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Some of the most common ways to make a gift to Population Connection are to write a check, make a gift using a credit card, or donate online.

A gift of cash could be right for you if:

  • You want the easiest way to donate to Population Connection.
  • You want the largest possible income tax charitable deduction for your gift.
  • You would like to make the gift to Population Connection that has the greatest immediate impact.

How It Works

You make a gift of cash directly to Population Connection and you receive an immediate income tax charitable deduction.

 

Environmental and socioeconomic benefits

Women who have reproductive autonomy generally choose to have smaller families. This slows population growth and creates opportunities for social, economic, and environmental improvements. Slower population growth reduces pressures on natural resources, habitats, and food systems. Within the context of climate change, slowing population growth is key to achieving greenhouse gas emissions targets, and the health, education, and economic benefits afforded through family planning help reduce climate vulnerability and increase resilience for communities around the world.

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Health benefits

When women and couples have access to the resources necessary to freely and intentionally choose the number, timing, and spacing of their births, a wide variety of health benefits ensue also, including reductions in maternal mortality and morbidity, infant and child mortality, and unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions.

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What is an outright gift of cash?

An outright gift of cash is when you transfer funds to Population Connection and get nothing of financial value in return. The most common way for donors to make an outright gift is to write a check payable to Population Connection.

Gift provides immediate support

Unlike some other gift arrangements, your outright gift will provide resources that Population Connection can put to immediate use. If you prefer to restrict our use of your gift in any way, please contact us so that we can be sure that we can carry out your wishes.

Maximum tax savings

You may deduct the full amount of your donation up to 60% of your adjusted gross income, after your total itemized deductions for the year exceed 0.5% of your Adjusted Gross Income. If you cannot deduct the full value of your contribution, you may carry forward your unused charitable deductions for up to five additional years.

Ways to give cash

Most donors make an outright gift by writing a check payable to Population Connection and mailing it to us. You may also make a cash gift using your credit card.

Example

Mable Hansen would like to make an immediate $15,000 gift to Population Connection. Mable could write a check for this amount and earn a charitable deduction equal to $15,000. Alternatively, Mable could make a gift using her credit card by calling us on the phone, responding to a mailing, or by donating online through our website. Gifts of checks and gifts made via credit cards are considered cash gifts.

Benefits

  • Mable may deduct up to 60% of her adjusted gross income for her gift of cash, providing tax savings if she itemizes.
  • If Mable itemizes deductions but cannot use the entire deduction in the year of gift, she may carry the balance forward for up to five additional years.
  • Assuming Mable itemizes deductions and can use her entire income tax charitable deduction of $15,000, she will save her $5,550 (37% tax).
  • Mable will gain the satisfaction of making a $15,000 gift to Population Connection.

 

How Your Gift Helps

Your planned gift to Population Connection helps us educate young people and advocate progressive action to stabilize world population at a level that can be sustained by Earth’s resources. Among many things, your support will help us:

 
develop K-12 and secondary education materials for teachers and professors so they can easily incorporate population studies into their classes;
 
 
advocate for reproductive health and lead grassroots outreach efforts to college students to motivate them to take action on behalf of marginalized communities and our beleaguered planet.
 
 
raise awareness of population issues and the need for empowering solutions through our extensive online and offline communications.