Keep Texas, Texas
Love of the land isn't just a feeling. It's something you live. It's something you experience with your family.
It's stewardship. Awe and respect. It deserves to be protected for future generations.
Donate To Conserve Texas Working Lands Today and Forever.
Land defines us as Texans, whether you own a piece or not. For centuries, land-whether sweeping vistas, untamed marshes, arid brushlands, or towering pines- embodied our frontier spirit, the can-do attitude and rugged individualism that centuries later makes us who we are.
But land changes, people change; over time families grow, and needs change.
The value of land rises, and so do the pressures to break it up.
Together, we can keep Texas big, wide & open forever.
280k+ ACRES CONSERVED
$50 = 1 ACRE CONSERVED
26.66 ACRES LOST HOURLY
Planned Giving
Carrying on a legacy is a Lewis family tradition. Steve Lewis’ family has been at the helm of Jefferson Bank in San Antonio for nearly 75 years.
The Lewis family has a similar legacy in land stewardship. The family stewards three different ranches throughout the state and Steve treasures memories of traveling to West Texas with his grandfather.
“Those experiences helped me appreciate how wide-open Texas is and were instrumental to my forming a conservation ethic,” Steve recalled.
That conservation ethic has formed the philanthropic choices Steve has made throughout his life. Steve and his wife Susan have supported TALT with time and resources from day one. A few years ago, TALT created an endowment called the Forever Texas Fund® to ensure that TALT’s work will continue in perpetuity. Recently, Steve and Susan updated their wills to leave a planned gift to support the endowment after they are gone.
“It was an easy decision for Susan and I to include a gift to the Forever Texas Fund in our last will and testament. We hope other Texas landowners will follow suit,” said Steve.
Steve & Susan Lewis’ Story
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An investment in TALT is an investment in a future with wide open spaces for our children, grandchildren, and all Texans. We do our part in keeping Texas big, wide and open for future generations.
Please contact us today to give by mail, donate stock, or to learn more about Planned Giving.
Texas Agricultural Land Trust is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization (tax identification number 26-0161807) under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.