A cash pledge keeps KPFK on the air. So does the car in your driveway, the records in your closet, and a few shares of stock you've been meaning to deal with. Here is every way to back listener-sponsored radio without writing a check.
No corporate underwriters telling us what we can say. That independence has a price — help us cover it with more than money.
The spare car rusting in the driveway can still pull its weight. We mean the one nobody drives anymore, not the one that gets you to work. Any condition, any state, running or not. Pickup is free, you get the tax receipt, and the proceeds come back to the station.
Start online at kpfk.org/auto. They handle free pickup and all the paperwork.
Sitting on a house, a lot, or land you'd rather not keep managing? Donating appreciated real estate can sidestep the capital-gains tax a sale would trigger, and turn into years of airtime.
Start the conversation at kpfk.org/realestate. We work through the details with you.
Decades of crate-digging shouldn't end up at the curb. Vinyl, CDs, and tapes in good shape feed the KPFK music library and our member sales, and the right find can end up on the air.
Email giving [at] kpfk [dot] org before you haul anything over, so we can tell you what we can actually use.
Sending a release for airplay consideration? Mail it to the Music Department at [ MAILING ADDRESS ].
We broadcast out of a building older than a lot of our listeners, and the gear list never really ends. If any of this is sitting unused, we'll put it to work:
Have something on the list? Email giving [at] kpfk [dot] org and we'll arrange a drop-off.
Giving stock you've held more than a year can be worth more than giving cash: KPFK gets the full value, and you skip the capital-gains tax you'd owe if you sold it first.
Have your broker transfer shares to Pacifica Foundation. Get the account and transfer details at kpfk.org/support/more/stocks. Your tax advisor can tell you what makes sense for your situation.
If you're 70½ or older, you can make a qualified charitable distribution directly from a traditional IRA. It can count toward your required minimum distribution and usually isn't taxed as income.
Your IRA custodian can send it straight to Pacifica Foundation for KPFK. Here's how to set it up, and it's worth a quick call to your advisor first.
Already have a giving account at Fidelity Charitable, Schwab, or a community foundation? Recommend a grant to Pacifica Foundation for KPFK 90.7 FM, Tax ID 94-1347046. Details here.
Free speech radio is a long game. A bequest, or naming KPFK as a beneficiary of a retirement account or life insurance policy, keeps the signal going for the next sixty years.
The language is simple: "I give to Pacifica Foundation, Inc. (Tax ID 94-1347046), for the benefit of KPFK 90.7 FM…" More on legacy giving. If you've already named us, tell us so we can thank you properly.
A lot of employers double what you give, and some match volunteer hours with cash. Five minutes in your HR portal can turn one gift into two.
All of it lands in the same place: the 110,000-watt signal, the studios, and the people who keep KPFK on the air.
KPFK 90.7 FM is a service of Pacifica Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Tax ID 94-1347046. This page is general information, not tax or legal advice — check with your own advisor.