We accept donations made by check/debit card, credit card, money order, and electronic transfer. These can be made by mail or online.
One Time Gift
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GEM: Give Every Month
(Monthly/Recurring Giving)
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Sponsor a Magical Wish or a Fundraising Event
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Fundraise for A Wish Come True
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Tribute and Memorial Giving
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Gifts of Securities or Property
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Donor Advised Funds (DAFs)
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IRA Distribution
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Life Insurance
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Employer Matching Funds
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Planned Giving
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Income Producing Gifts
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One Time Gift
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Giving via Check
Please mail checks or money orders to our office:
A Wish Come True
6 Jefferson Drive
Coventry, RI 02816
6 Jefferson Drive
Coventry, RI 02816
If you are making a gift in honor of someone or restricting your gift to a specific program, then please include that information in the memo of your check. An acknowledgement letter and tax receipt will be mailed to you within seven business days of your donation being processed.
Giving via Wire Transfer
Our standard donation website allows you to give directly from your bank account. After entering your gift details and contact information, you'll be directed to the final payment details page where you will then select “Bank account.” This method helps A Wish Come True save on credit card processing fees, ensuring every dollar of your donation goes directly to our programs.
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GEM: Give Every Month
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(Monthly Recurring Giving)
Become a monthly donor to help support children and families year-round.
Why Monthly Giving Matters
Join our monthly giving program and become a beacon of hope for children facing life-threatening illnesses. Your recurring gift helps grant life-changing wishes and provides essentials like care bags for hospitalized kids, financial relief for families, and support for hospital visits—including gas, meals, and parking. Discover our GEM levels and make a lasting impact today.
Please consider signing up to become a monthly donor and watch your generosity work wonders all year long.
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$10/month
Give Gas and Grocery Gift Cards
Just $0.33 a day provides gas and grocery gift cards for families.
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$25/month
Deliver Hospital Care Packages
Just $0.82 a day provides care packages for thoughtful hospital visits.
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$50/month
Provide Holiday Support
Just $1.64 a day provides for holidays/birthdays for all families.
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$100/month
Fund Therapeutic Recreational Activities
Just $3.23 a day provides experiences like horseback riding and summer camp.
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Sponsor a Magical Wish or a Fundraising Event
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Event Sponsorships
Sponsor one of A Wish Come True’s fundraising events and receive opportunities to highlight your company while supporting children and families. Visit our Upcoming Events page to explore current sponsorship opportunities.
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Individuals, businesses, schools, and community groups can also sponsor a specific child’s Magical Wish. A Wish Come True will identify a Wish Child and Family for you to support and share information about the child, including their age, hometown, and Magical Wish. You can fund the Wish directly or rally your employees, customers, friends, or community to help reach the fundraising goal.
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Fundraise for A Wish Come True
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Host a Fundraiser
Want to bring people together while supporting A Wish Come True? Individuals, businesses, schools, community groups, and organizations can create their own fundraiser to help us continue granting magical wishes and embracing families.
Celebrate a birthday or special occasion, run a race, host a golf tournament, plan a company or workplace fundraiser, organize a school or community event, hold a garage sale, or create an idea of your own. Companies can also engage employees and customers through fundraising campaigns, special events, or other creative ways to give back.
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Tribute and Memorial Giving
Honor a loved one or special occasion with a gift to A Wish Come True to support children and families impacted by life-threatening illnesses.
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How to Make a Commemorative Gift
Click here to make a charitable donation to A Wish Come True dedicated to someone special. If you wish for us to notify the honored individual(s) or their family, please include their contact information when submitting gift information.
Memorial Tributes
Memorial giving is a meaningful way to celebrate the life of a loved one who has passed.
Click here to make a Tribute or Memorial gift.
For more information or if you would like A Wish Come True to make a dedicated donation site for your loved one, please contact Ricardo@awishcometrue.org or 401-781-9199.
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Gifts of Securities of Property
Donate securities or real estate directly to A Wish Come True to maximize their impact.
Donating Stock
When you donate appreciated stocks, bonds, or other securities to A Wish Come True, you may deduct their fair market value from your taxable income, and neither you nor A Wish Come True pays capital gains tax. It’s a win-win.
The above assumes a federal income tax bracket of 22% and a capital gains tax bracket of 15%. If your tax bracket is higher, you will have larger tax savings with the deduction. As an example, if you donate $50,000 of stock directly to A Wish Come True and you are in the 37% tax bracket your income tax savings would be $18,500. Your capital gains tax would be 20% .
Click here to make a Tribute or Memorial gift.
For more information or if you would like A Wish Come True to make a dedicated donation site for your loved one, please contact Ricardo@awishcometrue.org or 401-781-9199.
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Donor Advised Funds (DAFs)
Giving through a donor-advised fund (DAF) is easy, flexible and tax-wise.
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A donor advised fund, or DAF, is like a charitable investment account. DAFs allow donors to contribute funds, receive an immediate tax deduction, invest those funds for tax-free growth, and then recommend grants to charities over time.
Supporting A Wish Come True via DAF
To support A Wish Come True through your DAF, please contact your sponsor and request a grant using our legal name and federal tax ID below. Clients of Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable and BNYMellon can request a distribution through DAF Direct.
Note: Many DAF sponsors do not disclose the name or contact information of the individual donor when disbursing a grant. To help us properly acknowledge your generosity, please contact us at mike@awishcometrue.org, when giving through your DAF.
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IRA Distribution
Give through your IRA and change lives while satisfying your required minimum distribution.
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IRA Distributions
Giving directly through your individual retirement account (IRA) is a powerful way to maximize your support for A Wish Come True while reducing taxes on the assets you leave behind. If you are an IRA owner aged 70 ½ or older:
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- You can give up to $111,000 from your IRA (known as a qualified charitable distribution, or QCD) directly to charities like A Wish Come True.
- You pay no income tax on the distribution.
- Your QCD can satisfy all or part of your minimum required distribution, which begins when you turn 73.
- Your gift is excluded from your adjusted gross income, which may help lower your Medicare premiums and may decrease the amount of Social Security that is subject to tax.
- Your gift invests in the long-term health and happiness of children, parents and families in Rhode Island, eastern Connecticut, and southcentral and southeastern Massachusetts. Thank you for your generosity and commitment to create positive change in our community.
- You can also name A Wish Come True as a beneficiary of your retirement account and direct a percentage of your remaining assets to support families after your lifetime.
How to Give From Your IRA
To initiate a charitable distribution from your IRA to A Wish Come True, simply contact your IRA administrator and declare your intent using this sample letter as a guide. Your administrator will also provide a beneficiary form upon your request, which you can complete using the information below.
Note: The material presented in this website is not offered as legal or tax advice. We recommend you seek the advice of your attorney, tax advisor, and/or financial advisor to make certain your gift fits in with your individual goals and circumstances.
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Life Insurance
Gifting life insurance to a nonprofit lets you make a large future impact at A Wish Come True.
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A donor advised fund, or DAF, is like a charitable investment account. DAFs allow donors to contribute funds, receive an immediate tax deduction, invest those funds for tax-free growth, and then recommend grants to charities over time.
Supporting A Wish Come True via DAF
To support A Wish Come True through your DAF, please contact your sponsor and request a grant using our legal name and federal tax ID below. Clients of Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable and BNYMellon can request a distribution through DAF Direct.
Note: Many DAF sponsors do not disclose the name or contact information of the individual donor when disbursing a grant. To help us properly acknowledge your generosity, please contact us at mike@awishcometrue.org, when giving through your DAF.
Depending on your goals, you can name the charity as a beneficiary, transfer absolute ownership of the policy, or purchase a new policy specifically for the nonprofit.
For donors wanting to pursue an income producing gift, we recommend you seek the advice of your attorney, tax advisor and/or financial advisor to make certain your gift fits in with your individual goals and circumstances.
For questions about donating or for help coordinating a gift, please contact A Wish Come True development office at mike@awishcometrue.org or call Mike Smith at (401)781-9199 ext. 7.
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Employer Matching Funds
Multiply your impact with a matching gift at no extra cost to you.
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How to Match Your Gift
Many companies offer matching gift programs to their employees, which can double or even triple the impact of your donation at no extra cost to you. Some employers even match gifts made by retirees and/or spouses.
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Planned Giving
Leave a legacy that will nurture children and embrace families for generations to come by making a planned gift to A Wish Come True.
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The Wish Legacy Society
The Wish Legacy Society recognizes and honors individuals who have made a planned gift or included A Wish Come True in their will.
Make a Gift in Your Will
A donor who wishes to make a gift to A Wish Come True through their will (known as a bequest) is not required to write a complete will. You can ask your attorney to draft a codicil, a simple addendum to your will, leaving the rest of your wishes in place.
Join Our Legacy Society
Membership in The Wish Legacy Society is open to all who have named A Wish Come True in their will or as a beneficiary of a retirement plan, stock portfolio, or donor-advised fund. No minimum gift is required.
Here is suggested legal language to share with your attorney to include A Wish Come True in your will.
Estate Gift Language
I give, devise, and bequeath _______ (specific dollar amount, percentage of my estate, or residue of my estate) to A Wish Come True, Inc., a Rhode Island nonprofit corporation located at 6 Jefferson Drive, Coventry, RI 02816, Federal Tax Identification Number 05-0398808, for its general charitable purposes as determined by its Board of Directors.
For a full list of The Wish Legacy Society members, click here. If you have made a planned gift but don’t see your name, please contact our development team at awish@awishcometrue.org so that we can welcome you!
Note: The material presented in this website is not offered as legal or tax advice. We recommend you seek the advice of your attorney, tax advisor and/or financial advisor to make certain your gift fits in with your individual goals and circumstances.
For questions about donating or for help coordinating a gift, please contact Marykate@awishcometrue.org or call (401)781-9199.
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Income Producing Gifts
Generate life income and provide a lasting legacy at a charitable organization, like A Wish Come True.
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Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA)
A donor makes a gift to the charity and, in return, receives fixed payments for life. After the donor's lifetime, the remaining funds support the charity.
Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT)
A donor transfers assets into a trust that provides income to the donor or loved ones for a period of time or for life. The remaining assets then benefit the charity.
Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust (CRAT)
A type of CRT that pays a fixed dollar amount each year regardless of investment performance.
Charitable Remainder Unitrust (CRUT)
A type of CRT that pays a fixed percentage of the trust's value each year, allowing payments to rise or fall with the trust's performance.
Deferred Charitable Gift Annuity
Similar to a charitable gift annuity, but payments begin at a future date, often during retirement, resulting in larger income payments.
Retained Life Estate
A donor transfers ownership of a home or property to a charity but retains the right to live in or use the property for life. The charity receives the property later.
Key Benefits for Donors
- Receive income for life or a specified term.
- Support a charitable mission they care about.
- Potential charitable income tax deduction.
- Potential reduction or elimination of capital gains taxes.
- Opportunity to leave a lasting legacy.
For donors wanting to pursue an income producing gift, we recommend you seek the advice of your attorney, tax advisor and/or financial advisor to make certain your gift fits in with your individual goals and circumstances.
For questions about donating or for help coordinating a gift, please contact Marykate@awishcometrue.org or call (401)781-9199.
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Fundraisers
You can organize a fundraiser with proceeds directly supporting A Wish Come True. We have had fundraising events such as wine tastings, candle sales, fish fry's, Portuguese Meals, Clam Boils....all for a great cause.
Tributes
You may honor a person in a very special way by making a donation in their name to A Wish Come True. Maybe in honor of someone’s birthday, anniversary, holiday or other special occasion. We will send the honoree a letter acknowledging your gift.
Memorials
Make a gift in lieu of flowers in memory of a friend or loved on who has passed away. We will acknowledge your gift to the family. Call us to request envelopes or talk to the funeral director and we will get them envelopes.
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Matching Gifts
Check to see if your employer does matching gifts. They often do and this is a way to make your donation go even further to help a child’s wish.
Planning and Estate Giving
A Wish Come True has to plan for the future as well. Consider an insurance policy or placing us in your will.
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For any questions on ways to give, contact Executive Director, Mary-Kate O'Leary.
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