Ways to Give

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Thank you for your generous support of the National Center for Youth Law! If you have any questions about the following ways to give, please contact us at donations@youthlaw.org.

Online

Give using your credit card with our secure online giving form.

Check

Make checks payable to the National Center for Youth Law and please send to:

National Center for Youth Law  
1212 Broadway, Suite 600  
Oakland, CA 94612  

Donor-Advised Fund (DAF)

If you have a donor-advised fund, you can recommend a grant to the National Center for Youth Law. This is a flexible and efficient way to support our mission while maximizing your charitable impact.  

Our tax ID number (EIN), if requested by your fund manager, is 94-2506933. 

Gifts of Securities

Many donors prefer making gifts of appreciated stocks, bonds, and mutual funds.

If you would like to transfer securities to the National Center for Youth Law, please:  

  1. Provide your broker with the following information:  

Broker Firm: Charles Schwab  

DTC #: 0164code40  

Account Name: The National Center for Youth Law  

Account Number: 8768-1844  

  1. Email transfer details to donations@youthlaw.org, alerting NCYL to expect your gift. Failure to do so may cause a delay in recognizing you as the donor. Please include the following information:
    • Name and address
    • Name and ticker symbol of the security
    • Number of shares

Cryptocurrency

There can be significant tax advantages to donating cryptocurrency directly instead of selling it and donating the proceeds yourself. Please click here to donate cryptocurrency to the National Center for Youth Law through Every.org

Employer Matching Gifts

Many companies offer matching gift programs that can double or even triple your impact. Please check with your employer to see if your gift qualifies. You can also check at https://youthlaw.org/double-donation.  

Once complete, please email completed forms to donations@youthlaw.org or mail to:

National Center for Youth Law  
Attn: Matching Gifts  
1212 Broadway, Suite 600  
Oakland, CA 94612 

If you have any questions or need assistance submitting your request form, please email donations@youthlaw.org

Gifts from Retirement Plans

If you are 70½ or older, you can make a donation directly from your IRA through a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD). A QCD from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) helps you donate funds without counting them as income and incurring penalties.

To leverage your retirement plan through a donation to National Center for Youth Law, simply notify your IRA Custodian. Our tax ID number (EIN) is 94-2506933.

Planned Gifts

If you are interested in making a bequest or other planned gift to the National Center for Youth Law, please contact Ken Nadolski, Director of Philanthropy, at knadolski@youthlaw.org.