Donate to Clallam County ARES

Donation Information

There is a western Washington 501(c)(3) non-profit umbrella that can accept tax-deductible donations of money, radios, etc. and forward the donation to our local Clallam County ARES group! If you would like to donate, please refer to the information at www.wastateares.org/non-profit (EIN 20-5472400), and be sure to indicate that your donation is intended for Clallam County ARES - note this on the Memo line of your check.

What will your money be used for? Much of the CCARES equipment is old and outdated. Agency budgets are always stretched thin, so updating this equipment is a low priority. In addition, CCARES would like to be able to equip a portable communications center to deploy as the EOC radio room when those buildings are damaged.

If a friend or family member ham operator no longer needs their radio equipment; please consider donating it to CCARES.

For information on what amount you can claim for your donation, start with IRS Charitable Contributions website. Clallam County ARES falls under item 2 of the Charitable Organizations list.

N O T I C E
The CARES Act Increases Donation Tax Deductibility:
Universal Deduction for Donations Up to $300 on your 2020 Federal Income Taxes.

For the over 9 out of 10 people who no longer itemize their charitable giving, the CARES Act will allow these individual taxpayers to deduct donations to charity of up to $300 on their 2020 federal tax return, even though they take the standard deduction. For 2021 taxes, married-filing-jointly taxpayers will get an above-the-line deduction of up to $600. More information here.

More Information for Grant Applications

CCARES maintains fixed radio operations rooms in the Clallam County Courthouse and in fire stations at Diamond Point, Sequim, Port Angeles, Joyce, Clallam Bay and Forks. There is also a backup EOC radio room in the Sequim Transit Center. Peninsula College, Olympic Medical Center and the American Red Cross Carlsborg operations center also have CCARES staffed radio rooms. Most of those centers also maintain portable radio kits for use when the center building is compromised.

CCARES conducts weekly communications tests between the EOC, ECCs and State agencies. They also hold inter-agency exercises with Red Cross, Customs, Coast Guard, National Guard, prisons, school districts and other organizations several times a year to be ready for when the community needs them.

Contact Information

For more information about the donation program, contact Rick DeWitt AA0RD.

Page Updated: 12/15/21