Donate

Fundraising Guide

How to Donate to Tree of Light

Tax Deductible

Is my donation tax deductible?

Tree of Light is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization and your donation is tax-deductible. To claim a donation as a deduction, please keep your email donation receipt as your official record. We send one to your email address after a successful completion of a donation.

Donation Methods

Donation Methods

I.

Visit our website

Visit treeoflight.earth and click the Donate button. Or text TOL to 53-555.

II.

Send a direct link

Visit treeoflight.earth/donate

III.

Support IndigiCore

Visit indigicore.org/fund. Or text INDIGICORE to 53-555.

IV.

Join a SpiritQuest

Visit treeoflight.earth/spiritquests

V.

Bid in an auction or enter raffle

Visit treeoflight.earth/donate/fourdirections. Or text TOL4D to 53-555. Or, visit https://givebutter.com/c/fourdirections

VI.

PayPal direct

Send PayPal to donate@treeoflight.earth. Or, visit https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=SY94Y4NLQB4J6

Providers

Online Donation Management

We are a verified non-profit with Givebutter and use their platform to run campaigns, manage events, host auctions and raffles, and provide membership signup.

OpenCollective is also available as a donation method and useful for larger donations, although it is not directly integrated into the Tree of Light website donation experience. OpenCollective has the lowest fees for large donations and is the platform we use for managing grants and partner projects.

Payment

Payment Options

Credit CardVenmoPayPalACHGoogle and Apple PayCheck (in some cases)
Fees

Donation Fees

Donation Form
1%
Fundraising Page
3%
Events & SpiritQuests
5%
Credit Cards & Digital Wallets (Venmo, Apple Pay, PayPal etc.)
2.9% + 30¢
ACH
1.9% + 30¢
Paypal
2.89% + 49¢ per donation
Venmo
3.49% + 49¢ per donation
OpenCollective (platform fee)
0% — Tree of Light pays a custom Stripe transaction cost of 2.2% + 30¢ for CC

Later this year we will release new donation forms for sustaining (monthly / annual) or direct CC donations that have zero additional fees — only the base processing fees. Until then, you can select Monthly or Yearly in our online donation forms.

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