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Sugar Labs Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization incorporated in the state of Delaware of the United States of America; its EIN is 84-3289298.

Our Mission

Sugar Labs® is a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a global mission to create educational opportunities in technology to youth around the world. Volunteer mentors and contributors work together to develop activity-focused software for children. All software is developed with learning as the primary goal, necessitating the need for source code to be published publicly for study, licensed under a Free/Libre license for explicit permission to share and remix -- worked upon openly within a community where students are invited to make contributions -- under guidance of experienced mentors.

Donate via every.org

New! Since March, 2025, you can now donate to Sugar Labs through every.org, a donation platform that is itself a nonprofit. Through every.org, you can donate in a variety of ways -- ACH, crypto, stock, credit card, paypal, and DAFs. Our page is here: https://www.every.org/sugar-labs

Donate via PayPal

Donations via PayPal may be sent to donations@sugarlabs.org, or via https://paypal.me/sugarlabsinc

Donate via Benevity

If your employer is a client of Benevity, then you can search for Sugar Labs by cause name or Benevity ID (840-843289298).

If your employer is not a client of Benevity, you may donate directly from the following page: https://mygoodness.benevity.org/community/cause/840-843289298

If you have any issues or questions regarding program guidelines for giving through Benevity, they have asked that you please reach out directly to their End User Care team. They can be reached at support@benevity.com.

Mail us a check

Please make your check payable to:

Sugar Labs, Inc.

Checks should then be mailed to:

Sugar Labs, Inc.

2028 E Ben White Blvd STE 240 PMB 1271

Austin, TX 78741

USA

From outside the US

International donations via PayPal are preferred, if possible. Otherwise, donations from banks outside of the US or not in US dollars should be handled by wire. Donors wishing to send a wire should contact <donations@sugarlabs.org>

You might want to team up with other donors to save international banking fees. Feel free to post to iaep to say you wish to make a donation.

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-==Contribute to Sugar Labs==
+Sugar Labs Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization incorporated in the state of Delaware of the United States of America; its [[wikipedia:Employer_Identification_Number|EIN]] is 84-3289298.
-The Sugar Labs Foundation is supported by individuals, businesses and foundations. Contributions large and small are greatly appreciated and will be used to support grassroots learning innovations and face-to-face meetings between developers and educators.
+=== Our Mission ===
-We are a 501(c)(3) organization; our EIN# is 41-2203632.
+Sugar Labs® is a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a global mission to create educational opportunities in technology to youth around the world. Volunteer mentors and contributors work together to develop activity-focused software for children. All software is developed with learning as the primary goal, necessitating the need for source code to be published publicly for study, licensed under a Free/Libre license for explicit permission to share and remix -- worked upon openly within a community where students are invited to make contributions -- under guidance of experienced mentors.
-=== Contribute via Google Checkout ===
+=== Donate via every.org ===
-<htmlet>googlecheckout</htmlet>
+'''New!''' Since March, 2025, you can now donate to Sugar Labs through every.org, a donation platform that is itself a nonprofit. Through every.org, you can donate in a variety of ways -- ACH, crypto, stock, credit card, paypal, and DAFs. Our page is here: https://www.every.org/sugar-labs
-=== Contribute via PayPal ===
+=== Donate via PayPal ===
-'''Please note:''' PayPal changes a fee for each donation, so we would prefer that you use Google Checkout.
+Donations via PayPal may be sent to donations@sugarlabs.org, or via https://paypal.me/sugarlabsinc
-<htmlet>paypal</htmlet>
+=== Donate via Benevity ===
-===Contributing via check===
+If your employer is a client of [https://benevity.com/ Benevity], then you can search for Sugar Labs by cause name or Benevity ID (840-843289298).
+If your employer is not a client of Benevity, you may donate directly from the following page: https://mygoodness.benevity.org/community/cause/840-843289298
+If you have any issues or questions regarding program guidelines for giving through Benevity, they have asked that you please reach out directly to their End User Care team. They can be reached at support@benevity.com.
+<!--
+To be published if/when verified:
+=== Donate via Zelle (US Only) ===
+Donations via PayPal may be sent via Zelle to donations@sugarlabs.org
+-->
+<!--
+To be published once tested, as well as agreed upon that we want to use it:
+=== Help us raise funds from your FaceBook page ===
+Just use this link: https://www.facebook.com/fund/SugarLabsforall/
+-->
+=== Mail us a check ===
 Please make your check payable to:
-:"Software Freedom Conservancy, Inc."
+:'''Sugar Labs, Inc.'''
-and to place:
+Checks should then be mailed to:
-:"Directed donation:Sugar Labs"
+:Sugar Labs, Inc.
-in the memo field.
+:2028 E Ben White Blvd STE 240 PMB 1271
+:Austin, TX 78741
+:USA
-Checks should then be mailed to:
+<!--
-:Software Freedom Conservancy
+=== Donate via Facebook ===
-:1995 BROADWAY FL 17
-:NEW YORK NY 10023-5882    USA
-'''Please note:''' Donations from banks outside of the US or not in US dollars should be handled by wire. Donors wishing to send a wire should contact <conservancy@softwarefreedom.org>.
+Go to https://www.facebook.com/donate/7560128824036312/ and click the "Donate" button.
+-->
+=== From outside the US ===
-==Other ways to contribute==
+International donations via PayPal are preferred, if possible. Otherwise, donations from banks outside of the US or not in US dollars should be handled by wire.
+Donors wishing to send a wire should contact <donations@sugarlabs.org>
-Join our [[Sugar Labs/Getting Involved | Community]].
+You might want to team up with other donors to save international banking fees.
+Feel free to post to [[Mailing_Lists#General_Lists|iaep]] to say you wish to make a donation.