Donate Today to Support the Blind and
Low Vision Community
- Give a gift via our secure form to support our essential programs and services.
- Make a one-time gift or make a gift in honor or memory of a loved one.
Thank you for your care and support– your contributions make all the difference.
Should you find it difficult to navigate the CAPTCHA feature occasionally deployed by our donation manager QGiv, please contact our Development Office. We'd be happy to assist in processing your gift 415-694-7695. We are working to eliminate the need for CAPTCHA in the future.
Donate with a Check
Want to make a contribution by check? Make checks payable to LightHouse for the Blind. Please note, to ensure more timely and efficient donation processing, the LightHouse remit address is now:
LightHouse
PO Box 511398
Los Angeles, CA 90051-7953
All mail sent to our physical address at 1155 Market Street will incur processing delays. We thank you for your cooperation during this transition. If you have questions about contributing to LightHouse or Enchanted Hills Camp for the Blind, contact giving@lighthouse-sf.org or call 415-694-7695.
Donor Policy: LightHouse does not share or sell a donor’s personal information with anyone else, and we don’t send donor mailings on behalf of other organizations. Our IRS 501c3 federal tax identification number is 94-1415317.
Ways to Give
Work Place Giving
Donate to LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired through easy and convenient payroll deductions.
Here’s an easy way to support our efforts to serve the blind and low vision community. Your company may allow its employees to contribute to the nonprofit of their choice through payroll deductions. Some employers do this through nationally known organizations such as United Way or the Combined Federal Campaign for Federal Employees. Large corporations such as PG&E and Wells Fargo have their own workplace giving divisions. If you would like to support LightHouse through payroll deductions, we encourage you to consult your human resources department to find out if your employer offers a workplace giving program.
Note: There are many independent LightHouse organizations throughout the country. When donating, please use our official name, LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
Matching Gifts
Increase the power of your donation to the blind and low vision community. Your employer may match your gift to LightHouse. Many companies, from Fortune 500 companies to small family-owned businesses, have matching gift programs and will match the donations you make.
The amount of the match varies but can be as much as double the amount you donate. We encourage you to consult your human resources department to find out if your employer offers a matching gift program. If they do, follow their guidelines to donate and instigate a match. If they have a form that needs to be sent to us, fill it out and mail it with your donation to:
LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
1155 Market Street, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103
501(c)(3) Tax ID: 94-1415317
Any questions? Contact the Development Department at 415-694-7365 or giving@lighthouse-sf.org.
Donate a Car
To donate a vehicle, call our agent, Charitable Adult Rides & Services, Inc. at 1-844-740-GIVE (4483) and tell them that you want your donation to benefit LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired. You can also go to this website to get started with your car donation process: https://careasy.org/nonprofit/Lighthouse-for-the-Blind-and-Visually-Impaired
If you wish to speak to LightHouse about a vehicle donation, write to giving@lighthouse-sf.org.
Donate your car to LightHouse and get an itemized tax deduction for its full, true value. You can support LightHouse by donating your car or just about any motor vehicle: trucks, sport utility vehicles, motorcycles, RVs, boats, airplanes, go-carts, scooters, mopeds, golf carts, dune buggies, forklifts, trailers and more.
Why donate?
- Avoid the hassles of selling a car
- No need to pay hefty repair bills
- Free up space in your garage
- 100% tax-deductible
Our agent, Charitable Adult Rides & Services, Inc., will take care of everything, from picking up your vehicle and processing the DMV paperwork to arranging for its sale. Part of the proceeds of this sale go directly to LightHouse to support our programs and services.
Legacy Giving: Planning a Gift for LightHouse
By planning a gift through your will, trust or other means, you make a meaningful and lasting difference for blind people of all ages. Whether it’s a family with a blind toddler attending Enchanted Hills Camp for the Blind, professional learning to commute on public transit, or a senior learning skills to remain independent while adjusting to Macular Degeneration, LightHouse is a beacon of possibility.
We hope you’ll be part of our future and future generations of blind people.
If you would like to learn more about gifts through will and trusts, or if you have already included LightHouse in your estate plans, contact Paul Blaney at PBlaney@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7313.
501(c)(3) Tax ID: 94-1415317
Gifts in Your Will
You can make a gift to LightHouse through your will or trust. This document provides an example of how you can include a bequest for LightHouse in your will.
Beneficiary Designations
You can make LightHouse a beneficiary of a retirement, life insurance, bank account or another account. These gifts are easy to make and can be tax beneficial.
Download LightHouse’s accessible Planned Giving Guide (PDF) or Planned Giving Guide (Word) for more information on ways to plan a legacy gift.
If you have any questions about legacy giving, would like to join the LightHouse Legacy Society or inform us of a planned gift, please contact Karen Thompson, Sr. Director of Individual and Institutional Giving, at KThompson@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7695.
Join the LightHouse Legacy Society
The LightHouse Legacy Society is a group of donors who have expressed their wish to support the LightHouse for the Blind or Enchanted Hills Camp through their estate. All legacy donors who wish to be are recognized with a plaque on our donor wall, in the annual report and on the web.
- Hank Boerenko
- Lisa Carvalho & David Mager
- Joseph K. Chan
- Margie Donovan
- Joan M. Dove
- Lewis J. Feldman
- Robert R. Foster
- Jonathan Funk
- Gena Harper
- Dolores Ippolito
- Roger Kallen
- Justin Kim
- Judith Kuhnle
- Jerry A. Kuns
- Inez E. Martini
- Marjorie McWee
- Ann Noble
- Robert E. O’Donnell
- Frederic A. and Kristine Silva
- Richard W. Stevens & Virginia Behm
- David L. and Regula Weill
- Martin and Rosan Weissman
- Jennifer Westbrook
- Greg Wong
To join the LightHouse Legacy Society sign and return the attached form to giving@lighthouse-sf.org.
Stocks, Bonds and Mutual Funds
A gift of appreciated stocks, bonds, or mutual funds is an excellent way to make a meaningful impact at LightHouse while lowering your tax liability.
When you donate appreciated stocks, bonds or mutual funds, you receive an income tax deduction for the market value of the asset on the date of transfer. You also avoid capital gains taxes on the appreciation. LightHouse will use funds from your gift to support our life-changing programs like Enchanted Hills Camp for the Blind.
For more information, please contact Paul Blaney at giving@lighthouse-sf.org or call 415-694-7371 and ask for donations. Our 501(c)(3) Tax ID is 94-1415317.
LightHouse Brokerage Account is with UBS Financial Services
Account Name: Lighthouse For the Blind and Visually Impaired
Account Number: Y6-43225
DTC 0221
Donor Advised Funds
A Donor Advised Fund, or DAF, is a kind of charitable account in which a donor makes a tax-deductible gift to the account and is able to donate money to specific organizations at a later date.
While donors receive tax benefits at the time they give to a donor advised fund, charitable organizations don’t receive any benefits until a grant is made. By recommending LightHouse for a grant from your fund today, you are supporting LightHouse’s current programming of employment services for blind jobseekers, blindness skills training, camp experiences at Enchanted Hills Camp, and more.
If you have a DAF, you can make a difference today! Contact your DAF manager to recommend LightHouse for a grant. Our official name and mailing address is:
LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
1155 Market Street, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103
Our 501(c)(3) Tax ID is 94-1415317.
Qualified Charitable Distributions from Individual Retirement Accounts
If you’re 70.5 or older and have an Individual Retirement Account (IRA), you can make a meaningful impact for blind people of all ages though an IRA charitable rollover, also called a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD). A QCD counts toward your Required Minimum Distribution but does not count as taxable income. Giving to LightHouse through an IRA QCD is an easy and effective way to simplify your tax return and increase your impact on life-changing programs blind people, like Enchanted Hills Camp, Youth Employment Series and Changing Vision, Changing Life.
To make a tax-free gift from your IRA, contact your account manager or financial professional.
For transfer information, you or your broker can contact Paul Blaney at giving@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7371.
Our 501(c)(3) Tax ID is 94-1415317.