HOW TO GIVE

Your contribution to Community Shares of Wisconsin (CSW) will make a difference today and build a foundation for change in future generations. Gifts to CSW are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

There are many ways that you can give.

Give through Your Workplace Giving Campaign

Make a Donation Now

Learn More about Our Sustaining Donors Program

Give a Gift in Honor of or in Memory of a Loved One

Give a Gift of Stock

Plan a Gift for the Future

Workplace Giving

Most of our funds are raised through workplace giving campaigns. Workplace giving democratizes philanthropy by allowing employees to make tax-deductible donations through payroll contributions.

If your employer offers workplace giving through Community Shares, you know that you can complete a pledge form during your campaign. You can us how you would like your gift distributed:

Give your gift to Community Shares and help support all of our members.
Direct your gift to one or more of our member groups, and those groups will receive 100% of your gift. No part of your gift is kept for administrative purposes.

Would you like to start a CSW compaign at your office? It's easy to do. Visit the Workplace Giving page to learn how.

Make a Donation Now

You may donate online now using our secure system. A donation to Community Shares will support all of our member nonprofits. You also may use our system to direct (designate) gifts to any of our members.
If you'd like to mail your donation, please send a check to:

Community Shares of Wisconsin
612 West Main Street, Suite 303
Madison, WI 53703

Learn More about Our Sustaining Donors Program

Our Sustaining Donors are a special group of friends who commit to regular, sustained gifts throughout the year. This is a good option if you don't have access to a CSW workplace giving program. With our Sustaining Donor program, you can divide your annual gift over the course of a year, making it easier on your monthly budget.

To sign up now using a credit card or debit card, use our online form and select your preferred giving schedule in the "Recurring" box. For more information, please contact Associate Director Cheri Dubiel Buckner by Email or by phone at 608-256-1066, ext. 16.

To set up your gift through EFT, download this form and return it to Community Shares of Wisconsin, 612 West Main Street, Suite 303, Madison, WI 53703.

Gifts in Honor of or in Memory of a Loved One

This option offers a wonderful way to acknowledge a person's commitment to social change. Think about:

Giving this gift to someone who doesn't need or want any more "things"
Celebrating a birthday or anniversary
Giving a holiday gift in the names of family, friends, or coworkers
Making a memorial to a loved one

To make a commemorative or memorial gift, you may use our secure system or mail your gift with a note including contact information for the gift recipient or his/her family.

For more information, please contact Associate Director Cheri Dubiel Buckner by Email or by calling 608-256-1066, ext. 16.

Give a Gift of Stock

You can avoid capital gains tax and earn a current-year tax deduction when you make a gift of stock to CSW. A gift of stock can be made by sending a letter to your broker requesting DTC transfer of the stock to the CSW account.

You can learn more from Executive Director Crystel Anders by Email or by phone at 608-256-1066, ext. 11.

Plan a Gift for the Future

If you would like to make plans to leave a legacy of social change in the future, please join the Community Shares' Fund for Social Justice and make a planned gift. The most popular type of planned gift is a bequest and there are many other options, including gifts that can earn lifetime income while minimizing or eliminating estate and gift taxes.

To make a planned gift to Community Shares of Wisconsin, consult your financial advisor or attorney and contact our Executive Director Crystel Anders by Email or by phone at 608-256-1066, ext. 11.

You can join the Fund for Social Justice by making a planned gift in the form of:

A cash gift to our endowment fund (managed by Madison Community Foundation)
A bequest in your will or living trust
Retirement plan assets
Real property
Tangible personal property
Mutual funds and variable annuities
Life insurance and fixed annuities

A bequest, through your will or living trust, is the simplest form of estate planning. If you are interested, here is sample bequest language you can take to your attorney:

I give, devise, and bequeath (insert amount of gift or percentage of estate, or residuary of estate) to Community Shares of Wisconsin, or its successor organization, located in Madison, Wisconsin, to support its activities in Wisconsin.