Ways to Give
Fund sustainable businesses and transform lives.
Join us in ending extreme poverty in rural Africa through entrepreneurship and innovation. Each business is composed of three entrepreneurs and lifts an average of 20 people out of extreme poverty.
Select a donation amount below.
$40
Lift one person out of extreme poverty.
$105
Provide one year of training and mentoring for a business.
$150
Provide the seed-capital to jumpstart a business.
$800
Launch a small business.
$1,600
Lift six families out of extreme poverty.
$40,000
Lift an entire village out of extreme poverty.
Other Ways to Give
Taking action against extreme poverty comes in many forms.
Look below for different ways to give and find a tailored option that works best for you. Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions at info@villageenterprise.org
Village Enterprise’s tax ID# is 22-2852248.
Checks
Village Enterprise accepts personal checks as well as checks from charitable funds. Please direct gifts to:
Village Enterprise
751 Laurel Street, PMB 222
San Carlos, CA, 94070
Donor Advised Fund
You can initiate a grant recommendation from your donor-advised fund (DAF) directly to Village Enterprise by providing the following information:
Village Enterprise
751, Laurel Street, PMB 222
San Carlos, CA 94070
Village Enterprise EIN/tax ID# 22-2852248
Donate Stock or Shares
Consider a gift of appreciated stock or mutual funds rather than a cash donation. A gift of appreciated property often provides additional tax benefits along with the satisfaction of contributing to a cause you believe in. To donate stock, please follow the instructions here and email Rachel Berhane at rachelb@villageenterprise.org for more information.
ACH/Wire Instruction for Cash Transfers
If you plan to transfer cash by wire or ACH, you may instruct your financial institution to email Rachel Berhane at rachelb@villageenterprise.org for questions and directions.
Donate With Bitcoin
Village Enterprise accepts Bitcoin gifts. Click here to donate with bitcoin. Please note that Village Enterprise’s gift policy requires that donations of stock or bitcoin be liquidated upon receipt. Please contact Rachel Berhane at rachelb@villageenterprise.org if you would like to make a restricted donation.
Corporate Matching
Many companies provide matching gifts for all or part of their employee’s donations. Please check with your employer, or contact us at info@villageenterprise.org for more information.
Gift and Ecard Options
Village Enterprise offers gift cards for those who want to give a donation as a gift. When making the donation, select the “Dedicate my donation in honor or in memory of someone” box, and you will see a variety of ecard options.
In Honor or In Memory of
Honor someone you care about for a holiday or birthday. Likewise, you can memorialize an individual’s legacy by making a gift in their honor. Click here for tribute giving.
Planning Giving
You may make a bequest or estate gift by including a provision in your will or living trust. Village Enterprise is delighted to be partnering with FreeWill to help you make a will in less than 25 minutes, and it’s 100% free. Click here to create your Freewill today! For more information, please contact Caroline Bernadi at carolineb@villageenterprise.org or send an inquiry through our contact form.
Donate Airline Miles
By giving your Frequent Flyer miles, you support our program by keeping our travel costs down. For more information, please contact Rachel Berhane at rachelb@villageenterprise.org.
Gifts in Kind
If you have goods or professional services you would like to donate to Village Enterprise, please connect with us through our contact form.
Organizations
If you are a foundation, corporation, religious institution, or other organization that is interested in giving opportunities, please contact Caroline Bernadi at carolineb@villageenterprise.org or Ally smith at allys@villageenterprise.org.
Check out our current funding partners.
Amazon Smile
Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to Village Enterprise Fund whenever you shop on AmazonSmile – click below to get started!
Create a Facebook Fundraiser
Facebook fundraisers are easy and effective ways to collect donations for Village Enterprise and spread the word about our work. We always appreciate any Facebook fundraisers on our behalf.
To create a Facebook fundraiser, click here and Facebook will walk you through the process. Contact us at rebeccaf@villageenterprise.org if you have questions.
Donating from Outside the United States?
You can make a tax-deductible donation to Village Enterprise in:
- Canada through RC Forward
- Australia through TLYCS Australia