Doing Good to the Last Drop
Conscious travel through stewardship and philanthropy
It costs $20 to produce a filter. For a family earning less than
$1 a day, purchasing a filter is a luxury they simply cannot
afford, so your donations are crucial. The only way we can continue
to finance our sucessful Clean Water Initiative is through your
donations, 100% of which go directly to the project.
Donate online at our secure site on
JustGive.org
In addition to saving lives, the production of water filters and
education efforts have created a village cottage industry producing
hundreds of jobs for locals. This program, which our foundation
piloted, also reduces emissions, since formerly these households
boiled their water to purify it, cutting trees and burning the fuel
to create fire in the process. Our initiative is drastically
reducing tree harvesting and fire smoke. It's a win-win for
everyone.
- $50 supplies education materials to 10 village Safe Water
Advocates
- $100 provides clean drinking water for 25 children at a school
or monastery
- $300 creates a position for a
Safe Water Advocate at a local community level
- $1,000 supplies
ceramic water filters to a village of 200 people
- $10,000 significantly contributes toward the cost of new water
filter production facility, which can produce upwards of 100
ceramic water filters a day.
There are many ways to maximize your donation. Here are a few
ideas.
Donate Stocks or
Bonds:
To donate, please contact Will Norris, CFP at Charles Schwab,
303-448-3534 or Marilyn Staff with the Asia Transpacific Foundation
at 303-443-6789 extension 226.
Does your company match
donations?
If so, you can double your contribution. All forms required for
verification of Asia Transpacific Foundation's IRS status are
available.
Attention Travelers and Friends
Age 70.5 and Over
There is a taxpayer-friendly provision in the Pension Protection
Act of 2006 for Individuals who are 70.5 or older. Individuals who
are 70.5 or older may give up to $100,000 a year to a qualified
public charity from their IRAs (traditional or Roth), exclude such
gifts from gross income on their Federal returns, and count the
gift as part of their annual minimum distribution amount (MRD).
Gifts must be outright and may not be used to establish annuities,
remainder trusts, and the like. The donation must be made directly
from the IRA to the charity.
Before considering such a gift, please consult your legal or
tax advisor to see if this opportunity is right for you and your
particular circumstances.
Call Marilyn Staff with the Asia Transpacific Foundation at
303-443-6789 extension 226 for more information. Please help us
continue this effective, worthwhile campaign by contributing
today.