Donate Online! Click Here!

Would you like to give hope and health to a patient in a safe and secure manner without getting out your checkbook? Now you can!

 For donations by credit card, please click here in order to access our listing with the Catalogue for Philanthropy site. For more information regarding on-line donations, read the frequently asked questions below.

 Frequently Asked Questions:

I'm ready to make a donation. Now what?

All you need to do is click here, and you will be taken directly to our listing on the Catalogue for Philanthropy.

Why don't you allow me to make a donation on your site?

Columbia Road Health Services uses the Catalogue For Philanthropy, a non-profit organization supported by Network for Good and America On-Line to accept on-line donations. By utilizing the Catalogue for Philanthropy, we do not have to pay to have our website hosted on a server designed to handle on-line donations or maintain a more complicated website.

How much of the money gets to you?

Network for Good, whom the Catalogue for Philanthropy uses for its online donation service, started to charge processing fees in August, 2003.  These fees amount to 3% of total donations for credit card donations and $10 per transaction for online check donations or $5 per donation for online check transactions with more than 1 donation. These fees are deducted before funds are distributed to Columbia Road Health Services.  For more information, click here.  If you would like the entirety of your donation to come to CRHS, you can mail your check or credit card information to us directly. 

Do you pay anything to belong to the Catalogue for Philanthropy?

No. The Catalogue for Philanthropy is financed independently of the non-profit organizations they support.

Can I specify what I want my donation used for?

Yes, just fill in the 'Designation' field when you make your donation.

Can I make an anonymous donation?

Yes. While you will need to provide your address to the Catalogue for Philanthropy (for security purposes), you may ask them not to send it to us. We would, however, like to send you a note of thanks for your financial gift as well as a tax-receipt. We cannot do that without your address.

Does Columbia Road Health Services distribute my information to other agencies?

No. Columbia Road Health Services does not sell or distribute the e-mail or home addresses of any of our donors and supporters. We do publicize certain gifts that we receive through print materials and on our website. However, this is at the complete discretion of the donor.

Is it safe to make on-line donations through the Catalogue for Philanthropy?

Yes. The giving mechanism of the Catalogue for Philanthropy is powered by the Network for Good, a nonprofit organization supported by Network for Good and America OnLine (AOL). The site uses the same 128-bit encryption as all major web-based retailers.

I still have questions. What should I do?
If you have any questions about how Columbia Road Health Services handles on-line and other donations, please contact Shelly Ten Napel, Development Director, at development@crhs.org.