Louis Bacon hailed as donation hero in the Huffington Post

Louis Bacon was given as a prime example of a land donator in the Huffington Post’s story on ten unusual methods of donating funds, time and money.

The article discussed some of the more unusual ways of providing charity, and land donation was one of their recommendations. Citing Forbes’ report of Louis Bacon donating 90,000 acres of Colorado land to form the Sangre de Cristo Conservation Area, the article highlighted his conservation efforts as an example.

It stated that: “Like Mr. Bacon, you too might be sitting on a valuable piece of land, and many organizations are now accepting land donations. Although most properties aren't large enough to be turned into conservatories, why not send a few acres to a charity like The Nature Conservancy.”

The article described the nature of Louis Bacon’s donation as the “largest single conservation easement given to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service”, as told by the United States’ Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar. The donation, it said, “will help to preserve a southern portion of the state that includes mountain grasslands, alpine forests and some of the state's highest peaks.”

Louis Bacon donated the land as part of his campaign to help save the environment. The gift was made through his company Moore Capital Management’ Moore Charitable Foundation. The group has been operating since 1992, and embodies Louis Bacon’s dedication to the natural world and its inhabitants. Other areas that his Foundation aids are the conservation efforts on Robins Island, Long Island; and the Orton Plantation in North Carolina.

Other methods that the article suggested were donating air miles to charities such as Mileage, which helps aid services in areas such as Haiti; giving cars through a charitable auction; tweeting about a campaign, through prescribed services such as Donate Your Account; organ donation, living and through signing up through organ donation; reproductive donation, such as eggs, sperm and embryos; donating hair to groups such as Wigs for Kids; giving old cell phones to soldiers; copyright forfeiting, for those with a helpful invention; and giving a percentage of your money spent whilst shopping online.