Transform Lives Through Education

Your support fuels programs that help students achieve their dreams. Whether it’s academic support, college access, or family engagement, your contribution makes a lasting impact. Explore the many ways to give below and find what works best for you.

Direct Giving Options

Make a Direct Donation

Support our students right away through one-time or recurring gifts that provide immediate program funding.

Online Giving

Make a secure online donation in minutes. Your contribution directly supports students on their educational journey.

Donate
Monthly Giving

Join our monthly giving program and provide steady, reliable support that helps us plan effectively and reach more students.

Monthly Giving
Donate by Mail

Prefer to send a check? Mail your contribution directly to our office to support educational equity in San Francisco.

Donate by Mail

Tax-Smart Giving

Maximize Your Impact

These giving options may offer tax advantages while supporting educational opportunities for San Francisco youth.

Employer Matching Gifts

You can double or even triple your donation with a matching gift from your employer. Checking to see if your company participates only takes a few minutes.

Employer Matching Gifts
Donate Stock or Mutual Funds

Avoid capital gains taxes while supporting student success by donating appreciated securities you’ve owned for over a year.

Donate Stock and Mutual Funds
Donor-Advised Funds

Make a recommendation from your existing donor-advised fund for a simple, flexible way to support Mission Graduates.

Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) donations

Leave Your Legacy

Create Impact for Generations

These planned giving options allow you to create a lasting educational legacy that will transform lives for years to come.

Charitable Bequests

Include Mission Graduates in your will or trust to ensure future support for educational equity in San Francisco.

Charitable Bequests
Beneficiary Designations

Name Mission Graduates as a beneficiary of your retirement plan, life insurance policy, or financial account.

Beneficiary Designation
Qualified Charitable Distributions

If you’re 70½ or older, make tax-free gifts directly from your IRA to support student success.

Qualified Charitable Distribution from your IRA

Creative Ways to Give

Think Outside the Box

Support Mission Graduates through these alternative giving options.

Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

Turn birthdays, celebrations, or personal challenges into opportunities to raise funds for student success.

Peer-2-Peer Fundraising
Community Thrift Store

Donate gently used items to Community Thrift Store and designate Mission Graduates as your charity of choice.

Community Thrift Store

Corporate Partnership Opportunities

Mission Graduates offers various partnership options for businesses committed to educational equity. We work with companies to create meaningful impact through sponsorships, employee engagement, and volunteer opportunities.

Questions About Giving?

Our development team is happy to help you explore which giving option is right for you. Contact us to learn more about supporting San Francisco students on their path to higher education.