Thank you for supporting our farmers and food producers!

Since our founding in 2005, ACORN has been weaving a more resilient, localized food system in Vermont’s Champlain Valley by providing support to farmers and food producers, deepening agricultural engagement in our community and ensuring access to local healthy food for all.

From the Tour de Farms and Champlain Valley Guide to Local Food and Farms to the Farmacy: Food is Medicine program and our Online Wholesale Market and Farmer Climate Network, ACORN, serves as a catalyst for developing local, sustainable and collaborative solutions that adapt to current times.

Grassroots fundraising from our community members and community partnerships contribute to over 30% of our annual operating budget. We literally cannot do this work without YOU!


Make a Gift of Securities 

We are happy to accept gifts of stocks and bonds and can provide you with transfer instructions. Donating appreciated securities is an efficient way to make a meaningful gift because it allows you to avoid paying the capital gains tax. This is because when you make a charitable gift of securities held long-term, the donation you make and the deduction you get are greater than they would be if you were to sell the shares and donate the cash proceeds instead.

Thank you for your interest in making a gift of stock to ACORN! Please follow the below instructions. It is important to contact Lisa McLaughlin Wyncoop, Development Manager, at lisa@acornvt.org, or 802-989-4873, to ensure your gift is properly designated to ACORN.

The gift of securities can be transferred to the ACORN account by providing the following transfer instructions to your broker exactly as follows:

Account Number: 795-29302

Bank Office Address:

Edward Jones

PO Box 66906

Saint Louis, MO 63166

DTC #0057


Make a Gift from your IRA - Qualified Charitable Distribution

If you are 72 or older, you can donate up to $111,000 per person to ACORN from your IRA or 401K without it being counted as taxable income. This gift can be used as your required minimum distribution (RMD). This amount is adjusted each year, so please check with your tax advisor.

If you wish to make a gift from your IRA simply download and complete this letter and submit it to your IRA administrator.



Make a Gift from Your Donor Advised Fund 

A donor advised fund (DAF) is a mechanism that simplifies the administrative burden of fulfilling your philanthropic goals. DAFs offer the favorable tax benefits of giving directly to charities with added flexibility around timing of gifts.

If you have a DAF with Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, or BNY Mellon, you can use this DAF Direct widget to recommend gifts to ACORN from your fund.


Make a Gift of an Insurance Policy

If you have a fully paid insurance policy you no longer need, you can gift the policy to ACORN and take a tax deduction for the value of the policy at the time of the gift.



Make your Donation

Your gift, of any amount, is an investment in ACORN’s innovative programs that support a strong, healthy, and nourished farm and food community.

Give a one-time or recurring gift. Thank you!


Donate by Mail

To make a donation by mail, please make checks payable to ACORN and mail to:

ACORN

616 Exchange Street, Bldg #2

Middlebury, VT 05753