Donate Funds

Making an online donation is a fast and secure way to support families in our community through a tax-deductible donation. Giving online gives you the flexibility to set up a recurring donation or make an honorary gift. You can pay by credit card, PayPal, eCheck and more! Click here to give online now.

Prefer to give by check? Please address your check to:

Become a sustaining Partner supporting families every month, all year long! Click here to become a monthly sustainer online or set up an automatic payment through your bank.

Stock

Make a bigger impact by donating long-term appreciated stock directly to EFAA. By giving stock, your gift to EFAA and your personal tax savings may be greater than if donating after-tax proceeds of stock you sell yourself. Click here for stock transfer instructions.

IRA

If you are 70½ years or older, consider making a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) to EFAA from your IRA. A QCD can be a meaningful way to put your retirement dollars to work in your community and is usually not included in your taxable income. For 2026, you can give up to $111,000 per person from your IRA through QCDs. QCDs must be made on or before December 31 of the tax year you want them to count towards.

At age 73, you generally must begin taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) from certain retirement accounts. If eligible, you can use a QCD to satisfy all or part of your RMD while supporting EFAA’s work helping neighbors in need. RMDs are generally due by April 1 of the year after you turn 73 for your first distribution, and by December 31 each year after.

 Donor Advised Funds (DAFs)

A donor advised fund (DAF) is a personal charitable vehicle that donors can establish at a community foundation or financial institution, like Fidelity or Schwab. A DAF allows donors to make a charitable contribution, receive an immediate income tax deduction, and recommend grants from the fund over time to qualified nonprofits, such as EFAA.

 Please consult with your financial planner or tax advisor to determine the best options for you.

Stock

Make a bigger impact by donating long-term appreciated stock directly to EFAA. By giving stock, your gift to EFAA and your personal tax savings may be greater than if donating after-tax proceeds of stock you sell yourself. Click here for stock transfer instructions.

Many of our donors have supported EFAA for years and want to help ensure EFAA is there to help the next generation.  A gift through your estate plan or a gift to EFAA’s endowment is a great way to sustain the mission you have come to believe in.

EFAA’s Centennial Endowment was established in 2018 as a community safety net to support generations of Boulder County families as their needs grow and change. Since then, our endowment fund has grown through investment earnings and the bequests of donors who have made EFAA part of their legacy.

In addition, EFAA’s legacy society, EFAA Next, honors members and donors who have shared their intentions to include EFAA in their estate plans. This generosity allows EFAA to create a lasting foundation to ensure it is here not only for the families who need us today, but for generations of neighbors to come.

To learn more about leaving a gift to EFAA in your will or estate click here.

Thousands of companies offer matching gift programs and will match charitable contributions made by their employees. By simply completing a matching gift form (online or paper), you may be able to double, or even triple the impact of your gift!

Note: This is not an exhaustive search and gift matching procedures vary at every company. Please ask your HR department about how to submit a request to have your gift matched.

• Event Sponsorship: Link your company to EFAA’s strong brand and reach an affluent Boulder County audience by sponsoring one (or both!) of EFAA’s annual signature events. Reach out to development@efaa.org for more information about sponsorship opportunities.
• Business Giving: Over a hundred businesses support EFAA’s work outside of event sponsorship. These gifts may be client directed, percentage of proceeds, a special corporate campaign, or general giving to strengthen our community.
• Pledge 1%. Is your business a start-up? Consider joining Pledge 1% – an easy way to leverage a portion of your future success to support nonprofits, like EFAA. It’s a small commitment today that can make a huge impact tomorrow. Learn more here.
• Workplace Giving: Ask your employer about payroll deductions, internal fundraising events, and workplace giving federations, like United Way or the Combined Federal Campaign/Combined Colorado Campaign. To find out if your employer will match your donation, click Employer Matching above.

EFAA is a participating Homeless Contribution Tax Credit (HCTC) organization

The Colorado Homeless Contribution Income Tax Credit provides a state income tax credit to Colorado taxpayers who contribute to eligible homelessness-related projects within Colorado.

• Donors who give monetary gifts of $100 or more OR in-kind gifts of over $5,000 (appraised value) are eligible to receive a 25% state income tax credit. This can include cumulative gifts that are given by the end of the tax year. Stocks are considered in-kind gifts for HCTC donation purposes.
• All donors who make eligible contributions can opt into this tax credit by putting ‘HCTC’ in the memo line of a check or by writing it in the comments when sending an online contribution. In addition, please reach out to donations@efaa.org to confirm your tax information.
• The deadline for previous tax year submissions is January 31.

Colorado statute (C.R.S. 39-22-548) states that the Tax ID information (last four digits of ITIN or SSN, or, full nine-digit FEIN) is required to be on the distributed tax credit certificate and entered at the time that the contribution is submitted. The required Tax ID information according to Taxpayer Type and other personal information is used by the Department of Revenue to verify identity.

Please note that the HCTC tax credit is not automatic. To participate, donors must notify EFAA of their intent to claim the credit and provide the last four digits of their social security number.  

EFAA’s donors will receive their tax credit certificate via email on an annual basis; certificates will be sent in February. If you have any questions regarding HCTC, please email donations@efaa.org, or call 303-951-7675.

* For the 2027 tax year, the minimum monetary donation for HCTC eligibility will increase from $100 to $500.

For more information about the new HCTC program, visit the HCTC website.

Donating your vehicle to EFAA is easy! EFAA partners with Vehicles For Charity to process donated vehicles. Visit our Vehicles for Charity page or call 1-866-2277 to start the process. For more details check out this F.A.Q.

Whether you ask your friends to donate money in lieu of birthday gifts, or designate EFAA as the beneficiary of your event, many small acts of kindness add up to make a big difference in our community. Click here to start your fundraiser for EFAA!