Adventure Partners play a critical role through monthly gifts and provide much-needed stability in our budget so we can continue to provide spiritually based, adventure-filled activities for all seeking God.

Becoming an Adventure Partner is easy and allows you to give in comfortable increments each month or quarter straight from your bank account or credit card.

Plus, when you become an Adventure Partner at $84/month or higher, you’ll join The Andrews Society, a recognition for donors who give $1,000 or more each year to our Annual Fund, which supports Adventure Unlimited’s operations.

Thank you for your partnership in this important work!

Become an Adventure Partner

Many companies encourage philanthropy among their employees and will match a donation made to a nonprofit. Here’s how to double your gift to Adventure Unlimited:

• Ask your Human Resources department if the company matches gift donations.
• If they do, you may need to fill out a form and provide the following information:
  Charity Name: Adventure Unlimited
  EIN: 43-0798771
  CEO: Michael Brown
• Follow your company’s instructions for submitting the form. They may have you submit it to them or Adventure Unlimited.

That’s it! Your company will send its matching donation directly to Adventure Unlimited.

The Andrews Society, named for our founders John “Cap” and Marianne Andrews, recognizes those individuals and organizations who value the mission of Adventure Unlimited and have made a gift of $1,000 or more within a single fiscal year.

Donations cover more than 50% of operating expenses each year thanks to generous donors. These gifts allow us to continue offering transformative programs; in fact, we can’t operate without this support.

Members of The Andrews Society make a substantial impact on our operations as well as A/U Ranches camperships, DiscoveryBound scholarships, and capital needs. 

Ways to Participate

• Cap’s Family ($1,000-$4,999): You are an important part of the Adventure Unlimited family! You love what your experience in an A/U Ranches or chapter (DiscoveryBound) program meant to you, or you may have seen the joy in others’ experiences. As a member of Cap’s Family, you know what Adventure Unlimited does and believe in its mission.
• Discoverers ($5,000-$9,999): You have felt the powerful results that come from activities that inspire and support today’s children and teens. You want to make a difference in the lives of young people, and you appreciate how Adventure Unlimited makes these experiences happen through your involvement.
• Explorers ($10,000-$24,999): You know that your gift will be carefully stewarded and have an impact on what’s most important to you. You’re a vital part of Adventure Unlimited and its purpose and have been moved to action by stories about the individuals blessed by our programs. You want to move the organization forward.
• Founders’ Circle ($25,000+): You are proud of the work Adventure Unlimited has undertaken to serve the broader Christian Science community and those who are earnestly seeking God, and you see yourself as a critical part of that work. You understand the significant expenses that an operation of this size incurs and want to ensure that it’s around for both today’s and tomorrow’s young people.

We invite you to become a part of The Andrews Society today. Your gift will further our mission of “Opening Windows to God” and make a significant impact on those we serve.

Donate online, or mail your check (save us credit card processing fees!):

Adventure Unlimited
5201 South Quebec Street
Greenwood Village, CO 80111

If smaller, recurring gifts are a better fit, you can join the Andrews Society for as little as $84 a month! Become an Adventure Partner to set up your recurring gift and make a powerful impact.

When you plan a gift to us as part of your long-term estate or financial plans, you will support our programs far into the future while ensuring your loved ones are taken care of. You just need a plan, and you’ve come to the right place to learn more.

We’re grateful that you’re interested in learning about other ways to support Adventure Unlimited. Planned gifts can be made in the form of current gifts or future, deferred gifts.

Current planned gifts include gifts of appreciated securities (stocks or mutual funds) or real property, gifts from donor-advised funds, and IRA charitable rollovers. Deferred gifts include bequests and other estate commitments such as naming Adventure Unlimited as beneficiary of a retirement plan or life insurance policy.

Current Giving Opportunities

You can leverage creative strategies to make a current gift that exceeds one made with cash on hand.

• Gifts of Appreciated Securities
• IRA Charitable Rollovers
• Donor Advised Funds

Deferred Giving Opportunities

• A donor who includes Adventure Unlimited in their estate plans becomes a member of Summit Society.
• Bequests
• Retirement Plan Gifts
• Life Insurance Gifts

Gifts That Produce Life Income

Are you looking for a secure source of fixed income for now or in the future? These gifts also welcome you to the Summit Society.

• Gift Annuities
• Remainder Trusts

Some beneficiary designation forms require an organization’s Federal Tax Identification Number. Adventure Unlimited’s number is 43-0798771.

Webinar: Getting the Most Out of Your Charitable Giving

This webinar presented by Scott Lumpkin, formerly Vice Chancellor of University Advancement at the University of Denver, explores creative charitable planning strategies that you can use to maximize your impact on favorite organizations like Adventure Unlimited, while also reducing your tax liability. (Recorded in 2020)

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The Summit Society recognizes donors who make future gifts such as bequests or other estate commitments:

• A bequest provision in your will or revocable trust
• Naming Adventure Unlimited as a beneficiary of a retirement plan or life insurance policy
• A life-income gift such as a Charitable Remainder Trust or a Charitable Gift Annuity

If you have already included Adventure Unlimited in a bequest or other planned gift that benefits us in the future, we hope you will let us know so we can thank you for your significant and special gift! It also supports our planning for the future. You may choose to allow your name to be listed as a member of our Summit Society or request to remain anonymous.

If you would like to learn more about ways you can include Adventure Unlimited in your plans, please contact us at giving@adventureunlimited.blackbaudwp.com for a confidential consultation without any obligation.

SUMMIT SOCIETY MEMBERS

The General Operating Fund is an unrestricted fund that allows Adventure Unlimited the most flexibility in its use. This fund supports the entire organization, including any immediate needs that might arise.

If your heart has been touched by a specific program, there are ways to support that fund:

A/U Ranches Operating Fund

Horsemanship, rafting, mountaineering, and more! Your gift is used exclusively for supporting camp programs like the one you or someone you know may have attended at the A/U Ranches.

A/U Ranches Campership Fund

The gift of camp is truly a gift of a lifetime. This fund provides financial aid for youth engaged in Christian Science who want to experience the life-changing atmosphere of summer camp and qualify for financial assistance.

DiscoveryBound Outreach & Compass Operating Fund

Outreach connects individuals of all ages across the nation by providing year-round activities for Christian Scientists and their families and friends of all faiths. Compass is a one-school-year program open to Christian Science students in 10th–12th grade that focuses on spiritual exploration and connection with CS peers.

DiscoveryBound Outreach & Compass Scholarship Fund

Thousands of Christian Scientists and their friends participate annually in Outreach events, plus about a dozen teens in the Compass program. This fund ensures that those who need financial assistance can attend Outreach events, as well as Compass retreats.

DiscoveryBound National Leadership Council Operating Fund

Donations to this fund cover more than half of the expenses in NLC, DB’s four-year teen leadership program to foster qualities of servant leadership among Christian Science youth.

DiscoveryBound National Leadership Council Scholarship Fund

The four-year program takes high schoolers all over the country and world for various service and leadership opportunities. This fund ensures that teens who need financial assistance can participate in the many activities that are part of the NLC program.

Ted Cox Memorial NLC Trip Fund

Established in tribute to the spouse of Anabeth Cox, a former trustee, the purpose of this fund is to provide high-quality, impactful adventure and service trips for teens in DB NLC and to help reduce the cost of these trips for each family.

100 Elk Outdoor Center

A public program of the A/U Ranches, 100 Elk provides outdoor education and character development programs for schools and groups in the fall and spring. Transportation expenses continue to present challenges for schools that wish to run their program at our facility. A gift to 100 Elk helps offset these costs so students and schools with limited funding can participate.

Capital Projects

With 1,600 acres and dozens of buildings at the A/U Ranches, ongoing support is needed to keep our facility safe and able to provide high-quality programming.

Donate

Gifts through donor-advised funds help sustain Adventure Unlimited’s programs and operations while allowing you to realize greater tax benefits than if you only claimed the standard deduction.

A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a smart gift planning tool used by a growing number of donors to pre-fund multiple years of charitable giving. Concentrating multiple years of giving into one year allows you to itemize deductions and save income taxes while continuing to support Adventure Unlimited consistently.

Why Use a Donor-Advised Fund?

The 2017 Tax Act doubled the standard deduction from $12,000 to $24,000 for married couples. As a result, many taxpayers are no longer able to itemize deductions such as charitable gifts. A DAF allows donors to keep receiving tax benefits for their giving by alternating between claiming the larger standard deduction and itemizing deductions when they replenish their DAF. They use their DAF for most or all of their charitable giving, making grants from their DAF to favorite charities like Adventure Unlimited.

How to Make a Gift With a Donor-Advised Fund

You can recommend a gift to Adventure Unlimited through your DAF in two ways:

1. If you don’t already have a DAF account, contact your financial advisor or establish one directly with a financial institution or community foundation that offers DAFs.
2. If you have a DAF, contact your DAF administer and recommend a grant to Adventure Unlimited using the following information:
   TAX ID: 43-0798771
   Adventure Unlimited
   5201 S. Quebec Street
   Greenwood Village, CO 80111

NOTE: Your DAF grant will arrive at Adventure Unlimited with only the DAF’s name and address on it unless you request otherwise, so please ask for your name and address to be included. To allow us to thank you for your generosity, please also email Adventure Unlimited to inform us of your gift.

Transferring your stock is a great way to support Adventure Unlimited for years to come without disrupting your cash flow.

Help Adventure Unlimited Stock up for the Future!

Securities, or tradable assets, such as stock are a great and easy way to help support Adventure Unlimited programs while receiving additional tax benefits. Much like giving cash, when you give stock, you potentially lower your personal income tax liability. But when you give the gift of stock you are also able to avoid paying tax on the capital gains of the investment for a possible additional tax benefit. Donate to the cause you love while maintaining your cash for other things!

How It Works

Transfer securities directly to Adventure Unlimited’s account with E*TRADE Securities, Inc.

Have your broker use the following information:

• Adventure Unlimited account #: 666-469210
• E*TRADE’s DTC #: 0015 (formerly 0385)
• E*TRADE’s telephone #: 800.387.2331

Please provide us with the following information so that we may properly thank you and send a tax deduction receipt for your records:

• Your name and contact information
• Gift allocation
• Name and number of securities
• Broker contact information

Donating cryptocurrency is a simple way to support the programs you care about. We accept donations of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and several other cryptocurrencies. (Please note that all cryptocurrency donations are non-refundable.)

Your donation may be tax-deductible to the extent allowed under applicable law. Please contact your tax or financial advisor for more information.

Give Cryptocurrency

The patio at the A/U Ranches’ Hub administrative building is filled with commemorative bricks provided by donors spanning decades. To see all the bricks in place and find your brick, visit the Commemorative Brick page.

Thank you to everyone who helped pave the patio with special memories through your brick purchase!

When you donate a vehicle, Adventure Unlimited can turn it into cash to support our mission and you receive a tax deduction.

Do you have a vehicle you’re not using or isn’t operating any longer? All types of vehicles can be donated, including cars, trucks, RVs, boats, trailers, scooters, etc., anywhere in the country, at no cost to you or to Adventure Unlimited.

How It Works

• Visit Vehicles for Charity or call 1-866-628-CARS (1-866-628-2277).
• .You will need the title of the vehicle and current mileage in hand when you contact them.
• Let them know you want the proceeds to support Adventure Unlimited.
• A towing company will call you directly to schedule a pickup.
• Give the towing company driver the keys and your appropriately signed title. The driver will give you a receipt.