You Can Keep Our Coast Healthy & Beautiful
Your gift of:
can provide supplies for rain gardens, which protect water quality by filtering polluted stormwater
can supply wetland plants to restore 100 square feet of wetlands along our coast
can restore 25 bushels of oysters in a reef or a living shoreline
can produce one professionally written story from Coastal Review
can support educational field trips for students to experience the coast first-hand
Become a Member, Save the Coast!
Your membership enters you into a raffle to win a weekend for two in Wilmington, NC.
Explore the many ways to give,
from memberships to donations to a coastal license plate.
Become a Member
Enjoy great membership benefits while we put your dollars to work protecting and restoring our coast. You can also join as a Business, become a Community Partner, or join the Coastal Society, a community of our most dedicated supporters.
Memberships run for 12 months and are tax-deductible less the value of any benefits received.
Make a Donation
Donations help keep our coast healthy and beautiful and are fully tax deductible to the extent provided by law. You can make a one-time gift or set up ongoing gifts.
Other Ways to Give
You can make gifts of stock, real estate, and tangible goods (such as cars or boats), as well as gifts from a retirement account, gifts to an endowment, or matching gifts.
Sponsor an Event
You can support coastal programs and events coastwide. Sponsorship opportunities are open to businesses as well as individuals.
Adopt an Oyster
Adopt your oyster today and support a bright future for our coast.
Leave a Legacy
Including the Federation in your will or estate plans is a simple way to ensure a healthy coast for the next generation.
Celebrate Your Way
Build-your-own birthday fundraiser to celebrate your way while supporting our coast.
Show Your Support
Hit the road with the Federation’s specialty license plate, which supports the coast with a $20 donation per plate.
We remain a Four-Star Charity with a Platinum Seal of Transparency, and we respect your privacy.
Join or donate by mail:
Download this form and send it with your check made out to the North Carolina Coastal Federation at 3609 N.C. 24 Newport, NC 28570.
Please call us with any questions at 252-393-8185.
Your gifts are used efficiently.
You can feel good about your donation at work.
The Federation has received the highest rating from Charity Navigator for five consecutive years, an achievement less than 10% of American charities attain. We invite you to review our annual reports, audits, 990 tax forms, and Gift Acceptance Policy.