Easter Seals Disability Services

Making a Difference Through a Financial Gift

Your contribution makes it possible for Easter Seals Colorado to offer services that help children and adults with disabilities achieve their goals and live more independent, satisfying lives.

Easter Seals is a sound investment. Learn more about how your dollars are spent, and about the National Health Council's report* which rated Easter Seals first for allocation of program dollars.

Donate Online - When you give to Easter Seals, almost $0.80 of every dollar is used to provide direct services for children and adults with disabilities.

Events - Easter Seals Colorado has several fundraising events throughout the year. Learn more about Easter Seals Colorado's events.

Learn more about other ways to support  and about Easter Seals Colorado's wish list.

Workplace Giving - Workplace giving is an easy and convenient way to make a difference in the lives of people with disabilities. Please encourage your co-workers, family and friends to also participate in workplace giving and give to Easter Seals Colorado. 

Easter Seals Colorado ID numbers:

• Community Health Charities: #6007
• Denver Employees Combined Campaign: #2508
• Colorado Combined Campaign: #36599
• Metro Area Federal Employees: #7006
  

Donate an outright gift of cash - Cash contributions immediately benefit Easter Seals and provide tax benefits to donors who itemize deductions.  If you designate your gift to camp you will receive an additional 50% state childcare tax credit because the camp is a licensed childcare facility.These state tax credits are over and above the regular federal tax credit you are allowed.

Donate a gift of stock - Stocks or other investments that have grown in value and that you have held for more than one year can become a substantial gift made at a low net cost to you.  You receive a charitable deduction and you avoid all federal capital gains tax that would otherwise be due on a sale of the assets.  If you own securities worth less now than when you purchased them, sell them and contribute the proceeds.  Then you can take a capital loss on your tax return, (subject to certain limitations), and you can also take a charitable deduction for the gift of the proceeds.

Make an endowed gift - Endowed gifts are those that Easter Seals holds in trust, in perpetuity.  Funds are invested and part of the average annual investment income supports the programs specified by the donor.

Make a bequest - Bequests are important legacies to provide for the future of Easter Seals.  In your will, you may leave a specific dollar amount, a percentage of an estate or the residual of an estate following the provision for family members.

Consider a gift of real estate - Gifts of property can be a convenient way to make a sizable gift to Easter Seals. 

Charitable remainder trust - A charitable remainder trust involves setting up a trust that, at the end of its term, distributes all or part of the principal to Easter Seals.  The donor or beneficiary receives income for the term of the trust, avoids immediate capital gains on appreciated long-term assets transferred into the trust, and can claim a charitable income tax deduction computed according to the terms.

Charitable gift annuity - A charitable gift annuity pays the donor a fixed income for life, a portion of which is non-taxable.  Donors receive full credit of the fair market value of the gift along with a charitable deduction.

Tributes and Memorials - Honor someone special while ensuring the continuance of vital programs and services that many people in our communities need.

Matching Gifts - Many companies offer matching gift programs to encourage employees to contribute to charitable organizations -- sometimes matching 100, 200, even 300 percent of your contribution!  If your employer offers a matching gift program, remember to follow your organizations matching gift process. 

Planned Giving - Planned giving involves integrating a donor's charitable gift into his or her overall financial, tax, and estate planning objectives so as to maximize benefits to both the donor and Easter Seals Colorado.  Contact Easter Seals for more information. 

Donate your car - Donate your car, truck or boat and drive off with a tax deduction while helping Easter Seals Colorado. Call for information 303-233-1666 x 234 or contact us.

Donate your cell phone - Donate your old cell phones at our Easter Seals office to help individuals with disabilities.  The phones will be recycled and Easter Seals Colorado will receive a portion of the donation, contact us.

*The report is in the Adobe PDF format. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader in to view the report. If you do not have it installed on your computer, you can download Acrobat Reader for free. This link will open in a new window.