Give the Gift of Adoption

Your gift will make an immediate and profound impact in a child’s life by helping their awaiting family welcome them home. No gift is too small. When you support Gift of Adoption, you open doors to education for children; support their social, emotional and physical development; promote the sense of love and security that all children should feel; and instill hope for their future.

Giving Opportunities

Ways to Give

Cash, credit card and stock donations to Gift of Adoption are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by the current tax law.


Give Online

Donating online is the easy and secure way to make your gift. You can manage your gift with on-going installments throughout the year, or give all at once. For your convenience, we accept Visa, Mastercard and American Express.

By Donor Advised Fund

Direct a donation from your Donor Advised Fund to Gift of Adoption Fund, Northbrook IL, EIN 39-1863217 

By U.S. mail

To send a check, please make your check payable to “Gift of Adoption,” and mail to:

Gift of Adoption
1200 Shermer Road, Suite 111
Northbrook, IL 60062

Wire Transfers

Contact bmurphy@giftofadoption.org for our account information.

Stock Donation

Simply provide your broker with detailed instructions of the gift that you would like to make to Gift of Adoption, including the name of the stock and the number of shares to be transferred from your account to GOA.

Please contact the Gift of Adoption office at 877.905.2367 to request our account information and let us know the name of the stock and the number of shares that you will be transferring to the GOA account at Schwab. This information will help us provide you with proper gift acknowledgment on a timely basis.

Matching Gifts

If your employer or your spouse’s employer has a matching gift program, your gift to Gift of Adoption may be doubled or even tripled. In some cases, a spouse’s company will also match the gift.

DOES YOUR EMPLOYER MATCH YOUR GIFT?
Use the search bar below to quickly find out if your employer matches gifts. Follow the instructions to fill out your employer’s matching gift form and send it to us at
donation@giftofadoption.org or mail to:
Gift of Adoption
1200 Shermer Rd,
Suite 111
Northbrook, IL 60062

United Way and Combined Federal Campaign

Make a donation by participating in a United Way Write-In Campaign. Because of our 501(c)3 status, Gift of Adoption qualifies for the United Way write-in option (also known as the Donors Choose option). Federal, military, and U.S. Postal Service employees can make payroll contributions to Gift of Adoption through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), making it convenient to give by spreading the contribution across the entire year. Learn more about giving through United Way or the CFC.

For United Way, just write in “Gift of Adoption, FEIN 39-1863217” on your pledge card.

For CFC, designate your gift to CFC #95108.