Ways to Give

There are many ways to make your tax-deductible contribution to Brightworks:

• By check (preferred): Made payable to ‘Institute for Applied Tinkering’. Drop it off at Brightworks or mail to: Brightworks, Attn: Brightworks Annual Fund, 682 Schofield Rd., San Francisco, CA 94129.

• PayPal: Simply donate directly on the PayPal site with a credit card (we are charged a 2.2% fee for this, which is why we actually prefer checks). 

• Stock donations: Gifts of securities are a great way to make a gift and they have significant tax advantages for the donor. Please contact Qi Diaz (qi@appliedtinkering.org) for more information.

• Employer matching: Matching gifts are a great way to double or even triple your giving. Click here to see if your employer provides matching gifts and use the steps provided. Please let us know to look out for your matching gift by emailing giving@sfbrightworks.org.

• By designation when you shop online for good with the IAT as your beneficiary on Amazon Smile.

• Make a pledge to fulfill later (we will follow up)

Please note, all gifts to Brightworks Annual Fund are fully tax-deductible.  Tax ID 26-4299346. If you have any questions, please contact Qi Diaz, IAT Executive Director at qi@appliedtinkering.org.