Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation

A Planned Giving Newsletter from Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation

JAN 2025

In this issue of our Planned Giving newsletter, we share the benefits of giving to causes you care about in your will, and we highlight the upcoming changes to the tax code and what they mean for your charitable giving.

I hope you also enjoy learning how Carol Dinkins’ love for the natural world helped propel her truly remarkable career in environmental law and service on numerous boards and commissions supporting our wild things and wild places. These experiences compelled her to include Texas Parks and Wildlfie Foundation (TPWF) in her estate plan to leave a legacy that will help ensure future generations of Texans have the opportunity to enjoy, explore, and be inspired by the natural wonders that make Texas so uniquely Texas.

Thank you for your continued support,

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Amy Allen
Philanthropy and Stewardship Officer
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation

Carol Dinkins - A Trailblazer for Conservation

Carol Dinkins has blazed trails throughout her life. She grew up in Mathis, a small town near Corpus Christi, where she spent much of her childhood outdoors hunting with her dad and fishing with her maternal grandparents. Her love for the natural world helped propel her truly remarkable career in environmental law.

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The Benefits of Giving in Your Will

You probably know a will is important for distributing your assets to the people and causes you care about, but did you know that creating one has personal benefits? This is especially true when you use it to give a gift to a cause you love.

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Coming Soon: Tax Law Changes and What They Mean for Your Giving

Changes to the tax code are on the horizon in 2025, but don’t let “what-ifs” prevent you from making an impact through a legacy gift. You have great options now!

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Bringing Back the Bighorn

Desert bighorn sheep in Texas are facing multiple threats, and TPWF is working with a coalition of trusted conservation partners and other dedicated Texans to ensure the continued survival of this iconic king of the Trans-Pecos mountains .

Though desert bighorn sheep were hailed not long ago as one of the most celebrated conservation success stories in the state’s history, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists have documented a 50 percent decline in population since 2021. The primary cause for the current decline is pneumonia, caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae, (M. ovi). Often associated with domestic sheep and goats, M. ovi is also found in West Texas’ exploding population of exotic aoudad sheep.

Learn how researchers, wildlife biologists, landowners and other invested Texans are searching for answers to this dilemma.

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