JMLT gratefully receives donations of land and property every year. Many of these become conserved properties that are protected forever.You can also visit our website. Support struggles for land rights and justice. All donations to the Oakland Institute are tax deductible. Together, we will make sure vulnerable and valuable public lands are protected, respected, and remain yours to explore. There are many ways to give and the simplest is to make a cash gift. To make a donation over the phone, call our donor relations team at 202-800-2217. Donating land for conservation purposes to the Aspetuck Land Trust (ALT) is a straightforward process with a set of sequential steps. Taxpayers who don't use the full amount of the charitable deduction in the year they donate can carry the deduction forward for five years.