A gift that will change lives
Create your legacy of hope.
Planned Giving
Help ShelterBox reach its vision of no one without shelter after disaster.
By leaving a lasting legacy when you include ShelterBox USA in your plans, you can empower families to recover and rebuild with life-saving shelter and aid.
Bequests
Making a bequest to ShelterBox USA, a gift in your will or living trust, ensures future funding for life-saving aid. Add ShelterBox USA to your existing will or trust or write a will for free online and create a bequest with our partner, FreeWill.
Charitable IRA Distributions
If you’re 70 ½ years old or older, donations from your IRA to ShelterBox USA can reduce your taxable income and can help meet a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD). Please note: When you make an IRA gift, please use this tool so we can track your gift and thank you.
Gifts of Stock
By donating appreciated assets, you can save on two types of taxes by avoiding capital gains tax and often getting a full deduction for the value of your gift. When you donate stock, please use this tool so we can track your gift, send you the right receipt, and you can get the tax savings you deserve.
Donor-Advised Funds
With a grant recommendation from your Donor-Advised Fund (DAF), you can give from money you’ve already set aside without spending additional money. This tool integrates with your DAF custodian, takes just a few minutes to use, and helps us track your gift.
Gifts of Real Estate
You can take care of yourself and provide for others with a gift of real estate. The sale of a home, commercial building, or investment property can provide tax benefits, generate income, and help people in crisis.
Cryptocurrency
A donation of appreciated cryptocurrency in support of ShelterBox USA can help you avoid capital gains taxes and earn a tax deduction.
THE IMPACT OF YOUR GIFT
Meet Amira. She is one of the estimated 12.3 million people displaced by the ongoing conflict in Syria over the past decade. But thanks to donors like you, her family has received the tools to keep hope alive.
When bombing began near her home last year, Amira was forced to flee with her eight children.
“We had no other choice [but to leave]. Because of the bombing, only some of the walls of the house remained,” she said. “We started running. The children were crying. I carried two of my children and the rest on foot. Life was beautiful, but now there’s nothing left.”
The family lived in a car and then a makeshift camp in northern Syria where they experienced dangerous living conditions. Eventually, Amira and her family arrived at a camp for internally displaced people.
While grateful to be away from the violence, her family found it difficult to adjust to their new life in the camp as Syrian winters are freezing and unforgiving. “It was very cold, and the children got sick,” she said.
My family and I were happy with the tent provided to us. There is nothing more important than home in our lives.”
With your support, ShelterBox provided Amira with a new tent as well as blankets, warm clothing, a solar light, and other essentials to help her family survive and recover. Amira yearns for life to “return to normal,” but in the meantime, she is comforted by the fact that her children’s nights are a little warmer and their shelter now feels like a home.
With just a few clicks, you have the power to change lives for the better.
For families like Amira’s, your generosity means the difference between cold, sleepless nights and treasured holiday memories. Thank you for your gift, it means the world to those that need it most.
