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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 ==
+{{Graduate | HIGH PRIORITY. Also grab recent transactions/etc wikicode from https://trisquel.info/en/donate }}
+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.
-[[Sugar_Labs/Announcing_Sugar_Labs|Sugar Labs]] is a member project of the
+=== Our Mission ===
-[http://sfconservancy.org/ Software Freedom Conservancy], a 501(c)(3)
-not-for-profit organization incorporated in New York State of the United States of America; its [[wikipedia:Employer_Identification_Number|EIN]] is 41-2203632.
-We are supported by individuals, businesses and foundations. All
+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.
-contributions--large and small--are greatly appreciated and will
-be used, for example, to support grassroots learning innovations
-and face-to-face meetings between developers and educators.
+=== Donate via every.org ===
-=== Donate via Google Wallet ===
+'''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
-(''...Pending setup of a Sugar Labs account.'')
+=== Donate via PayPal ===
-<!-- <htmlet>googlecheckout</htmlet>
- Google Checkout is retired: https://support.google.com/checkout/sell/answer/3080449 -->
+Donations via PayPal may be sent to donations@sugarlabs.org, or via https://paypal.me/sugarlabsinc
-=== Donate via PayPal ===
+=== Donate via Benevity ===
-<!-- '''Please note:''' PayPal changes a fee for each donation, so we would prefer that you use Google Checkout. -->
+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).
-<htmlet>paypal</htmlet>
+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
-<!-- Commented out until we sort out all details with the Conservancy.
+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.
-=== Donate via BitCoin ===
-[[Image:Bitcoin logo.png|frameless|left]]
+<!--
+To be published if/when verified:
+=== Donate via Zelle (US Only) ===
+Donations via PayPal may be sent via Zelle to donations@sugarlabs.org
+-->
-[http://www.bitcoin.org/ BitCoin] is a peer-to-peer virtual currency. Our BitCoin address is:
+<!--
-:<tt>'''1PZc7yomfGbjGwFvzmAXkYpCKCemp68cry'''</tt>
+To be published once tested, as well as agreed upon that we want to use it:
+=== Help us raise funds from your FaceBook page ===
-'''Please note:''' Since we are using a single address for receiving all contributions, we are not providing full anonymity.
+Just use this link: https://www.facebook.com/fund/SugarLabsforall/
-If you'd like us to know who the contribution came from, and be able to acknowledge receipt of your donation, then
-please email <'''donate''' @ '''sugarlabs''' . '''org'''> with your name, address, and contribution info.
 -->
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 Please make your check payable to:
-:'''Software Freedom Conservancy, Inc.'''
+:'''Sugar Labs, Inc.'''
-and place this note in the memo field:
-:'''Directed donation: Sugar Labs'''
 Checks should then be mailed to:
-:Software Freedom Conservancy, Inc.
+:Sugar Labs, Inc.
-:137 MONTAGUE ST  STE 380
+:2028 E Ben White Blvd STE 240 PMB 1271
-:Brooklyn, NY 11201-3548
+:Austin, TX 78741
 :USA
+<!--
+=== Donate via Facebook ===
+Go to https://www.facebook.com/donate/7560128824036312/ and click the "Donate" button.
+-->
 === From outside the US ===
-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>.
+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 [[Mailing_Lists#General_Lists|iaep]].
-== Other ways to contribute ==
-Please [[Sugar Labs/Getting Involved | Join our 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.