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Become A Member
When you support Lakeland PBS, your contribution goes to work making quality television programs happen.
Your pledge of support today helps to build the programs of tomorrow.
Be a Major Donor
Discover ways to support the legacy of Lakeland PBS through sizable donations, planning a gift from your estate, supporting our endowment fund, and more. Viewers like you create lasting impact on our communities when you plan a gift to support the future of Lakeland PBS and the importance of public television in northern Minnesota.
Business Support
Lakeland PBS aims to connect people with great local businesses. When you underwrite Lakeland PBS, you’ll have the daily opportunity to tell over 400,000 households that you value programming that educates, entertains, enriches, and enlightens.
Donate Your Vehicle
By donating a vehicle, you provide the support Lakeland PBS needs to continue bringing public programming to Northern Minnesota and beyond. Lakeland PBS accepts any vehicle – running or not – including cars, trucks, boats, RVs, motorcycles, and more.
Volunteer
Volunteering at Lakeland PBS is a great way to meet new people, have fun, and participate in public television and your local community. Lakeland PBS counts on loyal volunteers to help in our Lakeland News broadcast, assist in bulk mailing drives, join us in community events and assist with other station activities.
IRA Distributions
Making a gift from your IRA to Lakeland PBS is a tax-wise way to build towards a lasting Legacy for your family, friends and neighbors.If you are 70 1/2 and older you can make a "qualified charitable distribution" directly from your IRA.
Benefits from an IRA Charitable Distribution (QCD):
- Avoid taxes on transfers of up to $100,000 from your IRA to Lakeland PBS
- Satisfy your required minimum distribution (RMD) for the year (if you are over 72 and must take distributions)
- Reduce your taxable income, even if you do not itemize deductions
A gift made from your IRA will never count as income, but always makes a difference!
IRA Charitable Rollover Instructions:
Step 1 - Initiate the Gift
Notify your plan administrator of your desire to make a gift directly from your IRA.
Step 2 - Send the Gift
Lakeland PBS
Attn: Glenn McLean
108 Grant Ave NE
Bemidji, MN 56601
Tax ID: 41-1265701
Step 3 - Notify Us
To ensure your gift is processed in a timely manner, it's important that we know your IRA gift is on the way. Please contact Glenn McLean at 218-333-3016.
Gifts of Stock
By choosing to take advantage of making a gift of stock to Lakeland PBS, you can:
- Avoid capital gains taxes that would be due on a sale
- Claim the full value of your gift as a charitable deduction
- Preserve your cash
- Make a larger gift than if you first sold the securities and then donated the net proceeds
- Support the future of Lakeland PBS and its ability to fulfill its mission “To educate, inform, and enrich our viewers"
For more information, please contact us at 218-333-3016 or 800-292-0922.
Donor Advised Funds
Streamline your contributions through a donor-advised fund (DAF). DAFs are easy to establish at many financial institutions or community foundations, which will then make grants to your recommended nonprofits on your behalf.
Benefits of a Donor-Advised Fund (DAF):
DAF's are easy to use, offer flexibility of when you give and offer positive tax benefits. DAFs are generally eligible for immediate tax deduction, and DAFs grow tax-free — allowing you to grow your impact. You may also choose to have any remaining DAF funds distributed to Lakeland PBS after your lifetime by naming Lakeland PBS as a beneficiary of all or a portion of remaining funds.
If you have a DAF with Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, or BNY Mellon, you can use DAF Direct to recommend grants to Lakeland PBS from your fund. We also accept gifts from other DAFs.
Donor Advised Fund Distribution Instructions:
Step 1 - Initiate the Gift
Establish your DAF at your local finacncial instituation, community foundation or through a publicaly held charity (i.e. Schwab)
Step 2 - Send the Gift
Via your DAF holder send the gift to:
Lakeland PBS
Attn: Caroline Larson
108 Grant Ave NE
Bemidji, MN 56601
Tax ID: 41-1265701
Step 3 - Notify Us
To ensure your gift is processed in a timely manner, it's important that we know your DAF gift is on the way. Please contact Caroline at 218-333-3018.