Donate Cryptocurrency or Stock to Giraffe Laugh

Making a cryptocurrency or stock donation to support Giraffe Laugh enables us to ensure school readiness, empower families, and build strong futures for local families.

 

The first five years of a child’s life determines how the next 80 years will unfold. Your gift helps Giraffe Laugh provide quality early care and education to those most in need. Every child deserves to have an equal start to life that will set them up for future success.

Support Giraffe Laugh by making a charitable gift in cryptocurrency or stock. For crypto, we accept donations in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and over 80 additional leading cryptocurrencies. For stock, we accept donations in publicly traded, domestic common stocks. 

How can I donate cryptocurrency to Giraffe Laugh?

Donating crypto is safe, easy, and fast. Using the widget on this page, making a charitable gift is a quick, three-step process:

  1. Select your preferred crypto and enter your gift amount.
  2. Type in your email and basic information (or choose to give anonymously).
  3. Make your gift!

Upon making a donation, you can elect to receive an automatically generated tax receipt that will be sent to the email address you provide. This confirmation of your donation will help you close the loop when calculating your taxes.

Crypto charitable donations are processed quickly and safely with The Giving Block and Gemini Trust Exchange.

How can I donate stock to Giraffe Laugh?

Donating stock is safe and easy. Using the widget on this page, making a charitable gift is a quick, five-step process:

  1. Select your stock ticker and confirm the company name in the widget.
  2. Enter your gift amount. 
  3. Type in your email and address information for the receipt.
  4. Enter your brokerage account information. 
  5. Virtually sign and make your gift!

Upon making a donation, you will revieve an email notification that your gift is being processed. In some circumstances, you may need to take action with your broker. The email will have instrucitons on any next steps. 

Charitable donations of stock are processed safely and typically within 6-8 business days with The Giving Block in partnership with Renaissance Charitable Foundation. Processing times can be longer during December. 

Why does Giraffe Laugh accept cryptocurrency?

Crypto Philanthropy is a new and thrilling fundraising avenue for nonprofit organizations like Giraffe Laugh. With more than 300 million crypto users worldwide and the value of many cryptocurrencies rising, the crypto community is in a position to make a wide-reaching impact through philanthropy.

Donating crypto is also one of the most tax-efficient ways for individuals to support causes that matter to them. We are excited about what the future holds in the crypto and blockchain space, and believe that we’ve just scratched the surface of its true fundraising potential.

Why does Giraffe Laugh accept stock?

Stock fundraising is a  critical donation revenue driver for nonprofit organizations like Giraffe Laugh.

With over 60% of Americans owning stock and billions in stock donated to US charities every year, stock donations can make a wide-reaching impact through philanthropy. Studies show that nonprofits that accept noncash assets typically grow 50% faster than those that do not and they grow 66% faster when they accept non cash securities such as stock.

Donating stock is also one of the most tax-efficient ways for individuals to support causes that matter to them. We are excited about what the future holds in the crypto and blockchain space, and believe that we’ve just scratched the surface of its true fundraising potential.

Which cryptocurrencies does Giraffe Laugh accept?

We currently accept more than 100 cryptocurrencies, including:

Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), 0x (ZRX), 1inch (1INCH), Aave (AAVE), Alchemix (MIST), Amp (AMP), Ankr (ANKR), ApeCoin (APE), API3 (API3), Audius (AUDIO), Axie Infinity Shards (AXS), Balancer (BAL), Bancor Network Token (BNT), BarnBridge (BOND), Basic Attention Token (BAT), Binance USD (BUSD), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Bonfida (FIDA), ChainLink (LINK), Chiliz (CHZ), Civic (CVC), Compound (COMP), Curve Dao Token (CRV), Dai (DAI), Decentraland (MANA), DeFi Pulse Index (DPI), Dogecoin (DOGE), Dogelon Mars (ELON), Enjin Coin (ENJ), Ethereum Name Service (ENS), Fantom (FTM), Fetch.ai (FET), Filecoin (FIL), Gala (GALA), Gemini Dollar (GUSD), Injective (INJ), Keep3r (KP3R), Kyber Network (KNC), Lido (LDO), Liquity (LQTY), Liquity USD (LUSD), Litecoin (LTC), Livepeer (LPT), Loopring (LRC), Magic Internet Money (MIM), Maker (MKR), Maple Finance (MPL), Mask Network (MASK), Merit Circle (MC), Metis (METIS), Mirror Protocol (MIR), Moss Carbon Credit (MCO2), Numeraire (NMR), Orchid (OXT), PAX Gold (PAXG), Polkadot (DOT), Polygon (MATIC), Qredo (QRDO), Quant (QNT), Radicle (RAD), Rally (RLY), Raydium (RAY), Ren (REN), Render Token (RNDR), REVV (REVV), Saber (SBR), Shiba Inu (SHIB), Skale (SKL), Smooth Love Potion (SLP), Solana (SOL), Somnium Space (CUBE), Spell Token (SPELL), STEPN (GMT), Storj (STORJ), SushiSwap (SUSHI), Synthetix (SNX), Tezos (XTZ), The Graph (GRT), The Sandbox (SAND), Tune.FM (JAM), UMA (UMA), Uniswap (UNI), USD Coin (USD), Wrapped Centrifuge (WCFG), Yearn.finance (YFI), Zcash (ZEC), Zebec Protocol (ZBC)

We are continually in the process of adding support for new cryptocurrencies, so please check back soon for more giving options.

If you don’t see a cryptocurrency you would like to donate in, please fill out this form to be connected with our Crypto Philanthropy partners at The Giving Block.

Which stocks does Giraffe Laugh accept?

We currently accept publicly traded, domestic common stock.

We are continually in the process of adding support for new assets to donate, so please check back soon for more giving options.

Are crypto and stock donations tax-deductible?

Yes! Crypto and stock donations are one of the most tax-efficient ways to give to charity. Your crypto or stock donation is tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law if you pay taxes in the U.S. By making a charitable gift, you may also be eligible to significantly reduce what you would otherwise owe in capital gains taxes. 

As with any tax-related questions, be sure to consult with a qualified, professional tax advisor.

Need assistance with your donation?

Thank you for your interest in supporting Giraffe Laugh. To contact us about making a crypto or stock donation, please contact Kylie at marketing@giraffelaugh.org with the subject line, “Crypto/Stock Donation.”