How can I donate to the COPD Foundation?
You can donate by mail, online, by wire transfer/EFT, or over the phone.
See the next four questions in the FAQ for more information.
To donate by mail, send a check or money order to:
COPD Foundation
Attn: Development
3300 Ponce de Leon Blvd.
Miami, FL 33134
Checks should be made out to COPD Foundation.
We can’t accept checks made out to anyone other than the COPD Foundation. If a check was made out to you personally, please cash it and then send us a new check, made out to the COPD Foundation, along with the original donor’s name and mailing address.
While we accept donations in cash, we don’t recommend this method. If you do mail cash, wrap it in a sheet of paper so it can’t be seen through the envelope.
Please print and include
the donation mail in form with your donation.
If your gift is not part of a fundraising campaign, you can make your donation at
https://www.copdfoundation.org/donate.
If your gift is art of a fundraising campaign, use the search bar on our community fundraising site to search for the campaign page, and donate on that page.
How do I donate by wire transfer/EFT?
For our wire transfer information, please reach out to our accounting team at finance@copdfoundation.org and copy donations@copdfoundation.org.
How do I donate by phone?
You can reach our fundraising office by dialing 786-530-4272.
Our office is open from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM US Eastern time. If we’re on another line, please leave a message and we’ll call you back as soon as we’re able to.
Does the COPD Foundation have a local address/local chapter I can donate to?
The COPD Foundation is not a chapter-based organization. We have staff across the United States and most of our programs serve either the entire United States or serve people worldwide. All of our donations are processed through our Miami office.
Are donations tax-deductible?
If you are in the United States, your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. The COPD Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, and our tax ID is 20-1048322.
If you are not in the United States, consult a tax specialist for information about your local laws.
Do you accept donations through PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, Apple Pay, or Samsung Pay?
We don’t currently accept donations through any of these methods, but we’re working on it.
If you don’t have a credit card and want to give online, you may be able to transfer the money to a friend with a credit card and have them make the donation in your name.
Do you accept donations in currencies other than US dollars?
If you make a donation online, you will be charged in US dollars. Your credit card may charge you a currency conversion or foreign transaction fee.
We accept checks in foreign currencies. Our bank has a USD $25 minimum for checks in foreign currencies. We will send you a thank you letter listing your donation in US dollars, based on the value we received when we cashed the check.
The COPD Foundation does not accept cryptocurrencies.
What happens if I check the checkbox to cover processing fees?
When you make a donation online, we are charged a fee by our credit card processor. The fee is around 6% of the donation. If you check the checkbox, you will be charged that fee in addition to your donation. The fee is tax deductible and will appear on your receipt, but it won’t appear as part of the total raised on fundraising pages.
For example, suppose that you donated $100 through our website.
If you do not check the checkbox, your credit card will be charged $100, and the COPD Foundation will receive about $94 of that. You will receive a tax receipt for a $100 donation. If your gift was part of a fundraiser, it will show your donation as $100 on the fundraising page.
If you do check the checkbox, your credit card will be charged about $106, and the COPD Foundation will receive $100 of that. You will receive a tax receipt for a $100 donation. If your gift was part of a fundraiser, it will show your donation as $100 on the fundraising page.
Will my donation appear on my friend or family member’s fundraising page?
If you donate through your friend or family member’s fundraising page, your donation will show up within 5 minutes. If it doesn’t, please contact us at donations@copdfoundation.org.
Donations made by mail won’t appear on the fundraising page. Donations made online through any page other than your friend or family member’s fundraising page (such as through Facebook, through the funeral home’s website, or through our non-event donation page) also won’t appear on the fundraising page.
Will I receive a receipt for my donation?
You will receive a printed thank you letter that contains the donation information and also serves as a tax receipt.
If you donated online, you will also receive an email receipt. The email receipt should arrive within 5 minutes. If it doesn’t, please contact us at donations@copdfoundation.org.
Will the family of the deceased receive a notification if I give in memory of their loved one?
If you provide us with the name and address of a family member, we’ll send them a printed letter informing them of your gift. We’ll share your name and mailing address; we won’t share the amount of your gift or any other contact information.
If you donate on a fundraising page, the amount of your donation may be visible to the person that set up the fundraising page.
Can I add message to the family to my donation?
If you donate on a fundraising page, you can include a message with your donation.
We are not able to add messages to the family if you donate though any other means.
Is the COPD Foundation registered as a charity in my state?
The COPD Foundation is registered in all states that require registration. If you need our registration information, please contact us at donations@copdfoundation.org.
Can I tell donors that my event is supporting the COPD Foundation? Can I use your logo?
You can tell people that your event supports the COPD Foundation and use our logo on your event materials as long as it’s clear that this is something that you’re organizing yourself and is not an official COPD Foundation program.
Use language like “Benefiting the COPD Foundation” or “Supporting COPD research”. Avoid language like “The COPD Foundation presents” or “Endorsed by the COPD Foundation”.
Do you have resources for organizing fundraising events?
Do you have COPD Foundation-branded products to give away or sell as a fundraiser?
The COPD Foundation has a Bonfire page if you’d like to incorporate shirts into your fundraiser:
https://www.bonfire.com/store/copd-foundation/.
We also have COPD awareness orange shoelaces and enamel pins. If you’re interested in having either of those for your event, please contact us at donations@copdfoundation.org.
What do I do if a check is made out to me personally?
We can’t accept checks made out to anyone other than the COPD Foundation. If a check was made out to you personally, please cash it and then send us a new check, made out to the COPD Foundation, along with the original donor’s name and mailing address.
The new check can be sent to:
COPD Foundation
Attn: Development
3300 Ponce de Leon Blvd.
Miami, FL 33134
What do I do if I received a cash donation?
We don’t recommend mailing cash. Instead, please send us a check and include the name, address, and donation amount for each cash donor.
How do I find out who donated to my fundraiser?
Log into our website and go to the fundraiser’s headquarters page. Select “My Fundraising Report” for a list of all donors.
A friend or family member said they donated, but it doesn’t appear on the fundraising page. What happened?
Donations that are made through the fundraising page should appear within 5 minutes. If the friend or family member made the donation through any other method, such as check, through Facebook, through the funeral home’s website, or through our main (non-fundraising) donation page, it won’t appear on the fundraising page.
If you have a question about whether a specific donation was received, please contact us at donations@copdfoundation.org. We can confirm the names and addresses of donors, but we can’t share the amounts of their donations.
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