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Not sure about the non-profit, but there is an organization called "Help Brian Buy a Kayak". If you'd like to make a donation to help Brian (that's me) buy a kayak, let's talk.  :)

Thanks for supporting what sounds like a great outdoor organization.  It’s really inspiring to hear about the great things REI members do in our  communities. 

As it turns out, there are some administrative and legal things that make it a challenge for the co-op to enable donating dividends directly to other organizations.  If you want to support them with a check you can wait until after July 1, when you can cash out your dividend and then send them the money.  Here’s a link to help with that https://www.rei.com/membership/dividend.  Of course you could also put your dividend toward the purchase of gear and then donate the gear – if you want to do that it’s usually a good idea to ask them what they need most.

Just for info, and for others reading this, there is a way to contribute dividends to the REI Foundation.  Here’s a link for that. www.rei.com/membership/support

Hope this is helpful and good luck with the project.  Great to see members out there making a difference