As the year comes to a close, now is the perfect time to make a tax-smart contribution that supports the Henry’s Fork Foundation’s vital conservation efforts. By taking advantage of strategic giving options, you can maximize your impact while also benefiting from potential tax savings. Whether you choose to donate appreciated stocks, make a qualified charitable distribution from your IRA, or contribute directly, your tax-smart year-end gift helps protect and sustain the Henry’s Fork and South Fork of the Snake River. Explore the best ways to give before the year ends and make a lasting difference for our fisheries and waterways.
Here are five often overlooked ways you can support our important work in addition to traditional gifts by check or credit card:
Donating appreciated securities, including stocks or mutual funds, is an easy and tax-effective way for you to make a gift to our organization.
HFF is a qualified 501c3 organization that is eligible to receive grants from your donor advised fund.
Join the exclusive community of those giving monthly. A little bit every month goes a long way and makes a big impact. For the same price as lunch, a couple of cups of coffee, or your online streaming subscription you can have a significant impact in supporting our mission. Set it and forget it. GIVE MONTHLY
If you are 70½ or older, you may also be interested in a way to lower the income and taxes from your IRA withdrawals. Avoid taxes on transfers of up to $105,000 from your IRA to our organization. It may also satisfy your required minimum distribution (RMD) for the year.
With gift planning, you can provide long‑lasting support for our organization while enjoying financial benefits for yourself. Let us help you tailor your legacy gift to your financial, tax or estate planning objectives. Visit HFFLegacy.org for more information.
Our Aquatic Ecology Program Manager, Dr. Jack McLaren, joined Idaho Falls city and FIPS-Mouche leadership at the opening ceremony parade along the Snake River Greenbelt to welcome competitors to the watershed and to make sure conservation was front and center.
Drone photo of Island Park Dam taken on September 9, 2026 Looking Back on September September brought lows and highs to Island Park. Island Park Reservoir started September at 29% full and quickly fell to a low of 12% full on September 19. The rapid drawdown of the reservoir was the result of managers needing to move water downstream to American Falls (to irrigate farms in the Magic Valley with senior water rights). Such low
This story was written by Audrey Hunter (2026 intern) and was originally published in the Fall 2026 Newsletter. It’s no secret that late summers on Island Park Reservoir haven’t been in perfect conditions in recent years. Warm, turbid, algae-filled water plague reservoir recreationists while diminishing water quality downstream. Cyclical algal blooms decrease water clarity and create less-than-ideal circumstances for the reservoir’s flora and fauna. What’s the solution? HFF’s DIRTT Plan. In-Reservoir Oxygenation Nutrients released from
Drone photo taken on September 9, 2026 The Henry’s Fork Drought Management Planning Committee met on Wednesday, September 16 2026 to develop an updated reservoir management strategy. Downstream of the Henry’s Fork watershed, lower-valley irrigation demand over the rest of the season is anticipated to be slightly lower than projected last week, so Island Park Reservoir and Grassy Lake (in the Fall River drainage) do not need to deliver any more water out of the
