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Ways to Give

Young BoyThe following are ways to donate to the DSAGC:  Annual Fund, Endowment, Extraordinary Lives Club, Honor/Memorial, Matching Gifts, Online Giving, Gift-in-Kind, and Planned Giving.

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Where Does Your Money Go?

Read our Donor Bill of Rights for more information. Because of your generous donation, in the past year the DSAGC was able to:

  1. Welcome new babies with Down syndrome into the world by delivering a gift basket full of presents and books and answering the many questions new parents have with individual support.
  2. Deliver over 150 New Parent magazines entitled, “A New Parent’s Guide to Down Syndrome,” to more than 40 hospital departments in Greater Cincinnati.
  3. Send out ds medpress e-newsletter to over 85 physicians, nurses, social workers and genetic counselors.
  4. Reach over 160 teachers by means of an interactive Teacher Email Network and through our newsletter ds schoolpress.
  5. Recruit and manage an average of 313 volunteer hours per month worth $73,242 of donated time last year.
  6. Counsel and support hundreds of parents in making an adoption plan or adopting a child with Down syndrome across the country.
  7. Host a camp that taught 40 kids to ride a two-wheeler bike through the program, Lose the Training Wheels.
  8. Offer over 500 books and DVD’s from our Lending Library to parents and professionals free of charge.
  9. Support adults with Down syndrome using a taxi to participate more fully in the community.
  10. Offer six Family Events for socializing and networking attended by 7200 participants.

Annual Fund

The Annual Giving Fund is established to help the DSAGC meet the increasing and changing needs of the extraordinary individuals with Down syndrome.  The DSAGC depends upon fundraising, grants, and gifts to the Annual Giving Fund to balance the budget.

The Annual Giving Fund donations are used toward a variety of important programs:  Early Matters Program, School Age Matters Program, Adult Matters Program, Outreach and Public Awareness Program, and National Adoption Awareness Program.

For additional information please contact 513-761-5400 or amy@dsagc.com.

Endowment

The Endowment Fund is established for restricted gifts for the long term support of the objectives and mission of the DSAGC.  The Fund shall be a separate and identifiable fund of cash, securities and other assets, to be held as restricted funds within the general assets of the DSAGC.

Endowment gifts are often in the form of cash or securities but also may include gifts of real estate, appreciated property and planned giving options. Endowment gifts can be paid over a period of years and may be designed for specific named funds and scholarships.

If you are interested in making an endowment gift, please contact 513-761-5400 or amy@dsagc.com.

Extraordinary Lives Club

The Celebrating Extraordinary Lives Club is established to assist the Executive Director by providing a source of reliable, on-going support for the work of the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati. The club is a group of concerned individuals with a common commitment to DSAGC’s mission to empower individuals, educate families, and enhance communities and together, celebrate the extraordinary lives of people with Down syndrome.

Celebrating Extraordinary Lives Club commitments can be fulfilled at any time during the calendar year but must be made by December 15th of each year.

The participation levels are:

  • Empowerment Level: A gift of $5,000 and above
  • Education Level: A gift of $2,500 to $4,999
  • Enhancement Level: A gift of $1,000 to $2,499

For additional information please contact 513-761-5400 or amy@dsagc.com.

Honor/Memorial

Gifts made in memory of or in honor of a loved one are used to support the objectives and mission of the DSAGC unless otherwise specified. These gifts can be used to recognize a birthday, graduation, or anniversary. These gifts are recognized in the dspress.

For additional information please contact 513-761-5400 or amy@dsagc.com.

Matching Gifts

A great way to increase your donation to the DSAGC is through your employer. Many companies offer a matching gift program to their employees, directors, employees' spouses or retirees as an added benefit. With these programs, a company will match an employee's gift to charitable and educational organizations.

If you work for one of the Matching Gift companies listed here, you can take that extra step to support the DSAGC:

  1. Contact your Human Resources Office for eligibility requirements and to obtain a Matching Gift form. (Many companies match the gifts of retirees, spouses, surviving spouses and outside directors.)
  2. Fill out the employee portion of the matching gift form completely.
  3. Mail the form to Development Manager, DSAGC, 644 Linn Street Suite 1128, Cincinnati, OH 45203.

The following is a partial list of matching gift companies. If your company is not listed here, or if you have any questions, please call (513) 761-5400, extension 20 or amy@dsagc.com. Thanks for making the match!

View a partial list of Matching Gift Companies

Online Giving

Thank you for considering the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati in your giving. Your Donation provides resources to continue our valuable programs and services to over 3,000 families in the Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana areas and beyond. Your contribution is very much appreciated.

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Planned Giving

Planned gifts can be made in many ways including bequests by will, gift of life insurance, charitable trusts, gift annuities, and gifts of appreciated assets such as real estate, securities, etc.

To those friends who wish to help assure the continuation and growth of the DSAGC by mentioning the DSAGC in your will, the following general form is suggested:  “I give, devise, and bequeath unto the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati (DSAGC), an Ohio nonprofit organization, located at 644 Linn Street Suite 1128, Cincinnati, OH 45203, the sum of $________ .” or “______ percent of my net estate.” or “the following stocks or bonds ______________ to be used for the DSAGC mission.”

For additional information please contact 513-761-5400 or amy@dsagc.com.

Gift in Kind

If you have a product, service, or other item that you would like to donate to the DSAGC, you may donate it as a Gift-in-Kind. Non-cash gift examples are design services, printing services, advertising space, food, beverages, books, etc.

A gift-in-kind to the DSAGC is tax deductible under state and federal laws. We will send you a gift receipt acknowledging your contribution of goods or services. You will determine the value of your gift-in-kind donation.

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