Ways to Give
Every Way You Give Creates Hope
When you support DePelchin, you help children and families access the resources, care, and support they need to thrive. For more than 130 years, generous donors, volunteers, community partners, and advocates have helped us strengthen the lives of children by enhancing their mental health and physical well-being. Through your support, children find safe homes, families receive critical services, and communities become stronger.
Whether you’re making a financial contribution, volunteering your time, providing needed items, or planning a legacy gift, there are many meaningful ways to make an impact.
One-Time Donation
Monthly
Donations
Planned
Giving
Campaign &
Event Giving
Corporate Contributions
Donate Cryptocurrency
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Stock
Donor-Advised Fund Gifts
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
One-Time Donation
Monthly Donations
Planned Giving
Campaign & Event Giving
Corporate Contributions
Donate Cryptocurrency
Donate Stock
Donor-Advised Fund Gifts
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
Make a Donation
A financial gift is one of the most direct ways to help children and families build brighter futures. Your donation supports programs and services including mental health counseling, foster care, adoption services, parenting education, family support, and other critical resources that help children remain safe, healthy, and connected to caring adults.
Become a Monthly Donor
Recurring gifts provide dependable support that helps sustain services throughout the year. Monthly donors help ensure children and families have ongoing access to counseling, support programs, and resources when they need them most.
Double Your Impact Through Employer Matching
Many employers match charitable donations made by their employees and may even provide grants for volunteer service. Matching gifts can significantly increase the impact of your generosity and help more children and families receive support.
Check Your Employer’s Matching Gift Program
Start a Fundraiser
Celebrate your event with purpose by creating a personalized fundraising page and sharing it with your network. Whether you’re fundraising to celebrate a milestone, honor a loved one, or simply giving back, you can inspire others to join you in making a difference on the children and families we serve.
We offer two peer-to-peer fundraising hubs: one for birthdays and one for any occasion. Click below to start creating your fundraiser.
Donate Items
Providing essential items helps meet the everyday needs of children and families participating in DePelchin programs. Community donation drives and in-kind gifts help supply items such as:
- Diapers and baby supplies
- New clothing and shoes
- Toys and books
- School supplies
- Household essentials
- Holiday gifts
These donations help ensure children and families have access to the items they need while navigating challenging circumstances.
Create a Lasting Legacy
A planned gift can help ensure future generations of children and families continue receiving the support they need. Legacy giving options allow donors to align their charitable goals with their financial and estate planning while making a lasting impact. Gift options may include:
- Bequests through a will or trust
- Beneficiary designations
- Donor-advised funds
- IRA charitable distributions
- Endowment gifts
- Charitable trusts
These gifts create enduring support for DePelchin’s mission and the children we serve.
Partner With Us
Businesses, foundations, civic organizations, and community groups help expand DePelchin’s reach and impact through sponsorships, grants, employee engagement opportunities, donation drives, and volunteer initiatives. Together, we can create stronger communities where children and families can thrive.
Make a Gift of Stock
Maximize your impact by donating stock and investing in the futures of children and families.
There are two easy ways to donate stock: contact your broker and arrange a stock transfer to DePelchin or you can fill out our stock donation form.
If donating via our form, you’ll receive an email confirmation and receipt from The Giving Block. Please note that stock donations are processed within 6-8 business days with longer processing times during December or gifts of restricted stock.
We advise entering DePelchin Children’s Center’s full legal name or employer identification number (EIN) 76-0318867 when submitting a stock transfer to our organization.
Give with a Donor-Advised Fund
Recommend grants to DePelchin through your donor-advised fund and help ensure brighter futures for children and families!
How it works:
- Establish your Donor Advised Fund (DAF) by making an irrevocable, tax-deductible donation to a financial company that operates a DAF program, like Vanguard, Fidelity, Schwab Charitable.
- Determine the investment allocation of the donated assets (any investment growth is tax-free).
- Recommend grants to DePelchin whenever you wish to make a gift. We advise entering DePelchin Children’s Center’s full legal name or employer identification number (EIN) 76-0318867 when searching a DAF charity database.
*Financial institutions generally charge an administrative fee on the assets in a DAF. These fees vary by sponsoring organization.
Give Crypto
Fast and secure, your cryptocurrency gift will help strengthen DePelchin’s children and families!
How it works:
- Using our form, select your preferred cryptocurrency and enter your gift amount. Please only send the exact cryptocurrency listed on the donation form. Sending unsupported cryptocurrencies like layer 2, wrapped tokens, NFTs, or other ERC-20 tokens not listed may result in loss of donation.
- Enter your email and information — you can also choose to give anonymously.
- Make your gift. Upon completion, you may opt to receive a tax receipt which will be sent to the email address you provide. The receipt will be sent to you after final confirmation is received by the blockchain.
Crypto donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law if you pay taxes in the U.S. Please note that all cryptocurrency donations made via The Giving Block are non-refundable. We are unable to give refunds if you sent the wrong cryptocurrency or changed your mind.
Your Support Changes Lives
Every gift, every volunteer hour, and every act of generosity helps create safer, healthier futures for children and families across Texas. When you support DePelchin, you become part of a community committed to helping children heal, grow, and thrive.
Together, we can ensure every child has the opportunity to be safe, healthy, and surrounded by care.