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Your Donations Help Make Democracy Work for Everyone

Donate Online

Your gift to the League of Women Voters of Thurston County will help empower voters and defend democracy. Make a donation today. We can accept credit cards and checks through our secure online system.

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Recurring Donations

Members have the added option to schedule a recurring monthly or quarterly donation. This is an easy way to provide steady support for the ongoing work of the League. Log in to the website to enable this option, and click the DONATE button.

Donate by Mail

Prefer to donate by mailing a check? (Note that the check option is also available in our secure online system.) Make your check payable to:

League of Women Voters of Thurston County to support our Advocacy Fund
League of Women Voters WA Education Fund to support our Education Fund

MAIL TO:
LWV Thurston County
PO Box 2203
Olympia, WA 98507

What Your Gifts Support

OUR EDUCATION FUND

Gifts to our Education Fund are tax deductible and support:

Voter registration and education
Free nonpartisan candidate forums
Free educational forums open to all
They Represent You: Directory of Elected Officials
Technology which supports our work and connects us to the community

The Education Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations to the Education Fund are tax deductible as allowed by law.

OUR ADVOCACY FUND

Gifts to our Advocacy Fund support advocating for a free, fair, and accessible democracy. Please support our efforts by making a donation today!

This donation is NOT TAX DEDUCTIBLE. The League of Women Voters of Thurston County is a 501(C)(4) organization, and can use these funds to promote legislation that reflects LWV principles, along with the League's many other activities.

Give the Gift of Membership

Share the power of League membership by purchasing a gift membership for an individual or household. When you purchase a gift membership, a unique coupon code will be emailed to the recipient for them to apply to their membership dues when they join or renew.

GIVE A GIFT MEMBERSHIP

Make an IRA Charitable Rollover

You can support the League of Women Voters by making a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) from your IRA account. Provide your IRA administrator with this information:

Our Legal Name: LWV of WA Education Fund
Send the check directly to our mailing address: PO Box 2203, Olympia, WA 98507

Contact treasurer@LWVThurston.org with questions.

What gifts qualify for an IRA charitable rollover?

You must be age 70½ or older when you make your gift.
Your gift must come from a traditional IRA or Roth IRA account (401(k), 403(b), SEP IRA accounts, and other retirement accounts do not qualify.)
Your gift must come directly from your IRA administrator to LWVWA Education Fund.
Your total IRA charitable rollover gifts in any one year cannot exceed $100,000.
Your IRA rollover gift can count toward your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) if you have not already taken your RMD for the year you make your gift.
The gift from your IRA will not be available as an income tax charitable deduction;
The gift from your IRA will be excluded from income.

Contact your IRA Administrative Manager for additional information and to initiate a charitable rollover.