Other Ways to Give

Donate by check

Please make checks payable to Water1st and mail to address below. If you’re donating in honor of someone or sponsoring a water project, please indicate that on the check or with an enclosed note.

We’d also love to have your email address to keep you up to date on our international projects and events near you.

Donor Advised Fund

Establish your Donor Advised Fund 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 Water First International (our full legal name) whenever you wish to make a gift. We advise entering our full legal name or employer identification number (EIN) 20-2601035 when searching a DAF charity database.

Money orders and wire transfers

We accept international donations in the form of bank issued money orders in USD. Money orders should be made payable to Water1st and can be mailed to the address below.

We also accept wire transfers. Contact us for more information.

Give from your retirement account

You may be looking for a way to make a big difference to help further our mission. If you are 70½ or older, an IRA charitable rollover is a way you can help continue our work and benefit this year.

Benefits:

  1. Avoid taxes on transfers of up to $100,000 from your IRA to Water1st.
  2. Make a gift that is not subject to the deduction limits on charitable gifts.
Contact your IRA plan administrator to make a gift from your IRA to us and to discuss if this type of gift is right for you. Please note that IRA charitable rollover gifts do not qualify for a charitable deduction. The Council on Foundations has a helpful FAQ about qualified charitable distributions. Click here for a sample letter to send your financial representative.
Gifts of stock

If you are interested in making a gift of stock to Water 1st, please notify us when you expect the gift to be made and the name and quantity of stocks to be donated. This helps us ensure that your gift is received and processed according to your wishes. Your broker can transfer securities electronically into the Water1st account at Charles Schwab. Ask your broker to include your name in the transaction description.

Charles Schwab phone: 1-866-855-9102
Depository Trust Company (DTC) # 0164
Account # 90992466
Beneficiary/Employer Identification Number: 20-2601035

Donate by check

Please make checks payable to Water1st and mail to address below. If you’re donating in honor of someone or sponsoring a water project, please indicate that on the check or with an enclosed note.

We’d also love to have your email address to keep you up to date on our international projects and events near you.

Money orders and wire transfers

We accept international donations in the form of bank issued money orders in USD. Money orders should be made payable to Water1st and can be mailed to the address below.

We also accept wire transfers. Contact us for more information.

Gifts of stock

If you are interested in making a gift of stock to Water 1st, please notify us when you expect the gift to be made and the name and quantity of stocks to be donated. This helps us ensure that your gift is received and processed according to your wishes. Your broker can transfer securities electronically into the Water1st account at Charles Schwab. Ask your broker to include your name in the transaction description.

Charles Schwab phone: 1-866-855-9102
Depository Trust Company (DTC) # 0164
Account # 90992466
Beneficiary/Employer Identification Number: 20-2601035

Donor Advised Fund

Establish your Donor Advised Fund 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 Water First International (our full legal name) whenever you wish to make a gift. We advise entering our full legal name or employer identification number (EIN) 20-2601035 when searching a DAF charity database.

Give from your retirement account

You may be looking for a way to make a big difference to help further our mission. If you are 70½ or older, an IRA charitable rollover is a way you can help continue our work and benefit this year.

Benefits:

  1. Avoid taxes on transfers of up to $100,000 from your IRA to Water1st.
  2. Make a gift that is not subject to the deduction limits on charitable gifts.
Contact your IRA plan administrator to make a gift from your IRA to us and to discuss if this type of gift is right for you. Please note that IRA charitable rollover gifts do not qualify for a charitable deduction. The Council on Foundations has a helpful FAQ about qualified charitable distributions. Click here for a sample letter to send your financial representative.
Water1st International
509 Olive Way
Suite 1122
Seattle, WA 98101

info@water1st.org
206-297-3024