far from shore.
The match will put two Interceptor Boats on the water in the Gulf of Mexico to reach poachers far from shore.
Your gifts are helping put two Interceptor Boats on the water in the Gulf of Mexico.
Our crews fly drones on patrol to spot illegal fishing from the air. Next we want to bring fixed-wing drones to the Gulf of Mexico, which stay up longer and see far more.
Giving Tuesday, December 1
Captains, drone pilots, biologists and deckhands who live aboard and patrol day and night.
Crypto, beneficiaries, vehicles, matching gifts and more: see every way to give.
Sea Shepherd is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the USA (Tax ID 93-0792021), and donations are fully tax-deductible. Questions: donations@seashepherd.org.
For Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's latest 990 on file with the IRS, click here. For the GDPR Statement, click here.
PO Box 7750, Woodbridge, VA 22195, USA | Tel: 212-220-2302
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Checks can be mailed any time. Please make yours payable to Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and include your name and address so we can send your receipt.
- Payable to
- Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
- Mail to
- PO Box 7750, Woodbridge, VA 22195
Questions about a gift by mail: donations@seashepherd.org.
Publicly traded stock you have held for more than a year may give you a bigger tax benefit than cash. Your deduction is the full market value and you avoid capital gains tax on the increase. There are no brokerage fees to sell.
Or transfer through your broker
- Broker
- Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
- DTC number
- 0164
- Account name
- Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
- Account number
- 5090-3921
- Schwab contacts
- Beth Steinhaus, 206-621-8832
Margo Godersky, margo@breakwater.com
Transfers often arrive without the donor’s name. Once yours is on the way, tell us what you sent so it is credited to you and receipted.
You can also email donations@seashepherd.org. We recommend talking with your tax or legal advisor before making your gift.
A grant from your donor-advised fund keeps our ships on the water and our enforcement partnerships running.
Or recommend a grant through your provider
- Log in to your donor-advised fund account.
- Search for Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, or enter the details below.
- Recommend a grant in the amount you choose, one-time or recurring.
- If your provider allows it, share your name and contact information with us.
- Legal name
- Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
- Tax ID (EIN)
- 93-0792021
- Mailing address
- PO Box 7750, Woodbridge, VA 22195
Some providers send grants without donor information. Ask yours to include your name, or tell us about your recommendation so we can thank you properly.
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society does not provide legal or tax advice. Please consult your financial or tax advisor about how a donor-advised fund fits your situation.
If you are 70½ or older, a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) sends up to $111,000 a year straight from your IRA to Sea Shepherd. You pay no income tax on it, even if you do not itemize, and from the year you turn 73 it can count toward your required minimum distribution.
How to make your QCD
- Ask your IRA custodian for a qualified charitable distribution to Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, using the details below.
- Allow 2 to 4 weeks for processing. The distribution must leave your IRA by December 31 to count for that tax year.
- Custodians often send the gift without your name. Ask them to include it, or let us know so we can thank you.
- Legal name
- Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
- Tax ID (EIN)
- 93-0792021
- Mailing address
- PO Box 7750, Woodbridge, VA 22195
This is not legal or tax advice. Please consult your financial advisor about whether a QCD is right for you. See IRS Publication 590-B.
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