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Frequently Asked Donation Questions

Below you will find answers to frequently asked questions about donating to the National Women’s Law Center. If you still have questions, please reach out to us at [email protected]. Due to the high volume of emails that we receive, we appreciate your patience as we respond to your inquiries. If you have an urgent question, please call us at 202-588-7600 and leave a message. Please note that staff are not able to accept credit card donations by phone or email. 

General giving information:

The National Women’s Law Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. NWLC’s Tax ID (EIN) is 52-1213010. 

If you need to include an NWLC contact name when you make your gift, please include Andrea Pagano-Reyes, Vice President for Development ([email protected]).

Online donations:

To make a donation online, please click here. 

If you need to cancel or adjust a recurring online donation (including updating your credit card information), please use our self-service portal. 

If you made a donation online, you will receive an automatic tax receipt by email from [email protected]. This will be sent to the email address you entered when you made your gift. Please check your promotions, junk, and spam folders if you do not see this email. 

 

ACH and wire transfers:

If you would like to send NWLC a donation by ACH or wire transfer, please reach out to us at [email protected].

Donations by check:

Please make checks payable to National Women’s Law Center and mail to:

National Women’s Law Center
PO Box 200871
Pittsburgh, PA 15251-0871

We kindly request that you do not mail checks to our DC office.

Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs):

If you would like to recommend a donation through a DAF and you wish to receive an acknowledgment, please ensure that your name and contact information are included with the grant letter.

If your DAF is sending a check to NWLC, please ensure that it is sent to:

National Women’s Law Center
PO Box 200871
Pittsburgh, PA 15251-0871

We kindly request that your DAF does not mail checks to our DC office.

For ACH instructions, please reach out to us at [email protected].

Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs):

If you would like to send a QCD from your IRA, please ensure that your check will reach our PO Box before the end of the calendar year in which you intend it to be deposited, and please ensure that your name and contact information are included so that we can send you an acknowledgment for your gift. For timely processing, please ensure the check is sent to:

National Women’s Law Center
PO Box 200871
Pittsburgh, PA 15251-0871

We kindly request that checks are not mailed to our DC office. Please note for gifts sent close to the end of the year, if your check is sent to our DC office instead our our PO Box, we cannot guarantee it will be deposited within the calendar year if received after December 20.

 

Gifts of stock:

An outright gift of appreciated securities, or stock, is a quick and easy way to make a meaningful gift and to receive an income tax deduction for the fair market value of the stock at the time of the gift. 

Please note that it is very important for you to notify NWLC when you are making a gift of securities. Without such notice, our broker may not know that a gift of stock is intended for NWLC. Please email [email protected] with your name and information about your stock gift so we know to expect it. 

Delivery Instructions 

All deliveries must include the donor’s name and FCC account number. 

Your stock broker can transfer all DTC Eligible Securities to: 

Morgan Stanley
DTC #0015
Account number: 897-028586
Account name: National Women’s Law Center

Special funds and NWLC Action Fund:

NWLC houses a variety of opportunities to invest. Click here to learn how to become a special supporter.  

NWLC administers the following legal defense funds: 

If you would like to learn more about the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, a separate 501(c)(4) entity that focuses on political action, please click here.  

Tax receipts/acknowledgements:

If you made a donation online, you will receive an automatic tax receipt by email from [email protected]. This will be sent to the email address you entered when you made your gift. Please check your promotions, junk, and spam folders if you do not see this email. 

If you donated using another method and we have your contact information, you will either receive an acknowledgment letter in the mail or by email from [email protected]. Please check your promotions, junk, and spam folders if you do not see this email. If you don’t find an email from us or haven’t received a letter by mail, please reach out again and we will be in touch.

Please note our office closures listed in the last section of this page, as there may be a delay in getting your acknowledgment letter to you if your donation is received around those times. We appreciate your patience!  

Remove me from the NWLC email list:

If you would like to unsubscribe from our email newsletter, please use our self-service portal. 

NWLC office closures:

Please note that the NWLC offices are closed on most federal holidays and the days below. We will respond to your inquiries as soon as possible. 

  • The week of Thanksgiving. 
  • The federally observed Christmas holiday through the day after the federally observed New Year holiday.Â