Transforming Lives by Transforming Our Environment
Together, we can create a greener future for California
Who We Are
Our History
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Our History
Cali Green Project was founded in 2021 by Adam Carmichael, a native of California, who recognized that changing our energy consumption habits was only part of the solution to combat climate change. We also need to not only rebuild lost environments but also establish new ones that will promote greater precipitation, which will benefit th
Cali Green Project was founded in 2021 by Adam Carmichael, a native of California, who recognized that changing our energy consumption habits was only part of the solution to combat climate change. We also need to not only rebuild lost environments but also establish new ones that will promote greater precipitation, which will benefit the flora and fauna. Since then, we have grown into a thriving nonprofit, servicing hundreds of newly planted acreage each year.
Our Staff
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Our History
Our team is made up of dedicated Californians who are passionate about making a difference in the lives of those we serve. From planting managers to community outreach workers, we work together to provide comprehensive support to our projects.
Our Partners
Our Partners
Our Partners
We are proud to partner with a variety of local organizations and governments to see our projects grow from an idea into and actual forest. From California Grant Researches to local environmental experts, our partners help us extend our reach and impact in the beautiful community.
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Help Our Cause
And we do mean our cause. As we are all Californians, it is all our responsibility, but we will do all the heavy lifting. Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and fund our mission. For every $25 we receive, we are able to plant another tree and plant a greener future.
Cali Green Project: Donations Of Land
Donating Land
Donating your land to the Cali Green Project is among the most generous legacies you can leave to future generations. CGP gratefully receives donations of land and property every year. Many of these become conserved properties that are protected forever. Other times, generous donors make gifts of homes and parcels of land that are not suitable for conservation, but that we can sell for funds we then use to acquire other lands.
Donating your property to the Cali Green Project can provide you with many benefits as well. Donating land gives you an income tax deduction for the land’s fair-market value; avoids capital gains taxes; removes the property from your taxable estate; and supports our greening mission.
Types of Land Donations
Below is a brief overview of the many different forms that conservation land donations can take:
- Land Donation: This is a charitable donation of land which is given over immediately to CGP. The land trust takes title to the property, assuming full ownership and future care of the property.
- Easement: A conservation easement is a legal agreement between a landowner and a land trust or government agency. In the agreement, the landowner permanently restricts certain uses of the land in order to protect important conservation values (scenic, wildlife, agricultural). The property owner donates the easement to the land trust, which then has the responsibility of enforcing the terms of the easement. The landowner can continue to use the property, and may sell it, or leave it to heirs, but the restrictions of the easement stay with the land forever.
- Gift of Future Ownership: Another method of donation is to make a gift of future ownership – the donor retains use of all or part of the donated land during his or her lifetime or the lifetime of designated immediate family members. The Cali Green Project would become the owner upon the donor’s death or other named event.
- Donation by Devise: A gift of land through your will is a donation by devise. You retain full use and control over your land while you are alive and ensure its protection after you are gone. In this case you do not receive an income tax deduction, but your estate taxes are reduced and your heirs may benefit from reduced inheritance taxes.
Questions to consider when donating land
- What is it about the land that’s important to you?
- What are its special natural, agricultural, scenic or historic features?
- Is it important to you to protect the whole parcel or a specific part of it?
- How do you plan to use the land in the future?
- Do you plan to continue owning the land?
- Do you plan to continue living on the land?
- Do you plan to pass the land on to someone in your family?
- Do you need to sell all or part of the land?
- Is it important to you to reduce your income taxes?
- Are you interested in reducing potential estate taxes?
- Are you interested in reducing your property taxes?
- Will you owe substantial capital gains taxes if you sell the land?
- Do you want to be able to construct any additional buildings on the property?
- Do you want to be able to sell any building lots in the future?
Contact Us
Please contact us if you are interested in receiving more information or would like to set up a meeting to discuss how best to protect your land.