Donations and Sponsorships

        

DONATE TO BRING STEAM TRAINS BACK TO THE COLEBROOKDALE

Your donation will automatically generate a frame-able certificate memorializing your contribution which will be sent to your email. If you would like to make this a recurring donation, please contact ncg1@cornell.edu

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Enter the Tax-Deductable Amount you wish to donate.

Donate today and help bring the railroad back to life!  Your donation will automatically generate a frame-able certificate memorializing your contribution which will be sent to your email. If you would like to make this a recurring donation, please contact ncg1@cornell.edu

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DONATE -- BE A RAILROAD BUILDER!

YES!  I support the Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust's mission to restore and revive the Secret Valley through my fully tax-deductible contribution of:

$25.00  $50.00  $75.00  $100.00  No Donation
 

$175 will install one new crosstie

$175 will install one new cross tie
$175.00  No Donation
 

$55 will sandblast 4 square feet of a century-old train car

$55 will sandblast 4 square feet of a century-old train car
$55.00  No Donation
 

$1,000 will purchase one train seat

$1,000 will purchase one train seat
$1,000.00  No Donation
 

$100 will purchase ballast for 10 feet of railroad track

$100 will purchase ballast for 10 feet of railroad track
$100.00  No Donation
 

$500 will purchase one railroad crew radio

$500 will purchase 1 railroad crew radio
$500.00  No Donation
 

$35 will purchase one gallon of railroad paint

$35 will purchase one gallon of railroad paint
$35.00  No Donation
 
 

SPONSOR THE RAILROAD -- BE A PART OF RAILROAD HISTORY!

Sponsor a piece of history. Naming opportunities over $10,000 can be financed over a 3-5 year period. Your leadership will be recognized by a prominent plaque by the resource you've sponsored. Unless otherwise indicated sponsorships are for a 25-year duration for a one-time gift.
 
 
 
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JOIN THE HERITAGE CLUB

 
OUR HISTORY-YOUR LEGACY: PLANNED GIVING
Make a commitment to benefit the Colebrookdale Railroad through a gift that costs nothing during your lifetime. Contact us to learn more about Planned Giving opportunities.
 
PLANNED GIFTS THAT PAY YOU INCOME
The IRS encourages plans that stretch your giving ability. Contact us about establishing a Charitable Remainder Unitrust or a Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust. Here are a few benefits: A potential increase in the income you are currently receiving from your investments; an immediate tax deduction for a portion of your gift; no capital gains tax due at the transfer of appreciated assets to your gift plan.
 
PLANNED GIFTS THAT PROTECT YOUR ASSETS
Contact us about:
  Charitable Bargain Sales - part gift, part sales transactions that allow you a charitable deduction plus put cash in your pocket.
 
  Charitable Lead Trusts - use your assets to make gifts today and pass them back to family members later, thereby freezing their taxable value.
 
PLANNED GIFTS FOR EVERYONE
Contact us about including the Colebrookdale Railroad in your will, about gifting your retirement plans, about gifting appreciated securities, or about gifting life insurance.
 
STOCKS AND SECURITIES
Gifts of securities afford donors an attractive means of giving to the Colebrookdale Railroad. Donors receive a tax deduction for the market value of the securities, computed on the day of their transfer, while avoiding payment of capital gains on the stock's appreciated value. Learn more about gifts of Stocks and Securities.