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November 2020 News & Views

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News from the Director

We have guests on the grounds. All right, it’s only 8 right now, but it’s a start. It is so much fun looking out my window and seeing the quilter sweat shop going on in Juniper. I deliver food there three times a day. My office window is literally our walk-up service area. I open it and serve people like a Burger King. I knew I missed guests here during the last seven or eight months, but I didn’t realize how much until they returned. The deer are a little confused, the babies born in the spring had never seen any guest using their grounds. It won’t be long until you all will be back. We will host weekends through the winter and into the Spring, so make your plans now. We will also be selling gift certificates for the weekend. They make perfect holiday gifts for Seabeck enthusiasts.

I saw a food delivery truck today. It was the first time in eight months. It’s funny how you miss something like that. I have said for years that I couldn’t wait until we move those things away from the Inn. Yet there I was today out taking pictures and greeting the driver. This is a strange year.

You will receive a letter from us before Thanksgiving. It will be a full update on Seabeck Conference Center, our operations and the full effects of Covid-19 on the center. I am generally a very upbeat and optimistic person and I want to assure you I still am. I am very confident that we will not only survive this, we will thrive afterwards. My confidence comes from knowing how much this place means to people and that our partners, the guests and donors, won’t let us down. I only mention this because my last newsletter piece was a little somber and a few people called to see if I was OK. Sometimes the hard facts are sobering. I remain very bullish on our future.

I will host a Seabeck Christmas Party December 8th on Zoom. We will have a demonstration of the famous Seabeck Salmon Secret Sauce, have trivia quizzes, tours of Pines, and general Seabeck conversations. The link will be in next month’s newsletter and in a special email in early December. It will be a fun time for all.

We had to cancel the Community Halloween Party of course, but we did participate in the Crosby Community Club Trunk or Treat. It was fun to help the community again. I can’t wait until we can do it here next year. 2021 could be a year filled with joyous reunions and returning traditions.

Thanks for all your support. It is amazing how many people have supported us during this troubling time. We will get through this together and I think we will appreciate the small things even more in the future. If I can get excited about a food truck with 15 boxes on it, anything can happen.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours,

Chuck

Tax-Free IRA Gifts to Seabeck

Making a gift to Seabeck Conference Center from your IRA is an easy and tax-wise way to donate. If you are 70½ or older, an IRA Charitable Rollover allows you to make a tax-free Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) directly from your IRA. Gifts up to $100,000 are excluded from your federal income taxes. If you file a joint return, each spouse can exclude up to $100,000 for a maximum of $200,000 each year. Once you are required to take a required minimum distribution (RMD), this charitable distribution will even count toward that requirement with all of the dollars going directly to Seabeck and no taxes paid by you.

These special tax savings apply if:

The distribution is made from either your Traditional or Roth IRA.
The distribution is made to a qualified charitable organization. Seabeck counts!
The distribution is made directly by your plan administrator to the non-profit.

How to Give: Contact your plan administrator and request a Qualified Charitable Distribution to be made directly to Seabeck Conference Center. It’s important to know that if you receive the distribution first and then donate the proceeds, the gift will not count as a Qualified Charitable Distribution. We encourage you to consult with your advisors to fully understand the legal and financial impact of any charitable gift.

Tax Information: Seabeck Conference Center’s EIN # is 91-6011617

Questions? Contact Chuck Kraining, Executive Director - chuck@seabeck.org - 360-830-5010

Instructions for an IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution:

You can make a gift to Seabeck Conference Center from your IRA by completing three simple steps.

1. Initiate the Gift:

The first step is to notify your plan administrator of your desire to make a gift directly from your IRA to Seabeck Conference Center. Ask your administrator to provide us with your name and address as the donor in connection with the gift.

2. Send the Gift:

Ask your administrator to send it to:

Seabeck Conference Center

13395 Lagoon Dr NW

Seabeck, WA 98380-8753

3. Notify Us:

Especially during these times, it’s important that we know your IRA gift is on the way. Please ask your administrator to include your name with the check or automatic (ACH) transfer.

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We Haven't Seen This Truck in a While

This truck was spotted in the back of the Inn on October 30th.

It has been missing since March!

This is the truck that delivers food for our guests. There were 15 boxes of food. Seems like a lot of food for a small weekend but a normal delivery this time of year would be around 60 boxes and in the summertime it goes up to 100 or more boxes.

The Pines Capital Campaign

We have a desire to continue to offer our services for many years to come. Seabeck Conference Center is happy to serve people like you, and we invite you to be a part of our legacy. Your donation will help us build a new Pines (ready by Fall 2020) that will be a place for future generations to gather.

WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT

SEABECK CONFERENCE CENTER

Want to help us lay the foundation for the next decade of Seabeck Conference Center?

There are many ways, not all of them involving huge disbursements of cash.

Here are some creative ideas you might not have thought about:

Cash Donation Today

Tax deductible gifts via check or credit card, in person or online. Please consider

upping your regular gift by another 10 percent.

Automatic Monthly Payments

Gifts can be deducted periodically from your bank account, making larger donations

easier by spreading them over time.

Low-Cost Appreciated Stock

Avoid paying the capital gains by giving full-market value to Seabeck Conference Center.

Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)

A QCD is a direct transfer of funds from your IRA custodian, payable to a qualified charity. QCDs can be counted toward satisfying your required minimum distributions (RMDs) for the year, as long as certain rules are met. You must be 70 1/2 or older to be eligible to make a QCD.

In-Kind Donation

We are always in need of furniture, lighting, rugs, and much more - the

market value which is tax deductible.

Multi-Year Pledges

A great way to ensure support will be there when we need it year after year.

Designated Gifts

Donate to a targeted project or capital campaign.

Commemorative Gifts

Donate a bench or rocking chair in honor of someone or something important to you.

A Bequest in Your Will

Your gift can be a specific sum or a percentage of an estate after other bequests.

Just add an addendum to your existing will.

IRA's and Retirement Plans

Your estate receives a charitable deduction for the full gift amount on estate and income

taxes, while we receive full donation value. Non-charitable heirs receive only a part of

the value (since inherited assets are subject to estate and income taxes).

Life Insurance and Savings Accounts

Same as retirement plans, except that payments made to Seabeck Conference Center

are exempt only from estate taxes.

All gifts are welcome. Seabeck Conference Center is a 501c3 nonprofit organization and your contribution may be tax deductible. If you have any questions, please contact our Executive Director, Chuck Kraining at (360) 830-5010 or email him at chuck@seabeck.org.

Seabeck Conference Center

13395 Lagoon Dr NW

Seabeck, Washington 98380

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