Ways to Give
Your gift to MAC removes barriers to educational opportunity and helps us create a more equitable world for all children and youth - including those who face significant barriers, inequities, or discrimination because of their economic status, disability, race, ethnicity/culture, immigration status, English Learner status, or traumatic life experiences.
All donations made to MAC are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
Additional Information:
Tax ID: 04-2488456
For questions about making your gift, please contact communications@massadvocates.org or call 617-357-8431.
Online Donations
Donations can be made online here.
Make your gift in honor or in memory of someone special to you by indicating their name on the form - and if you’d like, we’ll send them or their loved ones a notification of your gift!
Give by Check
Maximize your charitable deduction by mailing in your donation. Checks should be made out to:
Massachusetts Advocates for Children
25 Kingston Street, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02111
If you’d like your gift to be designated to our Autism Center, please indicate so in the memo line.
Become an Advocacy Partner!
Systemic change doesn’t happen overnight - it requires persistence and sustained support. By making a monthly or quarterly recurring gift, you join the “Advocacy Partners,” a group of donors who give us the support we need to remove system-wide barriers to education. Select a recurring donation option when giving online.
Workplace Giving & Matching Gifts
Making a gift through your employer makes giving easy. Some employers will match gifts made by employees or their spouses. Click here to get started.
Donor Advised Funds
Donor advised funds allow you to maximize the impact of your gift. Your fund sponsor handles all record-keeping, disbursements and tax receipts. Click here to get started.
Gifts of Stock
Donating appreciated stocks is a simple way to support MAC’s work and enjoy financial benefits. Contact communications@massadvocates.org or call 617-357-8431 to get started.
Planned Giving
Support educational opportunity for years to come and leave a lasting legacy by making a planned gift to MAC. Email communications@massadvocates.org or call 617-357-8431 for more information.
Start Your Own Fundraiser
Move our mission forward by sharing your passion for MAC with your own network! Set up a Facebook fundraiser or email communications@massadvocates.org to host a fundraising event to benefit MAC.
Volunteer
Donate your time to removing barriers to education.
Friends of the Autism Center
The Friends of the Autism Center provide critical financial support needed to sustain The Autism Center’s advocacy. Friends give a total of $250 or more per household each year and represent a powerful network of Massachusetts individuals who care about creating opportunities for children and young adults with autism. We are deeply grateful for your gift in any amount. Click below for more information:
Note for our Donors:
If you are 70½ or older, you can make tax-free distributions from IRA accounts (up to $100,000 a year) to qualified charitable organizations, such as MAC. In addition to being tax-free and not included in adjusted gross income, a Charitable Rollover gift may fulfill part or all of your yearly required minimum distribution (RMD). We encourage you to talk to your tax advisor before taking action.
It is likely that the tax savings from an IRA Charitable Rollover are larger than the charitable deduction from your earned income. Your tax advisor can explain the benefits of different types of IRA accounts (traditional IRA versus the Roth IRA, for example).
You can also make gifts of appreciated securities and receive tax benefits when you transfer the stocks or funds themselves to MAC.
For information about how your donation is spent, please visit our Financials page.