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You can also give by phone at +1 612-872-7060

Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (CST)

Or mail your gift to:
Alight Donor Service Center

PO Box 1002

Minneapolis, MN 55480-1002

Tax ID Number: 36-3241033
Alight is a 501(c)3 charity, and donations to Alight are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

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There are many ways to give

Discover some of the many ways people support Alight and the people we serve. Do you have a different way you’d like to contribute? We'd like to hear it! Call us at +1 612-872-7060 or email

Mail your gift

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Mail your gift to:

Alight Donor Service Center

PO Box 1002

Minneapolis, MN 55480-1002

You can send a check or use a printable donation form.

Make an online gift

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Make your donation online, right now. Credit card and bank account withdrawal donations are accepted.

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Become a monthly donor

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Knowing we can count on your donation month after month helps us be more efficient and effective. It's easy! Simply set up your regular monthly donation.

Need to update your existing monthly gift? Visit Manage your donation, contact us at +1 612-872-7060 or email  donorservices@wearealight.org.

Start your own fundraiser

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Do you want to get your personal community involved? It's easy to start your own fundraiser!

Make a gift in honor or memory of a loved one

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Make a gift in honor or memory of a loved one for a birthday, holiday, special occasion—or just because!

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Take advantage of workplace giving

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One of the easiest ways to bring lifesaving relief to refugees is through your workplace’s United Way, Global Impact, or other employee-giving campaigns. Your donation is made before taxes and is automatically split into monthly or bi-weekly contributions over the course of the year—and your contribution is tax-deductible!

Help us bring life-saving support to refugees by selecting Alight on your Global Impact donation form or entering our name on your United Way pledge form.

Alight address:

Alight

1325 Quincy St NE Suite A1

Minneapolis, MN 55413

+1 612-872-7060

www.wearealight.org

Please indicate that you want Alight to know about this gift so we can thank you!

Contact: +1 (612) 872-7060 or donorservices@wearealight.org

Alight tax ID#: 36-3241033

Have your employer match your gift

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Thousands of companies match donations by employees. Whether your company uses an electronic portal or a paper form, you may need the following information:

Our EIN (tax ID): 36-3241033

Our mailing address:
Mailing Address:

Alight Donor Service Center

PO Box 1002

Minneapolis, MN 55480-1002

Alight

ATTN: Donor Services - Matching Gifts

1325 Quincy St NE Suite A1

Minneapolis, MN 55413

Contact: +1 (612) 872-7060 or donorservices@wearealight.org

Check with your employer whether your donations to Alight can be matched!

Make a tax-smart gift

Alight is partnered with FreeWill to make tax-smart giving easy. Learn more about giving IRA, DAF, stock, or crypto gifts

Make a gift through an Individual Retirement Account (IRA)

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If you are 70.5 or older, giving a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from your IRA can help reduce your taxable income—and for those over 73 who must take a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD), an IRA gift is a simple way to fulfill it! ​

You can complete your request through our partnership with FreeWill, which links directly to your IRA and allows us to track your gift and send you the proper tax receipt. Give from my IRA.

Because circumstances may vary from person to person, discuss any questions about the tax treatment of this transfer with your tax advisor.

Recommend a grant from your donor-advised fund

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If you’ve already established a donor-advised fund, giving is easy. We’ve partnered with FreeWill to allow you to link directly to your DAF and make a grant recommendation. Giving this way also notifies Alight of your intentions and allows us to quickly and seamlessly manage your gift. Give from my DAF.​

Make a gift of stock

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By giving shares, you can avoid taxes on any stock gains while also supporting Alight and refugees around the world, and you’ll get a tax deduction for the full market value of your stock. ​

You can make a stock gift directly through our partner FreeWill. This allows us to track your gift and send you the acknowledgement to ensure you can receive tax savings. Gift Stock.​

Stock gifts can also be transferred directly to Alight's broker. Please notify us of the transfer to ensure proper acknowledgement. Once the transaction is complete, we will send you an acknowledgement.​

Bank: Wells Fargo Investment Services​
DTC number: 0141 ​
Account: Alight ​
Account Number: 11161801​
Our broker: Wells Fargo Investment Services, David Wendel, 90 South Seventh Street (11th Floor) MAC N9305-111, Minneapolis, MN 55479​
Alight contact: +1 612-872-7060 donorservices@wearealight.org

Make a gift of cryptocurrency

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Alight accepts donations of a variety of cryptocurrencies including Ethereum and Bitcoin through our partner FreeWill. Give Cryptocurrency.​

Make a planned gift

You can support refugees and displaced people around the world while also planning your financial future through planned giving. Here are some ways to do it:

Make a legacy gift or beneficiary designation

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You can leave a gift in your personal will or trust. It's easy! ​

If you already have a will, just add the sample legal language below and let us know Alight is included so we can thank you. You can always change this in the future. If you don’t have a will, Alight is partnered with FreeWill to give supporters a free and simple method to create a will. You can choose to include Alight during the process. Create a will. ​

You can also make Alight a beneficiary of a non-probate asset. Just add "Alight" as a beneficiary of your account or use our partner FreeWill’s tool to help you designate across accounts.​

"I give and bequeath the sum of [XXX] dollars ($XXX) to Alight, 1325 Quincy St. NE, Ste A1, Minneapolis, MN 55413." ​

or ​

"I give, devise, and bequeath [description of asset (personal property, etc.)] to Alight, 1325 Quincy St. NE, Ste A1, Minneapolis, MN 55413."​

Create a charitable remainder or lead trust

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When you put property into a charitable remainder trust, youcontinue to receive income from the property during the life of thetrust. Alight then receives what property remains at the end of thetrust. ​

When you put property into a charitable lead trust, Alight receivesincome from the property during the life of the trust. When the trustends, a non-charitable beneficiary then receives full ownership ofwhat remains in the trust. ​

Contact your financial planner to discuss creating either a charitable remainder or lead trust benefiting Alight.

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