Online (via credit card or ACH):

  • You can make an online donation at valleygivingguide.org. This is the easiest way to give and will result in your donation receiving the maximum boost from the Bonus Pool.
  • Gifts are accepted from 12:01 a.m. on December 3rd until midnight on December 31st.
  • Online donations can be made using credit cards, including American Express, Discover, Mastercard, or Visa, and via ACH (electronic bank transfer)
  • The minimum donation amount is $5.

 

In Person (via check):

  • You can drop off a completed Check Donation Form along with your check to the Blue Mountain Community Foundation's office located at 22 E Poplar, Suite #206, Walla Walla, WA 99362 by December 29, 2023, at 5:00 p.m.
  • When writing a check, make it payable to ”Valley Giving Guide” or “VGG.”

 

By Mail (via check):

  • Donations must be postmarked no later than December 31, 2023. Note that the Post Office is not open on December 31st; so this means that your check must be in mail no later than December 30th.
  • Complete the Check Donation Form  , indicating the organization(s) and the donation amount(s), and include the donation form with your check.
  • Write a single check for the total amount payable to "Valley Giving Guide” or “VGG.”
  • Mail the check with the completed form to Blue Mountain Community Foundation, PO Box 603, Walla Walla, WA 99362.

 

Gift of Stock or other Security:

  • The deadline to initiate a gift of stock with your broker is Thursday, December 21, 2023.
  • Complete the Stock Donation Form , specifying the organization(s), the name and ticker symbol of the stock, the number of shares, and the percentage of total proceeds for each organization.
  • Deliver the completed form in person to Blue Mountain Community Foundation at 22 E Poplar St, Walla Walla, WA 99362, or email it to kristin@bluemountainfoundation.org.

 

IRA Distribution (RMD or QCD):

  • Your IRA distribution must be postmarked no later than December 30, 2023, or if hand-delivered to our office, received no later than December 29th at 5:00 p.m.
  • Complete the Check Donation Form , indicating the nonprofit(s) and the donation amount(s).
  • For RMDs, or QCDs received in check form, it is imperative that the checks be made payable to ”Valley Giving Guide,” not payable to the nonprofit(s) that you are directing the donation to through the Valley Giving Guide.
  • Deliver or mail the form and the check to Blue Mountain Community Foundation at 22 E Poplar St, Walla Walla, WA 99362.

 

Wheat or Other Commodity:

 

 

 

If none of these options work for you or if you have any questions, you can contact the Blue Mountain Community Foundation at bmcf@bluemountainfoundation.org. or 509-529-4371.