Ways to Give
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Monthly Giving
Make an impact on epilepsy research all year long by becoming a CURE Epilepsy Monthly Donor! When you make your gift online, check the “Recurring Gift” option to support cutting-edge research each month:
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Tribute Gifts
You can celebrate a significant occasion, remember a loved one, commemorate a milestone or acknowledge someone special with an honorary or memorial gift to CURE Epilepsy in their name. We will gratefully recognize your thoughtful donation with a notification letter to the person or family member you designate.
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Major Gifts
Named grants provide significant annual or long-term support that helps CURE Epilepsy fund innovative and cutting-edge research at leading universities and academic centers. CURE Epilepsy’s research grant awards typically range from $50,000 to $250,000 and can support areas of research important to you. CURE Epilepsy also has naming opportunities for funding seminars, outreach programs, and other activities.
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Online Giving
Start a Facebook fundraiser and so you and your friends can raise money for CURE Epilepsy! All you need is a Facebook account to get started. Click this link or check out this detailed guide to learn how to set up your Facebook fundraiser. Questions? Reach out at info@www.cureepilepsy.org.
In addition, CURE Epilepsy participates in the world’s largest workplace charity campaign, the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). If you are a federal government or military employee and would like to participate, please enter CFC code #67476 on your pledge card during the next campaign.
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Corporate Giving
CURE Epilepsy leverages the support of the corporate community to develop partnerships that support our work as the leading non-governmental organization fully committed to funding research in the epilepsies.
There are many ways to join CURE Epilepsy as a Corporate Partner!
Signature Initiatives
Through a one-time or multi-year commitment, your company can support CURE Epilepsy’s on-going initiatives. Some ways your company can get involved include Named Grants, Lecture Series, and Educational/Awareness Programs.
About Our ResearchEvent Sponsorship
CURE Epilepsy hosts multiple events throughout the year serving a growing network. For event sponsorship opportunities, contact the Development Team.CURE Epilepsy Champions
Engage your employees or directly fund creative, grassroots fundraising and awareness-building activities across the world. You will reach thousands of individuals who have dedicated their time and efforts to CURE Epilepsy’s mission. -
Planned Giving
Over the course of any person’s life, the opportunity to truly change our world is rare. By including CURE Epilepsy in your will or other estate planning documents, you can make a substantial difference in the lives of the 65 million people touched by epilepsy worldwide. Each of us has an opportunity—through our generosity—to leave the world a little better than we found it. This is your legacy. And the lives CURE Epilepsy touches can be part of it.
Your gift will not cost you anything during your lifetime or impact your lifestyle. If you are concerned about your heirs, simply provide for your loved ones first and include CURE Epilepsy as a contingent or residual beneficiary.
If you decide to include CURE Epilepsy in your will, you may wish to share the following language with your attorney:
“I hereby devise and bequeath (insert a sum, percentage, or residue/remainder) to Citizens United in Research for Epilepsy, federal tax ID # 36-4253176 a non-profit corporation in Chicago, Illinois, for its unrestricted use and purpose.”
Decisions about legacy gifts are some of the most important choices you will ever make. We would be deeply honored if you chose to help create a future where no one has to suffer the debilitating effects of epilepsy.
For more information about how you can make the lives touched by CURE Epilepsy part of your lasting legacy, please contact us at (312) 255-1801 or info@cureepilepsy.org.
Note: The information provided in this material is presented solely as general educational information and is not intended to be a substitute for professional estate planning or legal advice. As the laws regarding the validity and enforcement of wills or living trusts vary from state to state, you should seek the advice of your tax advisor, attorney, and/or financial planner to make certain a specific gift under consideration is compatible with your financial goals and needs and your estate plan. It is important to seek legal counsel in preparing these instruments. Any tax information contained in this document is not intended to be used, and cannot be used, to avoid any penalties imposed under the Internal Revenue Code.
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Stock Donations
Donating securities to CURE Epilepsy is a way to help fund research while receiving potential tax benefits. It is easy, safe, and cost-effective to transfer securities electronically into CURE Epilepsy’s account.
Please notify our Development Team in advance of stock transfers so that we can instruct our broker to accept delivery of your gift and acknowledge it properly for income tax purposes.
Download CURE Epilepsy’s stock gift form. Fill out and mail or fax to:
CURE Epilepsy
Attn: Development Team
PO Box 10572
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: (312) 255-1801
Fax: (312) 255-1809
Email: info@cureepilepsy.org.Inform your broker that you would like to make a stock gift to CURE Epilepsy. Provide your broker with the form or the following information:
Broker: Wells Fargo
Account Name: Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy d/b/a CURE Epilepsy
Account Number: 7612-9955
DTC Number: 0141
CURE Epilepsy Tax ID: 36-4253176 -
Matching Gifts
Many employers offer matching gift programs to encourage employees to contribute to charitable organizations like CURE Epilepsy. Your employer may double or even triple your gift at no additional cost to you. If you volunteer with us, your employer may also provide us with a grant as a way to recognize your ongoing support.
Visit our Matching Gift page for more information.
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Workplace Giving
Employee Giving Programs
Support CURE Epilepsy through your company’s annual corporate giving campaign. It’s a convenient way to support the mission through automatic payroll deductions.Combined Federal Campaign
CURE Epilepsy participates in the world’s largest workplace charity campaign, the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). If you are a federal government or military employee and would like to participate, please enter CFC code #67476 on your pledge card during the next campaign.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please reach out to the Development Team at (312) 255-1801 Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CT or contact us here.
I can’t tell you how grateful I am to the organization and the donors. Probably the biggest impact of CURE Epilepsy is that the organization doesn’t spend dollars foolishly. You carefully bet on the people as well as the projects. You’re very good stewards of the money.
Professor in Neurology and Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania
