ways to give

When you donate to College Mentors for Kids, you have many options for making your gift. Unrestricted gifts are among the most valuable because they allow us to allocate funds where the need is greatest. Directed gifts allow you to contribute to specific chapters or priority areas that are important to you.

College Mentors for Kids is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and all gifts are tax deductible to the extent of the law.

Outright Gifts
Cash gifts — the simplest and easiest donation option available — can be made through online credit/debit card transactions, outright cash, personal checks, cashier's checks, money orders made payable to College Mentors for Kids.

Click here for information on making a gift of stock or securities.

For bequests, planned gifts and restricted gifts or real estate and personal property gifts, please contact us. 

In 2011, individuals aged 70 1/2 or older may make a direct rollover of cash from an IRA without any income tax.  Please contact us for more information.

Matching-Gift Programs
An easy way to double or even triple your donation is to find out if your company has a matching-gift program. Such programs typically a percentage of employee contributions to charitable organizations, making the employer a partner in employees' personal philanthropy. Simply obtain a matching-gift form from your employer’s personnel office and submit it with your contribution.

Gift Pledges
College Mentors for Kids welcomes your gift through a pledge — a formal statement of intention to make a gift. With a pledge, you may complete your gift by making regular payments over time.