{"id":33650,"date":"2018-12-06T13:47:28","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T18:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/?page_id=33650"},"modified":"2026-04-23T14:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:56:09","slug":"thank-you-for-helping-beat-protect-the-environment-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/thank-you-for-helping-beat-protect-the-environment-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Donate to BEAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong><span style=\"font-size: 36px;\">You make our work possible.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 32px;\">Help us continue to protect the environment and keep the community engaged and informed.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 28px;\">Learn\u00a0more about ways you can support BEAT by donating.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. \u00a0Donations are deductible to the full extent of the law.\u00a0 EIN: 27-0054356. 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