Our Mission

Learn about our commitment to making foster children happy

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The DonateGifts project was founded and established in Chicago in August, 2020. We partner with over 35 certified foster care agencies all around the United States.

DonateGifts is a501(c)(3) Non Profit Organizationthat collects your donations and sends holiday gifts and school supplies to foster children and youth at emergency shelters.

Our verified partner agencies create and manage wish cards for the kids under their care. Each wish card is unique and personal and linked with the gift item the child asked for. Upon receiving your donation, we order and ship the gift item to each care agency. The agency staffs or social workers collect and distribute the delivered items to each child.

1. Transparent & Efficient

In-kind material donation process is more complicated than expected and often requires you to physically visit the drop-off site. We want to simplify your donation experience and make everything transparent. When you donate a gift, you will receive the donation shipping details and a delivery proof, as well as a tax-exempt receipt.

We ask our agency partners to post photo proofs of the received wish items. You can check out the past deliveries at ourCommunitypage.

2. Specific Wish Items

Unlike other donation programs and toy drives, our foster child can wish for a specific gift, such as a basketball or new shoes, rather than getting random gifts delivered to them.

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3. Support Education

Not only we donate holiday gifts, but we also host school supply donations. Support the equality of educational opportunities by donating school supplies that the children need.

4. Safe & Secure

Minimal handling and no-contact delivery make DonateGifts great for COVID-19 and other public health concerns. We only donate new items and do not handle used items to ensure safety. Your donation transactions are securely encrypted and powered by Stripe and Paypal.