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December 2020 News & Views

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News from the Director

Happy Holidays! Tis the Season…but the season of what?

As most non-profits do this year, we hope it is the season of giving. (See below) With all the restrictions coming back, a season of joy might be harder to come by. If I know our guests, you will find some joy this holiday season. For me, believe it or not, it will be a season of hope.

While I have always been confident in our ability to make it through this mess, I haven’t really felt sure how we would do it. You have probably noticed a more solemn tone in the past couple of months. That reflects my uneasiness that everyone is feeling. Now I have some solid reasons to feel hopeful.

I see hope in the new vaccine. I feel hopeful that I have found funding that will allow us to restart the Pines project at the first of the year. Nothing official yet, but it looks good. I see how people have reacted to the new rules, both good and bad, and it confirms to me how badly people want to gather together again when it is safe. I know a good place to do that! Finally, without getting political, it is always exciting to have a change in national leadership and I feel a new approach to some of our problems couldn’t hurt.

I feel hopeful when I see your support coming in the mail each day. You should have received an update from us in the mail or email last month. I hope you will take a moment today to respond to it. I can’t thank everyone enough for all the help so far, but we just need a little bit more to make it to the spring. If you text Seabeck to 44321 it will take you to an easy low fee donation site for us. Thank you!!

Please join us on December 8th at 5:30 for a Virtual Seabeck Christmas Party on zoom. We will demonstrate the Secret Salmon Sauce, tour Pines, have a trivia quiz and many other videos to help make up for lost memories this year. Attendance will count towards any consecutive years at Seabeck streaks. (HAHA)

Please consider coming to Seabeck during one of our Family Weekends. By putting people in rooms with private bathrooms and dining separately, we can continue to host a few people and still be within State guidelines. We also have gift certificates for the weekends that would make great gifts.

It might be that I have had my tree up since mid-November, but I feel overwhelmingly hopeful. In my perfect future, I see the vaccine taking hold in the early spring and us returning to full operations before summer with a completed Pines starting its service. As much as the virus has been a perfect storm of sorts, we might have a fairytale ending to make us all smile. They don’t call me Pollyanna for nothing!

Stay safe. We distance now so when we gather again, everyone will be there.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Chuck

Amazon Donates to Seabeck When you Shop

Did you know you can make a difference to Seabeck anytime you shop Amazon and it doesn't cost you a thing?

Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/91-6011617 or with amazonsmile in the Amazon Shopping app and amazonsmile donates to Seabeck Conference Center. It's another simple and great way to give to Seabeck.

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There's Still Time to get a 2020 Tax Deduction

Making a gift to Seabeck Conference Center from your IRA is an easy and tax-wise way to donate. If you are 70½ or older, an IRA Charitable Rollover allows you to make a tax-free Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) directly from your IRA. Gifts up to $100,000 are excluded from your federal income taxes. If you file a joint return, each spouse can exclude up to $100,000 for a maximum of $200,000 each year. Once you are required to take a required minimum distribution (RMD), this charitable distribution will even count toward that requirement with all of the dollars going directly to Seabeck and no taxes paid by you.

These special tax savings apply if:

The distribution is made from either your Traditional or Roth IRA.
The distribution is made to a qualified charitable organization. Seabeck counts!
The distribution is made directly by your plan administrator to the non-profit.

How to Give: Contact your plan administrator and request a Qualified Charitable Distribution to be made directly to Seabeck Conference Center. It’s important to know that if you receive the distribution first and then donate the proceeds, the gift will not count as a Qualified Charitable Distribution. We encourage you to consult with your advisors to fully understand the legal and financial impact of any charitable gift.

Tax Information: Seabeck Conference Center’s EIN # is 91-6011617

Questions? Contact Chuck Kraining, Executive Director - chuck@seabeck.org - 360-830-5010

Instructions for an IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution:

You can make a gift to Seabeck Conference Center from your IRA by completing three simple steps.

1. Initiate the Gift:

The first step is to notify your plan administrator of your desire to make a gift directly from your IRA to Seabeck Conference Center. Ask your administrator to provide us with your name and address as the donor in connection with the gift.

2. Send the Gift:

Ask your administrator to send it to:

Seabeck Conference Center

13395 Lagoon Dr NW

Seabeck, WA 98380-8753

3. Notify Us:

Especially during these times, it’s important that we know your IRA gift is on the way. Please ask your administrator to include your name with the check or automatic (ACH) transfer.

More Ways to Donate to Seabeck

We have a desire to continue to offer our services for many years to come. Seabeck Conference Center is happy to serve people like you, and we invite you to be a part of our legacy. Your donation will help us build a new Pines (ready by Fall 2020) that will be a place for future generations to gather.

WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT

SEABECK CONFERENCE CENTER

Want to help us lay the foundation for the next decade of Seabeck Conference Center?

There are many ways, not all of them involving huge disbursements of cash.

Here are some creative ideas you might not have thought about:

Cash Donation Today

Tax deductible gifts via check or credit card, in person or online. Please consider

upping your regular gift by another 10 percent.

Automatic Monthly Payments

Gifts can be deducted periodically from your bank account, making larger donations

easier by spreading them over time.

Low-Cost Appreciated Stock

Avoid paying the capital gains by giving full-market value to Seabeck Conference Center.

In-Kind Donation

We are always in need of furniture, lighting, rugs, and much more - the

market value which is tax deductible.

Multi-Year Pledges

A great way to ensure support will be there when we need it year after year.

Designated Gifts

Donate to a targeted project or capital campaign.

Commemorative Gifts

Donate a bench or rocking chair in honor of someone or something important to you.

A Bequest in Your Will

Your gift can be a specific sum or a percentage of an estate after other bequests.

Just add an addendum to your existing will.

Life Insurance and Savings Accounts

Same as retirement plans, except that payments made to Seabeck Conference Center

are exempt only from estate taxes.

IRA's and Retirement Plans

Your estate receives a charitable deduction for the full gift amount on estate and income

taxes, while we receive full donation value. Non-charitable heirs receive only a part of

the value (since inherited assets are subject to estate and income taxes).

Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)

A QCD is a direct transfer of funds from your IRA custodian, payable to a qualified charity. QCDs can be counted toward satisfying your required minimum distributions (RMDs) for the year, as long as certain rules are met. You must be 70 1/2 or older to be eligible to make a QCD.

All gifts are welcome. Seabeck Conference Center is a 501c3 nonprofit organization and your contribution may be tax deductible. If you have any questions, please contact our Executive Director, Chuck Kraining at (360) 830-5010 or email him at chuck@seabeck.org.

Seabeck Conference Center

13395 Lagoon Dr NW

Seabeck, Washington 98380

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