Gifts That Make An Impact Now
If you would like to keep people healthy with improved hygiene today, consider the giving options below — many of which have financial and personal benefits to you.
Donate Now
To support WaterAid’s current work, make a gift online or by mail:
WaterAid America
233 Broadway #2705
New York, NY 10279
Recommend a grant now from your donor-advised fund
Utilize our donor-advised fund page to learn how you can create your legacy or to conveniently initiate a grant from your DAF.
Memorial or Tribute Gift
When you give a memorial or tribute gift for WaterAid to honor someone special, you’re expressing your love, admiration, and gratitude in one of the most meaningful ways there is. Your gift will honor your loved one, create a lasting tribute, and change lives for the better.
Gifts of Appreciated Securities
You can use stocks, bonds, and mutual funds that have appreciated in value to support our shared vision. You may receive a charitable income tax deduction for the full market value of the stock (up to a maximum of 30% of your adjusted gross income) and avoid paying the capital gains tax on any increase in the value of the stock.
Matching Gift Opportunities
Would you like to maximize the impact of your giving and encourage other supporters to mobilize on behalf of clean water? Consider sponsoring a matching gift challenge. Donate a pool of funds to WaterAid, from which we will match any donation made within a given period of time. In this way, you can double the impact of your giving.
Qualified Charitable Distribution
- You must be 70 ½ or older.
- An individual may transfer up to a total of $105,000 per year and a married couple may give up to $210,000 to all organizations.
- Your gift must be transferred directly from the IRA account to WaterAid.
- Your gift is a transfer of funds from your IRA to WaterAid so it does not count as income for the year.
- If you are 72 and older, the transfer of funds counts towards your annual Required Minimum Distribution from your IRA.
You can download a sample letter for your IRA administrator here to start the distribution process. You may also be able to request a qualified charitable distribution through your online account portal.
Please note: If you are still working and contributing to a retirement account, this gift could impact your taxable income. Please consult a qualified advisor before making a gift.
The Impact of Your Giving
$200 could improve hygiene for hundreds of people.
This gift could fund a handwashing facility, which provides clean running water that reduces the risk of disease and helps children stay healthy and stay in school.
$1,500 could allow us to build a water well.
A gift of this size could help provide a working water well to serve a community. The WaterAid difference is that we train local people to maintain and repair the wells so they work for the long-term.
$50,000 could underwrite the cost of an ablution block.
This level gift could fund the cost of building an ablution block, a new facility where water can be piped in for people to have access to handwashing and decent toilets.
*Please note that these examples are for illustration purposes only and actual gift amounts may differ. Please contact our team to see the impact you can make possible.