Your support of the Monk Seal Foundation is vital for continuing our efforts. Your membership will help us provide essential educational projects to schools, expand our volunteer and outreach efforts for when monk seals haul out onto the beach, develop our social media projects and provide a multitude of other programs. By supporting our organization, you’ll be sharing your passion for the Monk Seals and conservation efforts, learning more about what we do, and helping fulfill our shared mission to expand knowledge about marine mammals, their health, and the importance of a safe environment.

The Monk Seal Foundation is a non-profit organization and a copy of our 501(c)(3) IRS determination letter is available for your review.

One-Time Gift:

From education, to protection and capacity building efforts, the Monk Seal Foundation is making a life-changing difference for Hawaiian monk seals. Your support will mean so much to our efforts. Thank you for making the Monk Seal Foundation and those we serve a part of your life.

Needed Items:

Donations of good and services are extremely valuable to the Monk Seal Foundation. The Monk Seal Foundation is currently accepting donations of:

• Silent Auction Items 
• Multimedia Projector
• HD Hero 2 Go Pro Camera
• Waterproof/shock proof digital cameras with minimum 5x optical zoom
• Write in the rain notebooks and pens
• General office supplies (paper, pens, notebooks, binders)
• Nylon Rope (neon) 5/32 x 75ft
• Consulting Services

Matching Gifts:

Many companies provide matching gift programs to employees to contribute to charitable organizations, including monetary contributions and volunteer hours. Most of these programs match contributions to the Monk Seal Foundation dollar for dollar, while some will double or triple the amount of your gift.

Your decision to include us with a matching gift from your employer can double or triple your donation.

Check with your employer’s human resources office to see if they have the Monk Seal Foundation listed for matching gifts. If your employer requires Employer Identification Number (tax identification number), please use 30-0693662. Your personal gift and the matched contribution will be credited to the program or even that you designated.

Your matching gift will increase the value of your donations and make it possible for us to develop our programs twofold!

If you have questions about matching gifts, please contact the Monk Seal Foundation by e-mail at donations@monksealfoundation.org or call us at 808-268-6758.

Give the Gift of Stock:

A stock portfolio is a valuable asset and one that can carry substantial appreciation in value. Giving a gift of publicly traded stock that has increased in value and that you have owned for more than one year may provide greater tax benefits than giving cash. Your charitable income tax deduction is equal to the fair market value of the stock. With your careful planning, you can reduce or even eliminate federal capital gains while support the work of the Monk Seal Foundation. You may also save by not incurring brokerage fees because you are transferring ownership rather than selling the stock.

If you would like to invest in the Monk Seal Foundation by donating stock please contact:

Monk Seal Foundation
P.O. Box 10042
Lahaina, HI 96761

Please inform our donor relations team of stock transfers so that we can properly acknowledge your gift and forward information regarding your tax deduction. 

Contact the Monk Seal Foundation by e-mail at donations@monksealfoundation.org.

Your gift of stock can ensure that we can continue our efforts in education and preservation efforts of the Hawaiian monk seal. If you have a specific program that you want to donate your gift of stock to, please note that in your donations. We will send regular updates to you about the progress of the program of your choice.

A Lasting Legacy:

With your continued support of the Monk Seal Foundation, we can create a better future for the Hawaiian monk seal so they can continue to be a wonder of nature for generations to come.

We hope that you’ll consider including a gift to the Monk Seal Foundation in your will or living trust. A charitable bequest has several benefits, including simplicity, flexibility, versatility, and tax relief. To make a charitable bequest, you need a current will or a revocable living trust.

Just a few sentences in your will or trust is all that is needed. The bequest language for the Monk Seal Foundation is: “I give ____ (residue, percentage, or specific amount) to the Monk Seal Foundation, having its principal offices at 3823 Lower Honoapiilani Road #111 Lahaina, HI 96761 for its general purposes to save the monk seal from extinction.” Our tax identification number is 30-0693662. Your gift can be made as a percentage of your estate or you can make a specific bequest by donating a specific amount of cash, securities or property. After your lifetime, the Monk Seal Foundation receives your gift.

We know that when planning a future gift, it is sometimes difficult to determine what will make sense. Emergencies happen and you need to make sure that your family is financially secure first. Including a bequest of a percentage ensures that your gift will remain proportionate no matter how your estate’s value fluctuates.

Contact the Monk Seal Foundation at donations@monksealfoundation.org with any questions about naming the Monk Seal Foundation in your will or living trust.

Memorial and Honor Giving:

A donation to the Monk Seal Foundation is a thoughtful way to honor or remember a loved one. Gifts can be made to recognize a milestone in life or to express the sense of loss of a loved one. Your donation will help us protect the monk seal population and create a world with more respect for endangered species.