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Give Community

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Give Joy

Children and adults at Trail Love. A young boy is digging in the dirt with a shovel, while an adult woman stands nearby holding a tool. There is a truck with equipment and a storage container in the background, along with trees and a cloudy sky.
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Give Adventure

Why Your Gift Matters

COTA is entirely powered by community support—through donations, grants, and memberships. Our funding isn’t guaranteed; we rely on the people who use and love the trails to help sustain them year after year. Your gift has a direct impact on what we can achieve, shaping how much trail we’re able to build, maintain, and improve across Central Oregon.

There are many ways to give—whether it's a one-time donation, a monthly gift, an employer match, or even a donation of stock. However you choose to give, you're gift matters.

How will you support the trails?

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The simplest way to support COTA is by donating online. Your gift goes directly to building, maintaining, and advocating for the trails you love.

Credit Card Donation

Donate
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Double your impact! Many companies will match your donation to COTA. Ask your employer if they offer matching gifts, and submit your company’s matching form with your donation.

Matching Gifts

Matching Gift Program
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Donor Advised Funds

Support COTA through your Donor Advised Fund. Please direct your DAF gift to:
Central Oregon Trail Alliance
EIN: 91-1827339

You may use our Development Director’s contact information

Kira Sandiford, Kira.sandiford@cotamtb.com

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Personal Checks

Checks may be made payable to

Central Oregon Trail Alliance

and mailed to:
PO Box 555
Bend, OR 97709

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Donate Stock

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Make a significant impact while potentially enjoying tax advantages by donating appreciated stock. For details on transferring shares to COTA’s brokerage account, please contact our Executive Director, Emmy Andrews, at Emmy.Andrews@cotamtb.com.

To make a donation via ACH or wire transfer, please email our Development Director, Kira Sandiford, at kira.sandiford@cotamtb.com for secure transfer details.

ACH/Wire Transfer

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1% for the Planet

COTA is a proud nonprofit partner of 1% for the Planet. If you're a member or business affiliated with 1%FTP, you can designate COTA as your beneficiary. Learn more at onepercentfortheplanet.org.

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Leave a lasting legacy by including COTA in your estate plan or retirement account distribution. Schedule a confidential conversation with our Development Director to explore your options.

Estate Gifts & RMDs

Legacy Giving
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Volunteer Grants

Around 40% of Fortune 500 companies offer some sort of volunteer grant/giving incentive to employees who volunteer. Many volunteers are unaware of the opportunity they have to deepen their impact, either through programs like "Dollars for Doers" or Volunteer Paid Time Off.

Ask your employer about volunteer matching grants today!