Giving to Cure Blindness Project

Giving to Cure Blindness Project

Your gift to Cure Blindness Project brings hope to needlessly blind people waiting for care. Unrestricted gifts allow us to allocate our resources most efficiently and where the needs are greatest. Donations are 100% tax deductible.

If you have questions or would like to speak to a member of the Development team, please email or call 888-287-8530.

Stocks

Donating stocks allows you to avoid capital gains tax and often take a charitable deduction for the full value of the asset.

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QCDs

If you are 70.5 or older, giving from your IRA helps reduce your taxable income — and for those over 73 who must take a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD), an IRA gift is a simple way to fulfill it!

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DAFs

Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) are investment accounts for the sole purpose of supporting charitable organizations today. If you have a DAF, you can use this secure DAF giving tool to make your impact today.

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Crypto

We now accept donations of Ethereum, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies! This gives us one more way to fund our work and can provide you with extra tax benefits.

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Additional Ways to Give

Cure Blindness Project is able to accept a wide array of assets as contributions. Below you will find information on additional ways that you can help us to eradicate curable blindness throughout the world.

  • ​Workplace Matching Gifts

    As a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Himalayan Cataract Project (dba Cure Blindness Project) is eligible for many employers' matching gifts programs. Some workplace matching gift programs enable you to double the impact of your donation. Ask your company if it has a matching gift policy, or find out here: https://www.hepdata.com/form-2

    If your company is eligible, submit your application through your company's portal, or fill out the employee section of their matching gift form. Matching gift forms may be returned to:

    Cure Blindness Project
    Development Office
    P.O. Box 863
    Norwich, VT 05055

  • ​Real Estate

    By making a gift of real estate, you can leverage a significant asset for your benefit and for Cure Blindness Project. While supporting our mission, you can save on taxes, avoid capital gains tax, and save on gift and estate taxes. Please contact Jeff Lively in Cure Blindness Project’s Legal Office to discuss whether your property qualifies under our gift acceptance policy. [email protected].

  • ​Memorial Gifts

    You may make a gift in memory of a loved one by indicating the name of the person you wish to honor by clicking here: https://www.cureblindness.org/donate . If you would like us to send a card notifying someone of your gift, please provide their name and address in the “Leave a Comment” field.

    Honorary Gifts

    To make a gift in honor of a living friend or loved one, you may do so directly on our donation form by clicking here: https://www.cureblindness.org/donate. Please provide their full name and address in the “Leave a Comment” field so we may inform them of your thoughtful gift made in their honor.

  • ​Grateful Patient and Grateful Practice Programs

    Grateful Patient Program

    Many people who have undergone cataract surgery like to pay it forward by making a gift to support our work. Please ask your eye care provider if they participate in the Global Partners Program and accept donations from their patients who want to provide the gift of sight to someone in need in an under-resourced country. You may also make a donation by clicking here.

    Global Partners Program

    Cure Blindness Project invites ophthalmologists and ophthalmology practices to join the Global Partners Program to cure blindness to those living outside the United States. Annual commitment levels are Silver ($10K), Gold ($25K) and Platinum ($50K). Partners receive ready-to-use curated content for their communications. Content frequency is based on commitment level. Other program materials include a designed patient brochure, factsheet, poster, electronic badge and press release/patient email templates. Contact Allyson Levin at [email protected] to learn more and sign up.

  • ​Cure Blindness Project Legacy Society

    The Cure Blindness Project Legacy Society honors those special supporters who have provided for our future by including Cure Blindness Project in their estate plans.