Make a Donation
In collaboration with youth and community partners, WeARE works to increase access to sexual health information and services for all those living in the Brainerd Lakes Area through WeARE-The Clinic, our outreach sites, Let’sTalk Education programming, and more!
Please consider joining WeARE in our effort to ensure that no one is turned away from receiving the stigma-free healthcare services or educational information they deserve. Your generosity allows us to decrease barriers to accurate sexual health information and services and educate youth and young adults to advocate for equity and their own responsible and healthy lives.
WeARE appreciative of your support and welcome one-time donations online, by phone, or by mail.
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We also invite you to consider partnering with WeARE through a sustaining membership. As a sustaining supporter, you provide a steady source of funding that allows us to plan effectively and be responsive to community needs. Your commitment helps us focus less on fundraising and more on strengthening our programs, reaching more people, and making a lasting impact.
Become a Sustaining Supporter!
Make a big impact for as little as $10/month!
$10/month provides:
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One-year of oral contraception for one patient
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Two education sessions for at risk teens
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One annual exam for one patient
$20/month provides:
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One IUD (7-years of the most effective birth control)
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STI Testing for the four most common STIs for one patient
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Four education sessions at The Shop in Brainerd
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One-year of Depo contraceptive injections for one patient
$50/month provides:
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One implant (up to 5-years of the most effective birth control)
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A full year of sexual health education for ECFE, LSS and other community partners
Charitable Giving Options
Tax law changes in the last 3 years have challenged funding for charities and non-profit organizations by limiting the charitable deduction for many taxpayers. So how can you donate to WeARE and still benefit from the tax savings?
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Donor Advised Fund
DAFs are very popular for couples or individuals. It is a smart, simple, flexible and convenient way to give. A DAF can be funded in a variety of ways including cash, stock, or other assets such as real estate. You can also give to a DAF over time. These gifts are tax-deductible at the time of the contribution and are also invested to grow tax free over time while you recommend grants from the fund to your favorite charities (like WeARE). If your assets have appreciated over time, the tax benefit can be even higher. They work very well in a long term legacy strategy for couples. The fund is held by public charities such as a community foundation, the women’s foundation or an investment firm with a sponsoring foundation.
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IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution
Another strategy is a Qualified Charitable Distribution from your IRA directly to the charity. QCDS can start as early as age 70.5 and/or you can transfer your Required Minimum Distribution (generally at age 72). In this case your donation will not be limited as it may be if you receive your Required Minimum Distributions (RMD) and then donated a similar amount to charity.
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Estate Planning or Will
Finally, a bequest in your will or estate planning would benefit the organization for the long term and would match up well with the concept of a Legacy Fund at WeARE.