Donate to Candlelighters

Double your impact for local families facing childhood cancer through an employer matching gift.  When making a one-time or monthly donation, search our database of companies to see if your employer matches gifts to Candlelighters For Children With Cancer.

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Donations made through payroll are automatically processed, making it an easy, efficient, and “painless” way to support Candlelighters’ vital programs. Check the list below to see if your company offers payroll deductions and sign up! Every gift helps!

Manage your charitable giving simply and efficiently with a donor advised fund. A donor-advised fund, or DAF, is like a charitable investment account for the sole purpose of supporting charitable organizations you care about.

When you contribute cash, securities, or other assets to a donor-advised fund you are generally eligible to take an immediate tax deduction. Those funds can be invested for tax-free growth, and you can recommend grants to any eligible IRS-qualified public charity.

Please consult your accountant for what is best for you.

Questions? Contact Executive Director, Daniela Meltzer daniela@candlelightersoregon.org | 503-719-4244

You can make a gift of appreciated securities—publicly traded stocks, bonds and mutual fund shares—to Candlelighters while avoiding capital gains tax, diversifying your portfolio and/or securing a stream of income. It’s a simple and efficient way to give.

1. You transfer appreciated securities to Candlelighters.
2. Candlelighters sells the securities and uses the proceeds to fund critical programs.

Questions? Contact Executive Director, Daniela Meltzer daniela@candlelightersoregon.org | 503-719-4244

By leaving a gift in your will or estate, you can ensure that Candlelighters will be around for the next 50 years helping local families dealing with the trauma of pediatric cancer find community and resources to lean on.

How It Works

1. You designate a particular asset or a percentage of your estate to Candlelighters by including a bequest provision in your will or revocable trust. You can do this while creating your will or trust, or you can amend an existing one with a simple document. Candlelighters can be either a primary or a contingent beneficiary. You inform Candlelighters of your commitment, which helps for planning and ensures your wishes can be fulfilled.
2. Candlelighters receives the gift after your lifetime and applies it to the purpose(s) you specified. Unrestricted charitable gifts are used to support general operating expenses.
3. Your distribution is fully deductible for federal estate tax purposes, and there is no limit on the deduction your estate can claim. In addition, the gift is usually exempt from state inheritance taxes.

Benefits

1. Your gift costs you nothing now. You retain control of your assets and can modify your gift at any time. Your gift can remain anonymous if you choose.
2. Your gift may provide tax savings or help reduce the tax burden for your heirs. Please consult with your estate planning attorney and accountant for more information pertaining to your personal circumstances.
3. You can leave a gift in honor or memory of someone who was touched by pediatric cancer.

If you wish to name Candlelighters For Children With Cancer in your estate plan, we should be named as:

Candlelighters For Children With Cancer, a nonprofit corporation, organized and existing under the laws of the state of Oregon, with principal business address of 10700 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy, Suite 360, Beaverton, OR 9724

Our tax identification number is: 93-0682416 | Date of incorporation: February 14, 1977

In-kind donations support both our programs and fundraisers. To provide in-kind donations for our programs see our Shop For Us page.

For fundraisers, we are always looking for in-kind donations for our silent and live auctions. Please contact us if you are interested in providing in-kind donations.