Ways to Give
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Table of Contents
- Overview: PAC, C4, and C3 giving options, and how to support MVP operations.
- Notes for Donors: How to move money fast; suggested methods for up to and over $5,000; donation tracking instructions; and how to give in honor of others.
- Movement Voter PAC (PAC Donations)
- Movement Voter Project (501(c)4 Donations)
- Movement Voter Fund at Tides Foundation (501(c)3 Donations)
- Make a Gift from Your DAF (501(c)3 Donations)
- Make a Gift from Your IRA (501(c)3 Donations)
Overview
Your donation supports local organizing where it can make the most impact. Donate online, or by other means, to the three entities below.
Movement Voter PAC
PAC DONATIONS
Movement Voter PAC is a federal political committee that primarily supports the political work of local grassroots groups organizing to elect progressive candidates up and down the ballot.
PAC donations maximize impact on elections by giving local voter groups the most freedom to engage in partisan or political activity, such as endorsing candidates.
Donations must include full name, email, address, occupation, and employer. Donations are not tax-deductible nor anonymous and will be reported to the FEC and state regulators.
Movement Voter Project
501(c)4 DONATIONS
Movement Voter Project is a 501(c)(4) that primarily supports nonpartisan education and advocacy work of local grassroots groups organizing to build lasting progressive power. Donations are not tax-deductible.
Movement Voter Fund
501(c)3 DONATIONS
The Movement Voter Fund at Tides Foundation supports the best local groups engaged in nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organizing work. Donations may be tax-deductible pursuant to §170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code. Visit the Tides Foundation website for more information.
Support MVP Operations (C3 or C4)
SUSTAINING OUR WORK
To help sustain MVP’s efforts to empower and strengthen the work of our hundreds of local partners, please contact your MVP Philanthropic Advisor or email advisor@movement.vote.
Notes for Donors
Moving Money Fast
Wire transfer/ACH is the option that moves money to groups as fast as possible.
Gift Levels
Gifts over $5,000: Contact your MVP Philanthropic Advisor or email advisor@movement.vote to discuss giving methods. To avoid online fees, consider giving by check, ACH, or wire.
Gifts up to $5,000: To help us minimize overhead and streamline grantmaking, we prefer that you give online. We will, however, accept checks of $1,000 and up.
Gift Tracking and Stewardship
For proper tracking and stewardship of your gift, please email your MVP Philanthropic Advisor (or email advisor@movement.vote) to share the donation amount, date initiated, name of donor-advised fund (if applicable), and financial institution or custodian name.
Movement Voter PAC
PAC DONATIONS
FEC ID#: C00728360
FEC Reporting Requirements
- Federal law requires us to collect and report your name, address, occupation, and employer for all PAC donations over $200.
- When sending your gift, please email this information to operations@movement.vote.
Mail a Check
- Payable to: Movement Voter PAC
- Mailing address: Movement Voter PAC
37 Bridge St., Box 1719 • Northampton, MA 01060
Note: To minimize overhead and streamline grantmaking, we only accept checks of $1,000 and up. For gifts under $1,000, please give online.
ACH and Wire Transfers
- Receiving bank: Amalgamated Bank
275 7th Avenue • New York, NY 10001 - Account name: Movement Voter PAC
- MVP address: Movement Voter PAC
37 Bridge St., Box 1719 • Northampton, MA 01060 - Routing number: 026003379
- Account number: 116008367
Movement Voter Project
501(c)4 DONATIONS
EIN: 37-1697474 (registered as: “All Hands on Deck Network”)
Mail a Check
- Payable to: Movement Voter Project
- Mailing address: Movement Voter Project
37 Bridge St., Box 749 • Northampton, MA 01060
Note: To minimize overhead and streamline grantmaking, we only accept checks of $1,000 and up. For gifts under $1,000, please give online.
ACH and Wire Transfers
- Receiving bank: Amalgamated Bank
275 7th Avenue • New York, NY 10001 - Account name: Movement Voter Project
- MVP address: Movement Voter Project
37 Bridge St., Box 749 • Northampton, MA 01060 - Routing number: 026003379 • Account Number: 151022071
Appreciated Stock
(NOTE: please discuss this option prior with an MVP Advisor)
- Send holding to: Pershing, LLC DTC #0443 (Address if needed: Pershing, LLC • DTC #0443 • 1 Pershing Plaza, Jersey City NJ, 07399)
- Account registration: All Hands On Deck Network Inc
- Account number: NAW-006542
- Available days: Please process stock gifts only Mondays through Thursdays.
- Notify our team: Please email the details of your gift to operations@movement.vote. This should include the type/s of securities (ticker symbol) and, ideally, the number/s of shares and total approximate value.
- Note: If the security is already held in a brokerage account, the account owner must inform their broker-dealer that they would like to gift the security to the account of “All Hands on Deck Network, dba Movement Voter Project.”
Movement Voter Fund at Tides Foundation
501(c)3 DONATIONS
Tides Foundation EIN: 51-0198509
(Note: Tides assesses a 3% administrative fee on donations to MVF at Tides.)
Tracking Your Gift (all methods)
For proper tracking of your gift (especially wire or stock), you must complete this form and notify us of the details of your gift by emailing advisor@movementvoterfund.org.
Mail a Check
- Payable to: Tides Foundation (memo: “Movement Voter Fund”)
- Regular mail: Tides Foundation • P.O. Box 889389 • Los Angeles, CA 90088-9389
- Expedited/overnight mail & mail requiring signature receipts:
Lockbox Service Box #0399389
Tides Foundation • 3440 Flair Drive, El Monte, CA 91731 - For a tax receipt: Please include your name, mailing address, and email.
Note: To minimize overhead and streamline grantmaking, we only accept checks of $1,000 and up. For gifts under $1,000, please give online.
ACH and Wire Transfers
- Receiving bank: Wells Fargo • 420 Montgomery Street • San Francisco, CA 94104
- Tides address: Tides Foundation • P.O Box 889389 • Los Angeles, CA 90088-9389
- Account name: Tides Foundation Depository Account
- ABA number: 121000248 • SWIFT code: WFBIUS6S • Account number: 4518101969
Gift of Appreciated Stock
- Send holding to: US Bank, N.A., Trust (Address If needed: US Bank Tower Cincinnati • 425 Walnut St., 5th Floor • Cincinnati, OH 45202)
- DTC participant account: 2803 • Account name: 1022-TF
For credit to account: TF-1001-3 • Institution or bank ID: 26645 - FBO (“For Benefit Of”): 2106F – Movement Voter Fund – Tides Foundation
Make a Gift from Your DAF
501(c)3 DONATIONS
Tides Foundation EIN: 51-0198509
Note: Tides assesses a 3% administrative fee on donations to MVF at Tides.
Note: Direct all DAF Grants to Tides Foundation.
Although Movement Voter Fund received independent 501(c)(3) Public Charity status from the IRS in 2021, we are still conducting all 501(c)(3) grantmaking through a fund at Tides Foundation at this time.
Therefore, although you may find “Movement Voter Fund” in a DAF database search, please direct DAF donations to Tides Foundation for the benefit of fund 2106F, following these instructions:
Submit Your DAF Grant Recommendation
- Search your DAF database using the Tides Foundation EIN: 51-0198509.
- Important: Put “Movement Voter Fund – 2106F” in the special purpose, memo, or subject line of the grant recommendation. Note: For additional guidance on where to notate “Movement Voter Fund,” please contact your financial institution.
- Gift acknowledgment: If you wish for us to acknowledge the receipt of your gift, please ensure that you include your name and address, or at minimum the name of your donor-advised fund, in the grant recommendation.
Ensure Proper Tracking of Your Gift
Upon submitting your recommendation, please complete Tides’ online contribution form. This will ensure that your donation is tracked accordingly. This is especially important if you indicate an electronic transfer of funds from your financial institution to Tides.
Make a Gift from Your IRA
501(c)3 DONATIONS
Note: Tides assesses a 3% administrative fee on donations to MVF at Tides.
Why Give From an IRA
You may gain a tax advantage to give to Movement Voter Fund at the Tides Foundation directly from your Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA).
This type of gift — a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) — allows individuals over 70 ½ years of age to transfer substantial funds tax-free each year when done properly. If you are at least 73 years old, the QCD can also count towards your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from the IRA and be untaxed, unlike distributions made directly to you.
Please contact your IRA custodian, tax professional CPA, or financial advisor to discuss your situation before making a donation. This document does not constitute tax or legal advice.
- Many IRAs are eligible for QCDs. Traditional, Rollover, Inherited, inactive SEPs, SIMPLE, and even Roth IRAs (under certain circumstances), may all be eligible.
- To be free of income tax, the distribution must be made directly by the trustee of your IRA to an eligible charitable organization (e.g. Tides Foundation).
- Individual QCD limits are indexed to inflation. For the most up-to-date limits, please contact your IRA custodian, tax professional CPA, or financial advisor.
- You need not itemize to make a QCD; you can also take the standard deduction.
- To qualify, the QCD funds must come out of your IRA by your RMD deadline.
How to Give From an IRA
- Contact your financial advisor or IRA custodian and ask for help making a Qualified Charitable Distribution. Refer them here for specific instructions.
- To properly credit your gift, you or a representative must complete this form for Tides.
- Email your MVP Philanthropic Advisor or advisor@movementvoterfund.org and include the amount, date initiated, and IRA custodian’s name.
- You will get a tax receipt directly from Tides Foundation. Be sure to include your name and address with the donation.