Since PMD is recognized as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization by the IRS, your cash, stock, donor-advised gift, or in-kind donation may entitle you to a tax deduction.
We accept cash donations by check, credit card, and debit card, and gifts of needed goods and services that will help us with our service program and/or fundraising events.
Tax ID & 990
Our EIN is 04-3191846.
PMD financial information can be found within 990 filings online at Guidestar and you can review our most recent filing or by request to PMD per IRS policies.
More in-depth information about PMD in terms of governance and impact can be found in our Guidestar profile as well as on our profile on The Giving Common.
Donations by Check
Make checks payable to:
People Making a Difference (PMD)
P.O. Box 120189
Boston, MA 02112-0189
Donate with your Debit Card (Avoid All Fees!) via Square Cash
Use your debit card to donate using email and Square Cash or the optional app.
1. Send email to pmd@pmd.org and CC cash@square.com
2. Enter your donation amount in the subject line. $250 is the maximum/week unless you provide more verification.
3. Enter the reason ("donation") and your complete name and complete mailing address (so we can thank you and officially acknowledge your gift) in the message body.
4. Then respond to square.com's email prompts for entering your debit card and then csv into square's secure system.
Try it out and earn a free dollar for PMD and a dollar for yourself here.
Donations by Credit Card
We can process credit card donations using VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express. We also accept online credit card donations through Network for Good, a nonprofit which provides secure credit card processing, and we would really appreciate your contributing the transaction fees* when given the option. In the box labeled: "To designate your donation for a specific fund or purpose," you can enter unrestricted, a description of how you'd like your donation to be used, or leave it blank. Unrestricted allows us the most latitude in using your gift.
*Or avoid fees altogether if you have a Capital One credit card, by using their No Hassle Giving site.
Recommend a Grant from your Donor Advised Fund (DAF)
...with the option of being recognized or remaining anonymous
If you have a Fidelity Charitable or Schwab Charitable donor advised fund (DAF), the DAF Direct box below enables you to recommend grants directly and easily to PMD.
Workplace Giving
Provide PMD with a steady source of monthly income through convenient payroll deduction. Many workplace giving campaigns take place in autumn.
If you would like to give through your company's UNITED WAY campaign, please use code#M973988 to specify People Making a Difference (PMD). Please spread the word at your workplace that PMD is a grassroots group doing good work for 30+ local charities with an annual budget less than $100k. Past efforts have included company-wide voice mail and e-mail messages.
PMD is again part of the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC#99930), Commonwealth of Massachusetts Employees' Charitable Campaign (COMECC#973988), and City of Boston Employees' Charitable Campaign (COBECC#2546). This means that if you work for the federal, state, or city government, you have the opportunity to make a charitable contribution to PMD. Please specifically designate PMD, and tell your co-workers about us.
Similarly, IBM employees can make donations through the IBM Employee Charitable Contribution Campaign (ECCC). Simply select PMD, #0L596. Thanks to a dedicated volunteer, PMD is a standard selection, but will be evaluated at year end to assess whether the level of interest by IBM employees merits continuing support in the campaign. So spread the word among your friends who work for IBM and its subsidiaries. Even minimum donations will help ensure PMD's future participation in this campaign.
Matching Gifts
Many companies have "Matching Gift Programs" for charitable donations made by their employees. This means that for every dollar an employee donates to an approved charitable organization, their employer will donate some additional amount.
Please ask your human resources department if your company offers a program like this. If so, let us know and we'll help you fill out the necessary paperwork to multiply your donation by taking advantage of this generous benefit.
Be a Philanthropic Shopper
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