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The General Fund 

How to Donate

Our local League has two types of funds with different tax deductibility
Donate Online or by Check




The Education Fund 


The General Fund

Donate Online


Our General Fund supports everything we do, but  because of IRS rules, donations to this fund are not tax deductible. 

Donate Online to LWVCS General Fund

 
The LWVCS General Fund supports everything we do, including:

  • LWVCS Actions such as:
    • Advocacy for a League position
    • Urging action to affect a piece of legislation
    • Legal actions, when necessary

  • Ongoing operations such as:
  • Special community informational events

  •   And all our educational and voter-support activities



Donations to our General Fund, 
while greatly appreciated and well-managedare
not tax deductible.


Donate Online to LWVCS General Fund


Note: By IRS requirements, General Fund donations must be made separately from donations to our Education Fund.


The Education Fund

Donate Online

 

If tax deductibility of your donation is important for you, consider donating through the mechanism of the Education Fund, administered for us by the California State League of Women Voters.

Donate through the LWV California Education Fund

The Education Fund is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, public policy educational organization used to conduct voter service and citizen education activities.
By IRS rules, donations to this fund can only be used for:

  • Nonpartisan voter information
    • Election Forums - Candidate Forums and Ballot Measure Pro/Con's
    • Voter Guides - both online and print
    • "Your Elected Officials" contact lists 

  • Building citizen participation in the democratic process:
    • Get Out The Vote (GOTV) activities
    • Voter registration events
    • Civics Education Initiatives
    • Youth voting outreach

  • Community Education Projects:
    • Events and publications on specific community  issues,  free of  advocacy for any particular bill or ballot measure, that enable people to seek positive solutions to public policy issues through information and conflict management
    • Contributions to the Education Funds of the National or California Leagues ( LWVEF or the national LWVCEF)
    • Local Observer Corps at public meetings

Donations to our LWVCS Education Fund are received and managed by the League of Women Voters  of California Education Fund (LWVCEF) , a 501(c)3) corporation, and are fully
tax-deductible where allowed by law.



Donate to LWVCS Education Fund

Note: By IRS requirements, Education Fund donations must be made separately from donations to our General Fund.


If you prefer to use paper checks:

 

1. Please download a donation form by clicking the button below;


DOWNLOAD DONATION FORM  


2. Then:

  • print it,
  • fill it out, 
  • and mail it - along with your check(s) * 
    •  {the address is on the form}

Please Note:  If you donate to both funds(thanks!)  please write & enclose 2 SEPARATE CHECKS:
                               ~ One for the General Fund (LWVCS)
                               ~ Another for the 
Education Fund  (LWVCEF
)


Why separate checks?

By IRS requirements, we must keep General Fund donations totally apart from Education Fund donations.
Thank you for helping us to comply.


Your Check for the 
General Fund

must be made out to either:

 

 

LWVCS

 


      or to


 

 

LWV Cupertino-Sunnyvale

 



Donations to our General Fund, while greatly appreciated and well-managed, are not tax deductible. 

By IRS requirements, General Fund donations must be kept separate from donations to our Education Fund.

Your Check for the 
Education Fund

must be made out to either:

 

 

LWVCEF

 


      or to


 

 

League of Women Voters of California Education Fund

 


Donations to our LWVCS Education Fund are received and managed by the League of Women Voters  of California Education Fund (LWVCEF) , a 501(c)3) corporation, and are fully tax-deductible where allowed by law.

By IRS requirements, Education Fund donations must be kept separate from donations to our General Fund.



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