Have you considered donating your securities (i.e. stocks and mutual funds) as an alternative to cash? Appreciated securities – such as stock or mutual funds – can be a smart approach to fund your donations to the Environmental Health Coalition.

Benefits when donating appreciated securities:

1. When you donate your securities that have appreciated in value, you do not have to pay federal or state tax on the capital gains.
2. You deduct the full market value of the securities from your income taxes at the time of the donation.
3. You are making a donation that is lower than what you initially paid for your stock.

Important facts to remember:

• To avoid exposure to capital gain tax, the stock must be transferred to Environmental Health Coalition before the end of the tax year. We then sell the stock from our account.
• You must itemize your tax return in order to deduct a charitable donation.
• **Important** In order to take advantage of this benefit, appreciated securities must be held for over one year.
• Please note that tax laws consistently change, and it is advised to check with your tax advisor. We encourage you to consult your financial planner or tax advisor who can assist you in evaluating the tax advantages available to you when making a donation of appreciated securities.

Environmental Health Coalition prefers and recommends undesignated gifts, allowing for the greatest flexibility in responding to our evolving needs and priorities, but will also accept gifts designated to a specific purpose. Please contact us if you choose to designate your gift.

To transfer your securities, provide the following information to the institution holding your securities you intend to donate:

• Name of Organization: Environmental Health Coalition
• DTC# 0352
• Acct. #: 720-24727

And finally, so we are better able to link the contribution with you – please send an email to our CFO Tony Pettina at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.., with your full name and contact information and name of the stock being gifted. Thank you.

Contact information: If you have questions about making a gift of appreciated securities, contact our CFO, Tony Pettina as 619 773 2124 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

*The information in this material is not intended as tax or legal advice. It may not be used for the purpose of avoiding any federal tax penalties or liabilities. Please consult legal or tax professionals for specific information regarding your individual situation.

A planned gift (wills, bequests, beneficiary designations, trusts, etc.) can provide you with tax benefits and a way to support EHCs work in perpetuity.

Benefits of Your Bequest to EHC

• Receive estate tax charitable deduction.
• Lessen the burden of taxes on your family.
• Leave a lasting legacy.

How Do You Make a Bequest?

A bequest is one of the easiest gifts to make. With the help of an advisor, you can include language in your will or trust specifying a gift to be made to Environmental Health Coalition as part of your estate plan.

You can make a gift (bequest) to EHC through your will or living trust in the following ways:

• Gift of a percentage of your estate
• Gift of a specific dollar amount or asset
• Gift from the balance or residue of your estate

*The information in this material is not intended as tax or legal advice. It may not be used for the purpose of avoiding any federal tax penalties or liabilities. Please consult your financial advisor to complete your donation.

Contact us: If you have any questions please contact our Fund Development Manager, Clay Myers-Bowman at (619) 474-0220 ext. 118 or by email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

We would be happy to assist you and answer any questions you might have.

Are you looking for a way to make a difference and help EHC further its environmental justice work? Did you know that you can make a charitable contribution to EHC from your IRA? And if you’re 70.5 or older, there are some added tax benefits to making your “Qualified Charitable Distribution” in this way.

Current tax law allows you to fulfill your required minimum distribution (the amount you must withdraw from your IRA each year) without impacting your taxable income. In other words, an IRA charitable rollover is a way you can both help EHC continue its valuable work and at the same time lower your income and taxes from your IRA withdrawals.

Benefits of an IRA charitable rollover:

• Minimizes your tax obligation at the federal and state level on transfers of up to $100,000 from your IRA to our organization
• Satisfies your required minimum distribution (RMD) for the year
• Reduces your taxable income, even if you do not itemize deductions, or may even keep you in a lower tax bracket

How to make a contribution through your IRA:

• Contact your financial adviser and request that a “Qualified Charitable Distribution” be made directly to Environmental Health Coalition. Your IRA funds will be directly transferred to EHC to help continue our important work.
• Identify your gift with your name, address, and intention to use it as a “Current Year IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution."
• Use the following information on your request: Environmental Health Coalition, 2727 Hoover Avenue, Suite 202, National City, CA 91950. EIN# 95-3798792.
• Please note that IRA charitable rollover gifts do not qualify for the standard annual charitable deduction. You must complete the transaction before December 31 for consideration in tax filings for that year.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about an IRA charitable rollover gift, please contact our Fund Development Manager, Clay Myers-Bowman at (619) 474-0220 ext. 118 or by email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We would be happy to assist you and answer any questions you might have.

Are you looking for a way to make a big difference to help EHC further its environmental justice work? Did you know that you can make a charitable contribution to EHC through your IRA? That’s right, and if you’re 70.5 or older, there are some added tax benefits to making your “Qualified Charitable Distribution” in this way.

Current tax law allows you to fulfill your required minimum distribution (the amount you must withdraw from your IRA each year) without impacting your taxable income. In other words, an IRA charitable rollover is a way you can both help EHC continue its valuable work and at the same time lower your income and taxes from your IRA withdrawals. That’s even better than the benefits of making a standard charitable contribution!

Benefits of an IRA charitable rollover:

• Minimizes your tax obligation at the federal and state level on transfers of up to $100,000 from your IRA to our organization
• Satisfies your required minimum distribution (RMD) for the year
• Reduces your taxable income, even if you do not itemize deductions, or may even keep you in a lower tax bracket
• Allows you to help further EHC’s work to ensure clean air and a safe environment for all

How to make a contribution through your IRA:

• Contact your financial adviser and request that a “Qualified Charitable Distribution” be made directly to Environmental Health Coalition. Your IRA funds will be directly transferred to EHC to help continue our important work.
• Identify your gift with your name, address, and intention to use it as a “2018 IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution”.
• List our name as “Environmental Health Coalition,” our address as 2727 Hoover Avenue, Suite 202, National City, CA 91950, and our EIN# as 95-3798792
• Please note that IRA charitable rollover gifts do not qualify as a standard charitable deduction. Complete the transaction before December 31, 2018 for consideration in 2018 tax filings.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about an IRA charitable rollover gift, please contact our Fund Development Manager, Clay Myers-Bowman at (619) 474-0220 ext. 118 or by email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We would be happy to assist you and answer any questions you might have.

Each spring, EHC proudly hosts its annual awards celebration to recognize environmental justice heroes making our communities healthier and safer places to live, work and play. 

Thank you to everyone who made our 2018 Awards Celebration, United to Vote, a tremendous success.

To view photos and relive the evening, click here. 

Stay tuned for the announcement of our 2019 awards celebration!

With BarrioLive!, we invite you to explore the environmental justice problems, milestones and solutions in our communities first hand.

Each year, EHC staff and community leaders guide guests through our neighborhoods, offering rich detail on significant moments in history that have shaped who we are today and the challenges we face on the path to achieving environmental justice in the San Diego and Tijuana region.

Thank you for making our most recent BarrioLive! a success. Click here for a recap and to view photos from the inspiring day in Tijuana.

Stay tuned for 2018 dates, and see you at the next BarrioLive!

For more information or interest in sponsorship, please contact our Fund Development Manager, Clay Myers-Bowmanat at (619) 474-0220 ext. 118 or by email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Environmental Health Coalition is committed to respecting the privacy of our donors. Environmental Health Coalition assures donors that their names and contact information will not be shared or sold with any third party. EHC collects and maintains the following information for internal use only: name, address, telephone number, email address, donation information such as credit card and billing address, events attended, publications received and special requests, comments and suggestions.

For those who wish to be removed from our mailing list please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the subject line REMOVE, or call (619) 474-0220 and information will be removed in a secure manner.

EHC CELEBRATES 30 YEARS IN 2010

We recently celebrated the 30th Anniversary of EHC! This means 30 years of creating meaningful change and improving the health of people in the San Diego/Tijuana region. This celebration was an opportunity to reflect on the past 30 years of struggles and victories with our friends, families, allies and dedicated supporters who make the work for environmental justice possible.

EHC's work incorporates the struggles of many progressive movements, including human rights, civil rights, public health and the environmental movement. We address issues that affect people in their everyday lives.

Air quality, toxic chemical exposure at home and on the job, affordable housing, environmental preservation, immigrant and indigenous people's rights, globalization, and climate change - these issues have common challenges and solutions.

With your support, EHC meets these challenges by empowering people, organizing communities and achieving justice. These concepts always have been at the core of the EHC mission, and we are thankful to have had 30 years (and many more to come) of working towards better lives for our communities.

EHC extends thanks everyone who helped make this celebration a success!
We're planning our next awards event. Please contact us for information.

With BarrioLive!, we invite you to explore the environmental justice problems, milestones and solutions in our communities first hand.

Each year, EHC staff and community leaders guide guests through our neighborhoods, offering rich detail on significant moments in history that have shaped who we are today and the challenges we face on the path to achieving environmental justice in the San Diego and Tijuana region.

Thank you for making our most recent BarrioLive! tour in Barrio Logan a success. Click here for a recap and view photos from the inspiring evening.

Stay tuned for 2018 dates, and see you at the next BarrioLive!

The movement for border environmental justice lost a dedicated researcher with the untimely death of Colin Rodríguez Griswold on January 22, 2005. EHC is honored that the Rodríguez-Griswold family established a fund to continue his interests and deep concern with environmental issues in the U.S./Mexico border region. The "Colin Rodríguez Griswold Memorial Fund"  subsidizes internships for high school and college students working on environmental issues in the border region.

We invite you to join Colin's family and friends in honoring his life by making a donation to this fund.

If you wish to donate online, through our secure web server:

Go to Environmental Health Coalition's donation page. Under "Gift Information" mark "In memory of" and fill in Colin's name, then complete the rest of the form.

If you would like to donate by regular mail:

Write a check to "Environmental Health Coalition" with the notation "Colin Rodríguez Griswold memorial fund." Mail to: Environmental Health Coalition, 2727 Hoover Ave., Suite 202, National City, CA, 91950.

Articles:

"San Marcos man left his mark" - North County Times

Biography - Colin Rodríguez Griswold

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With an Irish-American father and a Mexican-American mother, Colin Rodríguez Griswold was bilingual and bicultural. A longtime resident of San Marcos, he spent an equal amount of time on either side of the border and traveled widely in Latin America. He had a deep love for Brazil, and besides speaking fluent Spanish, he was also fluent in Portuguese. While an undergraduate student at UCSD, Colin was also a deejay on a radio program that featured his keen enthusiasm for Rock en Español. Many of you will remember him by his on-air name: "Café con leche."

While pursuing his Masters Degree in Business Administration at SDSU, Colin worked with the Southwest Consortium for Environmental Research and Policy where he became a leading figure in a project to measure the effects of hazardous wastes and air and water quality in the border region.

Working with government officials in Mexico City, the Pan American Health Organization, and local townspeople, this then 23-year-old developed ways of measuring and improving health along the entire U.S./Mexico border. A week after he was killed, the U.S. and Mexican governments met in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, to adopt a series of protocols largely created by this young man.

At the time of his death, Colin was pursuing a PhD in Management and Public Policy at the University of Arizona. Saddened by the environmental impacts of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Colin was positioning himself to play a leading role in improving environmental conditions when the Central American and Latin American Free Trade Agreements (CAFTA and LAFTA) come to be negotiated in the future.

The loss of this wonderful and dedicated young man has, of course, brought deep sorrow to his family and friends. To continue the work he began, they have created the "Colin Rodríguez Griswold Memorial Fund" with the Environmental Health Coalition in order to subsidize internships for high-school and college students living on either side of the border and concerned with environmental issues.

Colin Rodríguez Griswold died in a car accident in Tucson, early in the morning of January 22, 2005. He was struck by a speeding car that ran a stop sign following a police chase. Colin, 25 years old, died instantly at the scene. This tragedy ended the life of a promising young man who was deeply involved with environmental issues along the U.S./Mexico border.

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For questions or more information, please contact our Fund Development Manager, Clay Myers-Bowmanat at (619) 474-0220 ext. 118 or by email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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