The Falls of the Ohio is special. This crossroads of nature and history has a story and landscape worth preserving. As a 501c3 nonprofit foundation, the Falls of the Ohio Foundation is 100% supported by the generosity of our donors and supporters. If you want to help the Falls of the Ohio Foundation inspire a sense of wonder in the Falls of the Ohio region through education, preservation, exploration; you can make a gift today to support our work, or include us in your estate plans to make a lasting impact. Learn more below.
Give Now
- Become a Member
- The Foundation’s Members provide for our mission by making one-time annual gifts, or by becoming monthly Sustaining Members. Both Annul and Sustaining Members and receive benefits with their membership. Our Sustaining Members support the Foundation with monthly gifts which help provide for the Foundation’s mission while simplifying your giving by ensuring your membership never expires until you choose to cancel. Make your gift here.
- Make a One-time Gift Online
- Your gift will be made on our secure website and can support the Foundation’s mission, provide for a specific project, program, add to an endowment, or something else. Make your gift here.
- Purchase a Personalized Engraved Brick
- Engraved bricks make great gifts for memorials or to honor someone special. New bricks are being placed around the flagpole at the Center’s circle drive. Learn more or purchase your brick.
- Tribute Gifts
- A tribute gift is a personal way to honor and celebrate a person’s life and their accomplishments, celebrate a special occasion, memorialize or honor a loved one, or celebrate a special occasion. Tribute gifts may include a personalized engraved brick, bench, auditorium seat, tree, or support of a project. Call 812-283-4999 or email foundation@fallsoftheohio.org to learn more or discuss how we can help you plan your gift. Or, make your gift here and choose “Tribute Gift” from the form’s menu.
- Giving Stock, Bonds, or Mutual Funds
- Gifting marketable securities is an excellent way to support the Falls of the Ohio Foundation. These assets are easy to give and offer great tax benefits including avoiding capital tax on the appreciation. We recommend consulting your tax professional and work directly with the Foundation to ensure your gift accomplishes your charitable intent.
- Make a Qualified Charitable Distribution from your IRA
- If you’re 70 ½ or older you could make a gift of any amount, up to $100,000, directly from your IRA to support the Foundation’s work while satisfying any IRA required minimum distributions for the year.*
- Donor Advised Funds
- If you hold a donor advised fund with a community foundation or other organization, you may recommend a grant from your DAF to support the Falls of the Ohio Foundation!*
* Please note that when making gifts from a donor advised fund or a Qualified Charitable Distribution from your IRA, your gift will be used for general support or the specific program you outline due to IRS rules and regulations . We are unable to give benefits associated with memberships.
Give Later
People who choose to support the Falls of the Ohio through a planned gift will help us preserve the Falls for decades to come while making a truly lasting impact. It’s simple to leave a bequest in your will, include the Foundation on a beneficiary designation on an insurance policy or retirement account. By working with the Foundation on your plans we can help ensure your gift will do exactly what you want it to do, honoring your charitable intent for decades to come.
Once you let us know that you’ve included us in your estate plans you will become a member of Legacy Society, which is our way to honor those who have included the Falls of the Ohio Foundation in their estate plans and wish to see this landscape and its history preserved forever.
JOIN US AND HELP
inspire a sense of wonder
IN THE FALLS OF THE OHIO REGION.