Fundraising at the VF

Join the Search for a Cure

VF members and friends work together to host fundraising events to support our Research, Awareness and Support Programs. All of the events share the same goal – to raise awareness and understanding of vasculitis and the individual vasculitic diseases.

Thanks to the continued efforts of donors, the VF will continue to improve the lives of patients with vasculitis. This section will teach you more about how you can get involved and join the search for a cure. Please read on.


Fundraising Events

Join the Search for a Cure

Over the past 10 years, VF members and friends have raised over $450,000 through fundraising events. During 2006, VF members hosted 39 fundraising events in 16 different states and four foreign countries. The events collected as little as $24 to as much as almost $20,000. All of the events share the same goal – to raise awareness and understanding of vasculitis and the individual diseases.

Thanks to our members’ dedicated efforts in organizing fundraising events, the VF is able to fulfill its mission and implement its critical Support, Awareness and Research Programs.


Organizing a Fundraising Event

Walk, Run, Bike, Swim, Eat, Scrapbook for Vasculitis!

From basketball, bowling and fishing tournaments, walks, runs, marathons and extreme sport events, dinner benefits, casino nights, motorcycle rides and scrap booking get-togethers, VF members and friends organize and support many different fundraising endeavors.

We encourage members to think of an activity they enjoy and organize an event around the activity. Almost any activity can become an event. Our Fundraising Event Handbook can be downloaded (see below) to assist those who are interested in organizing an event.

 


Planned Giving

Vasculitis Foundation Legacy Society

Have you made a will to provide for the people and causes you care about? Become a member of the Vasculitis Foundation Legacy Society by making a planned gift:

Bequests You can make a gift to the Vasculitis Foundation of a designated amount or a percentage of your estate through your will.

Retirement Plans You can name the Vasculitis Foundation as a beneficiary or joint beneficiary of several types of plans including pensions, profit sharing plans, Keogh plans, IRAs and 401(k) plans.

Life Income Plans

Charitable Gift Annuities Provide a guaranteed income for life for you, the donor — and another person, if you choose — starting immediately or sometime in the future. By transferring a minimum of $25,000 in cash, stocks or a combination of the two to the Vasculitis Foundation, you receive a fixed annuity income for the rest of your life and a tax deduction for part of your gift. After paying the lifetime annuity to you, the entire remaining principal is transferred to the Vasculitis Foundation. Annuity payments are based on your age — the older you are, the higher the rate.

Charitable Remainder Trusts Provide a lifetime income for you; but with added flexibility. You transfer stocks, cash or other property to a trust for a set term. The assets are invested in the trust and produce income for you for a fixed period of time.

Charitable Lead Trusts Provide interest income to the Vasculitis Foundation for a fixed time specified by you; the remaining funds go to someone you designate. This is the reverse of a charitable remainder trust.

The Vasculitis Foundation urges you to consult with your own advisors about the tax implications of your planned gift. We will be glad to work with you and/or your advisors to help you tailor a planned gift to your individual financial and charitable objectives.

If you would like more information, please contact our Executive Director, Joyce Kullman at 800.277.9474 or jakullman@vasculitisfoundation.org


Ways to Donate

Help us continue to fulfill our mission by making a donation. Your tax-deductible donation will help fund support, awareness and research while providing help and hope to thousands.

There are many different ways to make a donation:

Donate online: Use your credit card via our secure server. It’s quick, safe and easy.

By phone: Call our office at 1.800.277.9474 or 816.436.8211.

By mail: If you would rather send us a donation by mail, please make your check payable to the Vasculitis Foundation and mail it to us at:

Vasculitis Foundation

P.O. Box 28660

Kansas City, MO

64188-8660 USA

Memorials and Honorariums: All donations can be made in memory or in honor of someone. A special letter will be sent to your friend or their family in recognition of your gift.

Matching Gifts Many workplace giving programs allow employees to choose the charities of their choice and the amount they want withheld from each paycheck, and the funds are removed by payroll deduction each pay period and sent to the charity.

United Way If your workplace participates in United Way, you can write in "Vasculitis Foundation" on your United Way contribution form. This is called a donor-designated contribution.

Donation Line Donate your auto, truck, motorcycle, van, commercial vehicle, jet ski, snowmobile, motor home, bus or boats to the Vasculitis Foundation through Donation Line. The donated item doesn't even have to run. Remember that you must have clear title in your possession. The Vasculitis Foundation will receive a percentage of the sale and you will receive a tax deduction!

GoodSearch Thanks to the VF’s partnership with GoodSearch, every time you go online to search for information, GoodSearch will donate money to the VF. Follow these simple steps to support the VF:

1. Log on to www.goodSearch.com

2. Complete the “Who do you GoodSearch for: Type in Vasculitis Foundation (confirm the Kansas City, MO location)

3. Hit verify

4. Search the Internet as you normally would

IGive Do you love to shop online? By shopping at www.IGive.com, your purchases will help support the Vasculitis Foundation. Your stores, your cause, their money.

Is my contribution deductible? Yes. All contributions to the Vasculitis Foundation where no goods or services were received are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. The Vasculitis Foundation is a Missouri nonprofit corporation. The Foundation is a public charity exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

If you have questions, please contact us:

Email: vf@vasculitisfoundation.org

Phone: 800.277.9474 or 816.436.8211