WAYS TO GIVE

SitStayRead is able to deliver programming to increase literacy in Chicago youth solely because of generous donors like you. A gift of any amount is no small contribution. 

Your support helps us to bring books, dogs, and confidence to our young readers. As an individual, you can choose to give a one-time cash donation, or join The Pack by setting up a recurring donation. You can donate by clicking the link below or sending a check to our office at 2849 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60657.

Honor Someone Special

Giving in memory or in honor of the people and pets closest to you is a gift that reaches far beyond them and creates an incredibly special legacy. SitStayRead is honored to accept gifts in this form and cherishes the role we may play in your loved one’s celebration of life.

To make a gift in tribute to a loved one, when creating your donation you will have the option to add additional information toward the bottom of the page. You can choose whether you would like us to share with the honoree or their family via email, phone, or share their address to receive a hand-written card from the SitStayRead team. We work diligently to make sure tributes are notified within a week of your donation.

Please reach out to our Operations Coordinator, Selena Clark, if you have any questions.

Corporate Matching

Many corporations will match employee giving 1:1, and some will even match 2:1 or 3:1. Below are a few of our current donors’ employers with matching gift programs. Don’t see your company below? Reach out to your employer today to find out about their matching gift program.

AbbVie, Aetna, Allstate, Cigna, Exelon, Google, ITW, Johnson & Johnson, JP Morgan Chase, McDonald’s, Nike, Pfizer, Redbox, Robert Half, Target

Donor-Advised Fund Giving

SitStayRead is always thrilled to receive donations from Donor-Advised Funds. To more easily facilitate this kind of giving, we now have a simple form you can use to directly connect your Donor-Advised Donation to SitStayRead. If your DAF does not appear, please add it using their form or simply share our information with your DAF manager.

For ACH information, contact Selena Clark.

Click the link to get started, or reach out to us to notify or discuss a donation at the button below.

Stock Gifts

Donating stocks has excellent tax advantages, especially if the stock has appreciated in value. Just as with cash gifts, you will receive a charitable donation acknowledgement letter to use when filing your taxes for the full market value of any securities you donate, as long as you have owned them for at least one year.

Should you have questions or make a donation of stock, please reach out to our team to notify us of your generous stock transfer(s) so that we can properly acknowledge your gift and forward information regarding your tax deduction.

  • If you would like to donate stock, please provide the following information to your broker: 

       Brokerage Name: Oppenheimer
       Account Name: SIT STAY READ! Inc 
       Account Number: G40-014-5707
       DTC Number:  0571

       SIT STAY READ, INC 
       2849 N Clark St 
       Chicago, IL 60657 
       Federal Tax ID#: 20-0151074

  • Download a sample stock letter to Broker.

Gifts In-Kind

SitStayRead gladly accepts gifts in-kind to support our work. Books, computers, office furniture, stamps, and auction items are always welcome to help us keep running and carry out our mission and programs.

To donate books in-kind, please visit our Bookshop or Amazon wishlist to order a book or classroom teaching tool for our programs.

Do you have something else you’d like to donate in-kind? Email info@sitstayread.org to get started.

Payroll Giving

Oftentimes, your employer will offer a Payroll Giving program that allows you to select a non-profit (such as SitStayRead!) to give a portion of their paycheck to monthly, automatically, with no extra steps for the employee!

These gifts are still tax-deductible for you and are an amazing steady gift that organizations can rely on receiving monthly. Recurring donations, even at just a few dollars each month, can make all the difference.

Reach out to your company today to see if they offer this kind of Payroll Giving program and select SitStayRead as the recipient!

Planned Giving

A planned gift creates a legacy that ensures a future of joyful and meaningful literacy programming from Sit Stay Read and an investment in closing the early elementary literacy gap on Chicago's south and west sides. We invite you to join the Shandy Legacy Society, named in honor of our founding Certified Reading Assistance Dog, by investing in future readers.

A planned gift can be made through bequest in a will or living trust, by making Sit Stay Read Inc. a beneficiary of a portion of your IRA, 401k, other retirement plan, or life insurance.

A popular and advantageous tool you can leverage to save on taxes while benefiting Sit Stay Read and our students during your lifetime is a Charitable Individual Retirement Account (IRA) Rollover (also referred to as a QCD — a qualified charitable distribution). This tool allows those aged 70½ or older to make tax-free IRA charitable rollover gifts of up to $100,000 per calendar year directly from an IRA directly to Sit Stay Read, relieving you of a tax penalty on that amount.

We invite you to discuss these options with your family and financial planner. Reach out to Interim Executive Director, Deirdre Harrison CFRE at deirdre@sitstayread.org if you would like to chat about options that would be the most meaningful for you or if we can assist in facilitating a planned gift.

  • SIT STAY READ, INC
    2849 N Clark St
    Chicago, IL 60657

    Federal Tax ID#: 20-0151074

  • Please see our easy guide to bequest language to get you started.