Use our secure online forms to GIVE NOW.
You can make a one-time gift or set up a recurring gift that will be deducted from the account of your choice using our secure online giving form.
Every dollar is important to us and helps Chicago Dancers United to deliver our mission and live our cause.
Thank you for your support!

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Send your gift by mail.

You can mail your check or money order to:

Chicago Dancers United
200 West Monroe Street, Suite 1150
Chicago, Illinois 60606

Please make all checks or money orders payable to Chicago Dancers United. Please do not mail cash.

Give your time.

There are many ways you can volunteer to support the mission and the cause of Chicago Dancers United.
Please complete our volunteer interest form and tell us how you are interested in getting involved.

VOLUNTEER

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PLAN A GIFT

One of the many ways you help to support Chicago’s professional dance community is by including Chicago Dancers United in your planned giving. This is an easy way to make a lasting impact without affecting your current financial security and freedom. Planned gifts offer you the flexibility to balance your personal financial goals with your support of dance in Chicago, and also may provide significant tax and income advantages. Please consult with your attorney or other professional advisers when considering a planned gift to Chicago Dancers United.

If you have already included Chicago Dancers United in your estate plans, please contact us to let us know so you can be recognized as a partner in our community.

SUSTAINING PLEDGE

Make your gift weekly, bi-monthly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually using our online pledge form and a credit card or electronic funds transfer (EFT). This is a great way to make a significant gift and spread your contribution across the year. You can also contact us to schedule a recurring gift.

PLEDGE WITH AN INVOICE

Pledges can be made for gifts to Chicago Dancers United’s general operating fund, to The Dancers’ Fund and for sponsorship of Dance For Life and Dance Divas.

Please contact us to request an invoice for your pledge.

GIFTS OF STOCK

For information on how to make a gift of appreciated stock to Chicago Dancers United, please consult your financial advisor to develop a plan best suited for you.

MATCHING GIFTS

If your employer offers a matching gift program, just email your matching gift paperwork (generally available from your Human Resources Office) to [email protected] and we will do the rest.

LIFE INSURANCE AND RETIREMENT PLANS

You may choose to make Chicago Dancers United the designated beneficiary of life insurance or retirement plan proceeds. Life insurance policies with built-up cash value can make convenient tax-deductible gifts. Naming Chicago Dancers United a beneficiary of a retirement plan may also result in significant tax savings. For information on how to make Chicago Dancers United a designated beneficiary, please consult your financial advisor to develop a plan best suited for you.

CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES

Charitable Gift Annuities (CGA) are one of the most popular forms of planned giving and can offer tax advantages as well as life income for the donor or a named income beneficiary. A CGA is a contract between the investor and issuing charity, in which the investor makes an irrevocable gift to the charity, and in return the charity pays the investor a fixed income for life. Upon the death of the investor, the amount remaining (residuum) goes to the charity. For information on how to make a CGA to Chicago Dancers United, please consult your financial advisor to develop a plan best suited for you.

BEQUESTS

Once you have made provisions for family in your will, you may wish to leave a specific amount, a percentage of the estate or the residuum of the estate to Chicago Dancers United. If you wish to make a bequest to Chicago Dancers United, please consult your attorney for language best suited to your estate plan.