Ways to Give

Get involved and make a difference within our community by offering your time and/or financial support. Your help will enable the ULF to continue to provide grants for vital research and means for patient support programs.

    • Qualified Charitable Distributions -Charitably minded owners of traditional IRAs may be pleased to know that their accounts can also be used in ways to maximize charitable impact and minimize taxes by Qualified Charitable Distributions.  Please work directly with your tax or financial advisor. IRS Charitable Giving 

      • Matching Gifts – Employer Matching can double, triple or quadruple your donation to the ULF! Employers contribute matching funds to charitable organizations. Check with your employer or visit here to see if they participate and work directly with payroll or HR.
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    • CouponBirds – CouponBirds Seedling Project is a free online fundraising program to help thousands of charity organizations to raise funds easily for free.

      You shop, they donate. Together we shine a brighter light!Online shoppers from the CouponBirds community earn cash and can donate part of their earnings to the ULF.  You can obtain coupons from 100,000 popular brands such as Walmart, Amazon, and Target.

    • iGive.com – iGive is a free service to causes and members. iGive members generate donations by shopping online at any of our 2,000+ Stores.

    • Monetary Gifts – online donation, call toll free: (800) SAV-LIVE or (800) 728-5483, or send a check written out to “United Leukodystrophy Foundation” and send to 224 N. Second Street, Suite 2, DeKalb, IL 60115.

    • Grassroots Fundraising – Host or organize your own fundraiser! Check out the ULF for ideas and tools to help you.

    • Honor & Memorial Tribute Gifts – Commemorate a birthday, anniversary, special occasion, or in memory of some we lost. These gifts are a thoughtful way to remember a loved one, while supporting an organization that directly impacts them. 

    • Non-cash Gifts – Stocks, securities, real estate or other gifts in kind, non-cash, require additional care, so we encourage donors to contact their financial advisors and the ULF office when considering this.

    • Planned Gifts – A bequest, insurance contribution, retirement asset, annuity, donor-advised fund or irrevocable/revocable trust is an option that could give you and your family financial and tax benefits, while helping to impact ULF’s programming for years to come. Please work with your tax or financial adviser.

    • Workplace Giving – Payroll deductions is a convenient way to support the ULF. It’s easy, efficient and affordable! Contact payroll or HR to begin.

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