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Your gift will help Georgia students go higher above basic needs insecurity. With our direct services, Georgia students can meet their basic needs and go higher in their education and career. We are a 501(c)(3) public grantmaking foundation with EIN 82-1851349.  Your donation is tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

To donate to The Higher Foundation Fund, please visit www.higherfoundation.org/fund.

Give Higher with Modern Giving Options

We make giving easy by accepting high capacity, tax-efficient gifts. Give in the way that works best for you, all through our online donation form.

Credit/Debit

Cards are a widely used online donation method because they’re universally recognized and easy to use. In the US, 63% of donors prefer to give online using either a debit or credit card. Source

ACH Bank Transfers

ACH payment processing lets nonprofits accept donations from a donor’s bank account instead of through credit or debit card networks. ACH stands for Automated Clearing House. Source

Apple Pay & Google Pay

Apple Pay is making it easier and more secure to donate to your favorite nonprofit organizations with just a touch. Giving has never been so simple. Apple Pay gives nonprofit supporters a way to donate instantly. Source

Stock

A dedicated stock giving option turns appreciated assets into a funded mission, with no capital gains taxes for us or the donors. 80% of donors own appreciated assets such as stocks, mutual funds, and bonds. Source

Cryptocurrency

Did you know 34 million Americans own cryptocurrency? Our donation form supports popular cryptocurrencies and makes giving secure, fast, and tax-efficient. Source

Donor-Advised Funds

$234B sits in 1.2M DAF accounts. A Donor Advised Fund (DAF) is like a savings account for charitable giving. The donor suggests where the money should go, but the charity handles the transfers to make giving easy. Source

More Ways to Give Higher

Explore our other donation programs to maximize your giving. You can give higher with non-traditional gifts.

RoundUp

Round-up donations allow you to automatically donate your spare change to us by rounding your purchase total up to the nearest whole dollar. Enroll your debit or credit card and round ups happen automatically. Source

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Kroger Rewards

The Kroger Community Rewards program makes fundraising easy by donating to local organizations based on the shopping you do every day. Once you link your Card to an organization, all you have to do is shop at Kroger and swipe your Shopper’s Card. Source

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Cars

CARS makes donating your car easy. They handle the pick-up, the sale, and the donation to your selected nonprofit organization. CARS is committed to treating every vehicle donor with gratitude and great service while delivering the highest possible returns to our partners. Source

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Matching Gifts

Corporate matching gifts are a type of philanthropy in which companies financially match donations that their employees make to nonprofit organizations. When an employee makes a donation, they’ll request a matching gift from their employer. The employer then makes their own donation to the nonprofit. Source

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Volunteer Grants

Company-sponsored volunteer programs offer volunteer PTO hours and volunteer grants once the individual volunteers complete the volunteer grant request. Through these initiatives, companies provide monetary grants to organizations where employees regularly volunteer. Source

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Payroll Giving

Payroll giving, also known as automatic payroll deductions, allows employees to contribute to nonprofits right from their paychecks. Since these deductions come out of employees’ paychecks automatically, it’s an easy set-it-and-forget-it way to give back. Source

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