We just couldn't do it without you! Your generous gifts of time, money and in-kind donations help keep us going.
Whether you are a business, organization or individual, no matter what your circumstances, there is a donation option just right for you.
Looking for ideas?
Here are ways you can help.
- Consider a monetary contribution
- Honor someone you love
- Match your gift
- Include ABILITY Awareness in your will
- Give appreciated stocks or mutual funds
- Give at the workplace
- Give your time
- Help fulfill our wish list
- Hire a person with a disability
- Support our events
- Recycle your old car and help put us on the road to success
- Donate your airline miles and help us go farther
- Become a Corporate Sponsor
Consider a monetary contribution. We depend upon your donations to
help us make a difference in someone's life. The growing need for affordable
accessible housing, the fact that 7 out of 10 people will at some point
in their life be diagnosed with a disability, and with the need for
more services to provide the support they will need makes it critical
for us to receive charitable financial donations from people like you.
Without you, ABILITY Awareness would be unable to expand its programs
and services to the thousands of people with disabilities and other
health conditions who need it most.
Gifts received in the form of unrestricted financial support will be used to fund our most pressing needs. which includes building our internal capacity in order to support our education, housing and employment services. Typically, between 87 and 92 cents of every dollar donated to ABILITY Awareness goes directly to support our programs.
Please join us and make a financial investment of $25, $50, $100 or whatever you can afford to help empower people with disabilities and other health conditions to lead valued lives and embrace self-sufficiency.
Click below to make a secure online donation.
To make a donation by mail:
Make your check out to ABILITY Awareness and send it to:
ABILITY Awareness
1440 E. First Street, Suite 107
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Contact JBeekman@abilityawareness.org or call (714) 277-4330, to learn more.
Honor someone you love. Looking for "just the right gift" for a friend or family member? We have a solution for you. Birthdays, graduations, weddings, Christmas, Hanukkah, Father's Day or Mother's Day, or to remember a loved one on any occasion where you can give more than a gift-you can help change a life. Make your gift memorable and designate your gift in honor or memory of a loved one.
ABILITY Awareness will send an acknowledgement to the person or family you have chosen to honor. The card will let them know that they have received a gift from you. The amount of your gift will not be divulged.
Click below to make a secure online love gift.
To make a donation by mail:
Make your check out to ABILITY Awareness and send it to:
ABILITY Awareness
1440 E. First Street, Suite 107
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Please designate the name of the person you are honoring, the occasion, and the address to which we should send the acknowledgement.
Contact JBeekman@abilityawareness.org or call (714) 277-4330, to learn more.
Click below to make a secure online tribute gift.
Match your gift. Your gift could be matched dollar for dollar! Many companies offer matching gift programs that will double, even triple a donation's value. Check with your company or visit the Matching Gift Clearinghouse to find out if your company will match your contribution to ABILITY Awareness. If you have questions about your company's matching gift program, please contact your personnel office.
Once you have determined that your company matches donations made to ABILITY Awareness, follow their procedures to obtain the matching gift. Usually this means obtaining the appropriate form from your personnel/human resources office or online.
Please be sure to complete the entire donor portion of the form. Make sure to follow exact instructions on the forms to ensure that the gift will be realized. If you have questions about your company's matching gift program, please contact your personnel/human resources office.
Contact JBeekman@abilityawareness.org or call (714) 277-4330, to learn more.
Include ABILITY Awareness in your will. No one knows what the future holds. That is why it is important for us, as individuals and as an organization, to plan for the future. A will is a declaration of what matters to you. By leaving a bequest ABILITY Awareness, you will guarantee that the work we do will continue. Bequest gifts are an important source of support for ABILITY Awareness. They enable individuals to make significant commitments that would not be possible during their lifetimes.
There are many ways to leave a bequest to ABILITY Awareness in your will:
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You can leave a set dollar amount.
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You can leave a particular asset such as securities, real estate or a valuable collectible.
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You can designate ABILITY Awareness as the beneficiary of a percentage, or all, of your residuary estate after specific bequests are made to family members or friends.
Your bequest to ABILTY Awareness may be completely deductible for estate tax purposes. Always consult with your estate planning representative, tax advisor or attorney for more information.
The legal designation for ABILITY Awareness in your will or trust is "ABILITY Awareness, a nonprofit organization with headquarters located in Santa Anna, California."
For more information, please JBeekman@abilityawareness.org or call (714) 277-4330.
Give appreciated stocks or mutual funds. Current federal law allows you to take an income tax deduction for the full fair market value of securities you have owned more than one year. As an added bonus, capital gains tax will be completely avoided on these assets. For information on how to make a stock donation please consult your tax advisor or contact JBeekman@abilityawareness.org or call (714) 277-4330.
Give at the workplace. Now, you can participate in your workplace charity giving program, while also helping ABILITY Awareness meet its annual program goals.
The United Way Campaign is the most common workplace giving campaign used by many large and small companies across the country. Donations to most United Way Campaigns can be directed to ABILITY Awareness. Giving through your workplace campaign allows you to participate with your co-workers to achieve goals set by your company while you get the added assurance that your dollars will be used to fund a charity that is important to you.
Most workplace campaigns take pledges in the last quarter of each year and offer variable payment methods. Usually, you are allowed to take out small amounts of money from your paycheck each month to fulfill your pledge. For example, writing a single check for $300.00 may be a strain on your budget. But that same contribution, spread out over twelve months as a monthly $25 payroll deduction, may not be as difficult.
To designate your contribution to ABILITY Awareness, all you have to do is write in our organization's name and address in the appropriate section on your giving form. Your United Way Campaign Coordinator can assist you.
ABILITY Awareness
1440 E. First Street, Suite 107
Santa Ana, CA 92701
If your workplace has a giving program or you would like to inquire about other ways your company can help ABILITY Awareness, please feel free to contact JBeekman@abilityawareness.org or call (714) 277-4330.
Give your time. Do you have a special talent? Are you interested in assisting with the day-to-day operations of our organization? Do you want to help build an ABILITY House? Do you want to become more involved? We are always looking for people to help. Whether it is joining a committee, helping to plan a fundraiser, doing some office work, or helping to build a house, our volunteers provide an important service.
Click below to signup for volunteering
Contact JBeekman@abilityawareness.org or call (714) 277-4330, to learn more.
Help fulfill our wish list. Money isn't everything. In-kind donations are just as important. Maybe your business provides a service we need. Or perhaps you have an item that is just taking up space. You may even have Silent Auction items that we can use to raise money to support our programs.
Check out our Wish List! If you have any of the items listed below, please let us know!
- Computer accessiblity software and hardware for some of our homeowners.
- A laptop - PC wireless compatible
- Two (2) PC's, wireless network compatible
- A portable lift system for one of our homeowners.
- An wheelchair accessible van for one of our homeowners.
Contact JBeekman@abilityawareness.org or call (714) 277-4330, to learn more.
Hire a person with a disability. If you are an employer looking for quality employees, consider hiring a person with a disability. Studies have shown that people with disabilities make excellent, hard-working employees. Its good for business. Its good for the community. And, you may even be eligible for a special tax incentive.
Contact us at info@abilityawareness.org to learn more.
Support our events. Check out our calendar of events and join us! Your participation is important to our success. Involve your family, friends, and coworkers. They will give because YOU ask.
Recycle your old car and help put us on the road to success. Avoid the headaches of selling your car, truck, RV, motorcycle, or boat. No price haggling, no low offers from dealers, no advertising expenses, no strangers coming to your home, no giving out your home phone number, no DMV and insurance fees, no more costly repair bills. Plus, you may be eligible to deduct the fair market value of your vehicle for tax purposes - consult your tax professional to assure compliance. There is no cost to you. Free towing available!
Contact www.cars4causes.net/ and designate ABILITY Awareness as your charity of choice.
Contact JBeekman@abilityawareness.org or call (714) 277-4330, to learn more.
Become a Corporate Sponsor. Corporate support through sponsorships, cause marketing initiatives, and product promotions provides ABILITY Awareness with an opportunity to reach out to a variety of audiences to promote the understanding that everyone deserves to live in an accessible community and lead a valued life.
By becoming a Corporate Sponsor, you can:
- Change lives. Having a home is often something we take for granted. For some, it is an almost impossible dream. By sponsoring an ABILITY House that will be a home to a low-income family with a member with a disability or health condition, you will not only help offset costs of construction, but your employees will have the opportunity to be involved with the homeowners in making their dream come true.
- Increase employee morale. Employee turnover costs US corporations millions of dollars each year. Business experts agree that one way to reduce turnover, and thereby help improve your company's net profits, is to increase employee morale. Employees feel good about working for a company that does good. Providing a meaningful opportunity that all employees can identify with and embrace as a good cause can produce positive tangible results for your business.
- Maximize your marketing dollars. High profile events, hospitality opportunities, your company's name connected with an internationally acclaimed program are all part of maximizing your marketing dollars. Not only will your sponsorship be promoted in main-stream media, but your involvement will be promoted in specialized media as well. What a great opportunity to target market and reach the customers that can most positively impact your bottom line!
- Improve communities. Corporations large and small depend on the communities in which they are located for support. It is where you find your employees, where you live, and where your presence is felt the most. A healthy community produces the employees you need to run your business and the customers you need to sustain it. Building homes in your community and supporting a cause that improves the local economy keeps your company viable and healthy and that is just plain good business.
- Promote corporate responsibility. We live in a diverse culture with people who have diverse needs and abilities to offer the communities in which they live. By supporting the concept of universal design, providing employment and volunteer opportunities for people with disabilities and other health conditions, and supporting ABILITY Awareness' mission, you are promoting the idea of full inclusion for everyone in society regardless of ability or disability. It is a community leadership role that demonstrates corporate responsibility and commitment to diversity.
We have many sponsorship opportunities available that can be customized to meet your company's needs. Contact JBeekman@abilityawareness.org or call (714) 277-4330, to learn more.
ABILITY Awareness is a non-profit corporation registered in California and is a public charity exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Contributions are tax deductible within IRS regulations. Always consult with your estate planning representative, tax advisor or attorney for more information on how you may benefit by making a charitable donation to ABILITY Awareness.
Download IRS Letter 1050 confirming tax exempt status. (PDF Format, Requires Acrobat Reader software).
ABILITY Awareness endorses The Donor Bill of Rights, created by the American Association of Fund Raising Counsel (AAFRC), Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
Download The Donor Bill of Rights. (MS Word Document)