Ways to donate to the FSF
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By becoming an FSF associate member. When you donate to the FSF as an associate member , you support the essential freedoms for all computer users, with a sustaining contribution. FSF associate members receive exciting gifts and incentives . In cash. You can support us via a cash donation at our office or at any conference or event at which we have a booth or a staff member present or speaking . Online, using a credit or debit card . Prepaid should work too. Via PayPal . Using PayPal requires running nonfree JavaScript, which we do not recommend doing. If you have an FSF account, you can donate via PayPal at my.fsf.org ; otherwise, our address is donate@fsf.org . By check . You can mail us a donation (the FSF can accept Canadian checks; please ask your bank to add a corresponding US bank on the check so that we don't get charged fees for depositing it). If it is a directed donation (e.g. for a sponsored project like Replicant), please write that on the memo line of the check. By gifting a membership to a loved one. You can gift a membership here! By wire transfer in both dollars (and all currencies converted to dollars) and euros. Please contact us at donate@fsf.org for the account information, and tell us if it is a directed donation (e.g. for a sponsored project like Replicant). Through the United Way . By donating stock . To donate stock, please provide your broker with our name, address, phone number ( most current information ), and tax ID number (042-888-848). Should you need additional information, please write us at donate@fsf.org . By adding the FSF to your estate plan . To arrange a bequest of assets to the FSF, please provide your attorney with our name, address, phone number ( most current information ), and tax ID number (042-888-848). Should you need additional information, please write us at donate@fsf.org . Via Bitcoin , the peer-to-peer virtual currency. The FSF's Bitcoin address is "1PC9aZC4hNX2rmmrt7uHTfYAS3hRbph4UN". Note that since we are using a single address for receiving all contributions, we are not providing full anonymity. Via Litecoin , the peer-to-peer virtual currency. The FSF's Litecoin address is "LPttYC3GoXNrBqGfLT7tTbNHm8SiUpBwYz". Note that since we are using a single address for receiving all contributions, we are not providing full anonymity. Via the Combined Federal Campaign . If you are a US federal government employee (civilian, postal, military), you can designate the Free Software Foundation as a beneficiary charity. To make a pledge, search for the FSF's CFC identification code 63210 at https://cfcgiving.opm.gov/offerings . If you don't do it already, please investigate matching gift opportunities at your employer. The FSF is normally eligible, and it's a great way to double your donation. If needed for the transaction, our tax ID is 042-888-848.
By donating your frequent-flyer miles to the FSF. To do so, please e-mail us at donate@fsf.org to let us know how many miles you would like to donate, and for which airline. (Please note that these donations are not tax-deductible in the US.) By encouraging your employer to become an FSF corporate patron . By listing any relevant job openings on the Free Software Jobs page . By donating your car to the FSF. Leanpub allows authors publishing on Leanpub to give a part of their royalty-income to the FSF. By selling your item via eBay Giving Works . You can list your item on eBay and donate the percentage of your eBay auction to support the FSF. By donating your credit-card rewards to the FSF. If your credit-card company has a rewards program, it will provide you with a way to do this.