Other Ways to Give

Employer Matching

Did you know that many employers match funds donated by their employees? That means your $500 gift could become a $1,000 gift. Some companies will even donate for hours you’ve spent volunteering. Find out how you can best leverage your gift and help further our mission to give justice to homeless, low-income, and mentally disabled individuals who need their Social Security benefits.

Here is a list of companies in Washington State that do provide match.

Note: If your company isn’t listed here, talk to your human resources department to find out if they have a matching program.

Alaska Airlines Aetna Allstate Insurance Company American Express Ameriprise Financial Applied Materials AT&T Autodesk, Inc. Bank of the West Bi-Mart Boeing Cardinal Health Charles Schwab Chevron

First Independent Gap, Inc. Google Hewlett-Packard HSBC Hunter-Davisson, Inc. Iberdrola Renewables Intel Intermec Foundation JPMorgan Chase & Co. Kaiser Permanente KPMG, LLP Liberty Mutual Merck

Microsoft Morgan Stanley Nike The ODS Companies PGE QuoteWizard Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield REI Safeco Insurance The Standard Starbucks Symantec Umpqua Bank Wells Fargo

Gift of Stock

Giving a gift of publicly traded stock that has increased in value and that you have owned for more than one year may provide better tax benefits than giving cash.  Your charitable income tax deduction is equal to the fair market value of the stock and you avoid paying the capital gains tax on any increase in the current value over the original cost of the stock.  You may also save on brokerage fees because you are transferring ownership rather than selling the stock.

Contact Shannon Wong, Development Coordinator, at shannon@seattlecommlaw.org for more information.

Add SCLC to Your Will

Contact Shannon Wong, Development Coordinator, at shannon@seattlecommlaw.org for more information.

Donate Your Car

SCLC has partnered with CARS to take in vehicle donations. The donation process is simple: Fill out the online form or call 855-500-7433 to schedule a pick up. The vehicle will be picked up by a licensed tow company at no cost to you and will be taken to the CARS sale location to be sold at auction. Find out more on the CARS FAQ page.

Shop on Smile.Amazon.com and select SCLC as your non-profit.

Amazon Smile is a simple and automatic way for you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organization.

Make a purchase on SCLC’s Amazon Wish List.

Purchasing items of SCLC’s Amazon Wish List is a great way to provide tangible items that we need to run our office and programs. Don’t forget to use Amazon Smile when purchasing!