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Why Donate Crypto, Stock or Donor Advised Fund (DAF)?
Cottonwood Institute (CI) is committed to providing life changing programs for historically marginalized students in Aurora, Denver, and Boulder, CO in order to achieve our vision and mission. Your gift of cryptocurrency, appreciated stock, or Donor Advised Funds can have a huge impact:
- $1,000,000: Will cover our entire operating budget for a year so we can focus on delivering high quality programs and not on fundraising;)
- $250,000: Will help us deliver 12 CAP Classes for 250 students
- $25,000: Will help fund a week-long Colorado Watershed Project for 25 students.
- $5,000: Will help fund 2 Changemaker students attend our year-long program for Cottonwood alums.
- $2,500: Will help 10 residents from Casa de la Esperanza attend our Familias Unidas en la Naturaleza (FUN) Program.
- $500: Will help cover Action Project costs for our students to design and implement their projects to tackle local environmental issues.
- $250: Will help cover our S’mores budget. We eat A LOT of S’mores during our programs;)
- $25: Will help cover food for 1 student on an overnight camping trip.
In order to break down barriers and keep our programs free to students and families who need our programs most, CI is committed to diversifying its revenue stream so it is not financially dependent on any one donor or funding source. CI is new to stock and cryptocurrency philanthropy and we look forward to cultivating new donors and a new source of funding to help support our programs. Join our community and donate stock or cryptocurrency today!
New Incentive To Donate Crypto, Stock, or DAF Funds:
We are so excited to partner with Inspirato to offer a special incentive to our donors. Donate $10,000+ in Cryptocurrency, stock, or via your Donor Advised Fund through our partners at The Giving Block by September 30, 2024 and receive a 3 night Inspirato vacation package for 2-4 people AND a 6 Month Inspirato membership (A $3,900 value). Click here for more info.
Is Donating Crypto or Stock Tax-Deductible?
Donating crypto and stock is a non-taxable event. Donors do not owe capital gains tax on the appreciated crypto and stock that is donated and can typically deduct the fair market value of the donation on their taxes. This often makes Bitcoin, Ethereum, other cryptocurrency, and stock donations one of the most tax efficient ways to support your favorite cause. Talk to a crypto-savvy tax professional or connect with The Giving Block to get connected with one. If you want to learn more about how donating crypto can lower your taxes, check out thegivingblock.com/faq.
What Cryptocurrencies Do You Accept?
We accept the following cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin (BTC) Ethereum (ETH) USD Coin (USDC) Dai (DAI) Dogecoin (DOGE) Basic Attention Token (BAT) Ethereum Name Service (ENS) 0x (ZRX) 1inch (1INCH) Aave (AAVE) Alchemix (ALCX) Amp (AMP) Ankr Network (ANKR) ApeCOIN (APE) API3 (API3) Audius (AUDIO) Axie Infinity Shards (AXS) Balancer (BAL) Bancor Network Token (BNT) BarnBridge (BOND) Bitcoin Cash (BCH) ChainLink (LINK) Civic (CVC) Compound (COMP) Curve (CRV) Decentraland (MANA) DeFI Pulse Index (DPI) Dogelon Mars (ELON) Enjin Coin (ENJ) Fantom (FTM) Fetch AI (FET) Filecoin (FIL) Gala (GALA) Gemini Dollar (GUSD) Injective Protocol (INJ) Keep3r (KP3R) Kyber Network (KNC) Lido (LDO) Liquity USD (LUSD) Liquity(LQTY) Litecoin (LTC) Livepeer (LPT) Loopring (LRC) Magic Internet Money (MIM) Maker (MKR) Maple Finance (MPL) Mask Network (MASK) Merit Circle (MC) Mirror Protocol (MIR) Moss Carbon Credit (MCO2) Numeraire (NMR) Orchid (OXT) PAX Gold (PAXG) Polygon-ERC 20 (MATIC) Quant (QNT) Radicle (RAD) Rally (RLY) Raydium (RAY) Ren (REN) Render Token (RNDR) Saber (SBR) Shiba Inu (SHIB) Skale (SKL) Smooth Love Potion (SLP) Solana (SOL) Somnium Space (CUBE) Spell Token (SPELL) Storj (STORJ) SushiSwap (SUSHI) Synthetix (SNX) Tezos (XTZ) The Graph (GRT) The Sandbox (SAND) UMA (UMA) Uniswap (UNI) Wrapped Centrifuge (wCFG) Yearn.Finance (YFI) Zcash (ZEC)
What about the Environmental Impact?
The Giving Block has launched The Giving Block Green Initiative (“TGB Green”), making it the most environmentally friendly crypto donation platform on the planet. Click here to learn more.
Cryptocurrency Refund Policy
All cryptocurrency donations made to Cottonwood Institute via The Giving Block are nonrefundable. Every token that is donated is put to work as soon as possible. When we receive your donation it is understood that this is made to support CI’s mission and we are grateful for your support. As these donations are often immediately converted into fiat, we do not offer refunds on any donations that are made in cryptocurrency. We are not able give refunds if you changed your mind, sent the wrong cryptocurrency, or made the wrong decision. Cottonwood Institute does not, has not, and will never offer any form of cryptocurrency airdrop, goods or services in return for a donation.
Important: Please Read Before Donating Cryptocurrency
Please only send the exact cryptocurrency listed on the blockchain mentioned on the widget. Do not send any other cryptocurrencies (including layer 2, wrapped tokens, NFTs or other ERC-20 tokens not listed) as these are unsupported and may result in loss of donation.