Celebrate the Season of Giving,
Help Working Families Become Homeowners

Being home for the holidays holds a special meaning for the more than 650 Proud Ground homeowners.

As the Pacific Northwest’s largest community land trust, we provide permanently affordable homeownership opportunities for low- to moderate-income families, of whom 75% are BIPOC and many are first-generation homeowners.

You can help! Celebrate the season with a gift to Proud Ground.

Two Online Giving Options

Give any time, or choose one of the special Big Give Days to make your donation when a gift of $10 or more enters you for prize drawings. Prizes are awarded by, and gifts are processed by, Give!Guide.

We’re featured on KATU’s Season of Giving! See the “AM Northwest” TV segment below with host Helen Raptis, Proud Ground Executive Director Dominique Merriweather, and homeowner Christin. Gifts are processed by Proud Ground.


Help Shape Our Future

Your gift to Proud Ground is an investment in a livable, equitable, and economically viable community where every family has access to affordable homes, generation after generation.

As a Community Land Trust, if you make a gift of $25 or more during the calendar year, and live within our service area, you will be invited to the annual membership meeting with Proud Ground homeowners. This gives you voting rights in shaping our organizational decisions and ensures that the very community members we serve have a direct role in steering our mission-driven initiatives.

BIPOC family of 4 in front of their new home

Meet Homeowner Whitney

“People that come from where I'm from typically stay renters and have no resources or aspirations to own a home. Walking through the doors of my own home was an amazing moment filled with gratitude for all the people who helped me on the journey…creating this life-changing opportunity for my family and me. My three-year-old was so ecstatic to have a space that was her own.”

Types of Gifts

  • Cash

    Proud Ground honors general, restricted, and anonymous cash donations in the form of EFT payments, credit card, and checks payable to Proud Ground.

  • Property*

    Leave your home, parcel of land, or commercial property to Proud Ground by including this sample bequest language. in your will or contact us for custom estate planning.

  • Stock

    Proud Ground also accepts gifts of stock. 

Gifts from Your Estate Plan

“I give to Proud Ground because I believe that their model of permanent affordability is a good investment. I know that I am making a long-term impact in my community through both my real estate development investments and my individual donations to their nonprofit.”

—Proud Ground Donor

Types of Planned Giving:

Type

How it Works

Advantages
Living Trust Create a trust that will give your assets to Proud Ground after your lifetime. This trust avoids probate after your lifetime.
Bequest In your will, leave your property, financial assets, or a share of your residual estate to Proud Ground. A bequest can either be outright or contingent upon death of a family member. Heirs are not subject to estate taxes.
Charitable Remainder Trust Funds with cash, stocks, or other appreciated assets like real property You or a designee are paid a fixed percentage of the market value of trust assets for life or a fixed amount of time. Assets are not subject to capital gains tax and you will receive an income tax deduction.
Charitable Gift Annuity Funds with cash or other assets with a minimum gift of $10,000. You receive fixed payments for life without investment worries and an income tax deduction.
Life Insurances Name Proud Ground as the primary or contingent beneficiary or transfer a policy to Proud Ground. You can contribute either a new policy or one you already have.
Qualified Retirement Plans, IRA Name Proud Ground as the primary of contingent beneficiary of all or part of your qualified plan or IRA. The gift is not subject to IRA taxation (income and estate taxes) on distributions after your lifetime.
Transfer on Death Deed Leave your property to Proud Ground by signing and recording the deed today. It does not take effect until after your lifetime. This deed avoids probate and has favorable tax implications for the beneficiary.