Open Space Alliance
Frequently Asked Questions
The Open Space Alliance is a campaign created by The Greater Lewes Foundation and Sussex County Land Trust looking to preserve two local properties – the Fourth Street and Ard na Gréine preserves – totaling 120 acres.
We will be honored to receive your gifts of cash by check or EFT, which can be pledged over up to three years. Donations of the following are also appreciated:
- Securities, which can be processed through our brokerage, Lokken & Associates in Lewes. DE
- Annual IRA distributions
- Gifts from a charitable fund or trust you may maintain
- Donations of property and other higher-valued items which can be readily sold
All donations are, of course, fully tax-deductible upon the date of their receipt. Contact us any time at (phone, web, email info). Gifts will be processed through either the SCLT (EIIN#) or GLF (EIN#)
Yes, all donors, if they wish, will be listed by category of giving on our campaign website, in full-page advertising, in signage, and in the program at our campaign closing ceremony. Donor information will also be permanently etched on a campaign landmark that is now being designed.
We hope to extend an opportunity to participate to every resident and property owner in and around Lewes. With more than 8,000 people to reach in just 18 months, your help with any of the following would be greatly appreciated:
- Host a gathering for us at your home or business to meet others you know who have the capacity and interest in land preservation. Email Pam Costanzi at pcostanzi@horizonphilanthropic.com for more information.
- Consider sponsoring a fundraising event of your own among friends, colleagues, and neighbors.
- Refer us to private foundations, trust funds, and generous businesses that you believe would support the campaign.
- Create a matching gift challenge for your neighbors by gathering a large number of smaller commitments to make up the challenge amount.
Both tracts of land will be made available to the public for “passive recreation” – that is, walking trails, areas to relax or have a family picnic, and scattered benches. Apart from benches and signage, there will be no built structures on either site.