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AbleLight’s Guide to Giving

Your generous gift goes towards helping people with developmental disabilities achieve their full potential. Here are some of the ways your gift can be sent.

Giving Options

Please address mailed checks to:

AbleLight Gift Processing Center
PO BOX 758641
Topeka, KS 66675-9807

Donate by credit card or through PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, or Google Pay.

Financial Institution:

US Bank
777 E Wisconsin Ave.,
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Contact: Brent Hamm

Bank Information:

Bank Account Type: Checking
Bank Routing ABA: 123000848
Bank Account #: 153910832754

Account Information:

Account Name: AbleLight Inc. Development Account
Account Email: Michael.Minning@ablelight.org
Account Holder Contact: Michael Minning
Account Holder Phone #: 920-206-4459

You can also donate online (ACH transfers up to $6,000). Just choose Bank Transfer and then connect to your financial institution and login.

Including AbleLight in your will or revocable living trust can be a lasting gift on the lives of people with developmental disabilities that costs you nothing today. To help you get started on your plans and legacy, you can use FreeWill, an online tool that guides you through the process of creating your estate plan. You can use this resource on its own, or use it to document your wishes before finalizing your plans with an attorney.

Have you already included a gift in your will or trust? Please fill out this form to let us know! We would love to thank you for your generosity.

Non-probate Assets

Do you have an IRA, 401(k), life-insurance policy, or any other assets not included in your will? If so, these are called non-probate assets and you must plan your beneficiaries for them separately. Use this online tool to make your plans and designate us as a beneficiary of one or more of these assets.

Peer-to-Peer campaigns are an exciting way for individual supporters to host personal campaigns to collect donations from their friends and family for causes that matter the most to them! We are so excited to know that impacting the lives of those with developmental disabilities is so important to you and that you have decided to join us in inspiring others! Below you can find a step-by-step guide on how to create your own trailblazing peer-to-peer campaign.

Available Toolkits

Firm: Merrill Lynch

DTC Number: 8862
Client Account Title: AbleLight Foundation, Inc.
Client Account Number: 692-02258

Merrill Lynch Contacts:

Mandatory distribution for individuals who are 70 1/2 years old may be from a variety of assets including IRAs and life insurance policies.

AbleLight
600 Hoffman Dr.
Watertown, WI 53094
Federal Tax ID # 39-0806446 (also known as EIN)

You can also connect to our IRA search engine for more information.

Donors with an advised fund (DAF) can recommend a grant from their fund to AbleLight.

*What you will provide to the donor/ advisor:

AbleLight
600 Hoffman Dr.
Watertown, WI 53094
Federal Tax ID # 39-0806446 (also known as EIN)

*Reminder- Individuals who make a gift (recommend a grant) from their DAF receive their deduction when the gift was placed into the donor advised fund, as such they do not receive a traditional tax letter, please reach out with any questions.

You can also connect to our DAF search engine for more information.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at Donor.Services@AbleLight.org or 920-206-4420.

Ashley with Sarah, John and Judy in the park