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Gifts of Land
Gifts of land are the “foundation” of Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation. Most of the land that Sheriff’s Meadow has conserved across Martha’s Vineyard was conserved as the result of gifts of land. Sheriff’s Meadow welcomes and encourages gifts of land.
Conservation Land
Essentially, there are two types of land donations that one can make. First, one can give land to Sheriff’s Meadow for conservation. Many of our sanctuaries – Sheriff’s Meadow Sanctuary, the Caroline Tuthill Preserve, Quansoo Farm, etc.- are the direct result of such gifts. For these properties, a citizen-conservationist who owned the land desired that the land be conserved, and Sheriff’s Meadow desired to be the land-conserving organization. If you are interested in making such a gift, please do contact Executive Director Adam Moore or our Director of Land Acquisition, Lisbeth Jones. You may also wish to consult the conservation portion of this website as it describes the many different ways that land can be given and conserved.
Asset Land
The second type of land donation is to give land as an asset. In these cases, the donor gives land to Sheriff’s Meadow intending that the land be sold, and the proceeds used to support Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation. Sheriff’s Meadow also welcomes gifts of asset land. An excellent example of a donor who gave both conservation land and asset land to Sheriff’s Meadow is the late Mrs. Florence “Flipper” Harris. Mrs. Harris donated the 150-acre Quansoo Farm to Sheriff’s Meadow for conservation, and she also donated a 6-acre property on the Tisbury Great Pond that could be sold. Sheriff’s Meadow did indeed sell the six-acre property and created an endowment with the proceeds. Fortunately, these six acres also became conservation land as the purchaser was the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission.
Please contact Executive Director Adam Moore or Director of Land Acquisition Lisbeth Jones if you are interested in giving land to Sheriff’s Meadow. Thank you.
