Give To Lincoln Day

 

May 29 is Give To Lincoln Day!

If you would like to donate to Abendmusik during this year’s Give to Lincoln Day campaign (and we hope you do!), here is some information about how and when to give.

Give to Lincoln Day is a giving day event that encourages you to contribute to Lincoln and Lancaster County nonprofit organizations between May 1 and May 29. Give to Lincoln Day is coordinated by Lincoln Community Foundation, in partnership with local nonprofit organizations.

Every donation makes a bigger impact on Give to Lincoln Day because nonprofits also get a proportional share of a $650,000 challenge match fund made possible by LCF and generous sponsors.

Making a Give to Lincoln Day Donation

There are four ways to make a gift for Give to Lincoln Day:

  1. Online — Preferred method 
    Donations to participating charities are made online and will be updated in real time on the leader board at www.givetolincoln.com on May 29. Online donations may be made beginning May 1. Gifts made between May 1 and May 29 will count toward the event, show on the leaderboard when it appears on May 29, and be eligible for the challenge match fund. The minimum donation amount is $10.

  2. Lincoln Community Foundation Donor Advised Fund
    Those who have a donor advised fund administered by Lincoln Community Foundation may recommend grants from their fund to participating nonprofits (no fee is assessed on donor advised fund grants). When using a donor advised fund, there is a minimum $100 grant per nonprofit. Grant recommendations can be submitted through the Portal Login at www.lcf.org, and are encouraged to be made before May 22.

  3. Individual Retirement Account – Qualified Charitable Distribution Gifts 
    Donors who are 70½ or older may make qualified charitable distributions from their Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) to charities participating in Give to Lincoln Day. There is a minimum $100 gift per nonprofit. For more information on this giving method, click here. 

    IRA owners must complete the IRA Give to Lincoln Day Distributions Form found on the Toolkit page and submit it to the Lincoln Community Foundation by May 16 by mail (address in Offline section) or email to rhondap@lcf.org. The IRA owner must also contact their IRA administrator and initiate the gift to the Lincoln Community Foundation. In order for the gift to count toward Give to Lincoln Day, LCF needs to receive the distribution by May 29. Please allow several weeks for processing by the IRA administrator. 

  4. Offline (Checks)
    Donations may also be made via check and dropped off in person on May 29 (8:00am-5:00pm at the LCF office) or mailed to the address below. Gifts must be postmarked by May 22 to count toward the event, show on the leaderboard, and be eligible for the challenge match fund. The minimum donation amount is $10.

          Lincoln Community Foundation
          215 Centennial Mall S Ste 100
          Lincoln, NE  68508

Checks must be written to “Lincoln Community Foundation” with the nonprofit name specified in the memo line (if you are donating to multiple nonprofits, write one check for the total and include a separate list of nonprofits and amounts to each). Fees received from offline gifts are directed to grants for local nonprofits.

Donors may also drop off donations between May 1 and May 29 at Presenting Sponsor, West Gate Bank's Lincoln branches via the lobby or the commercial drop drawers. Visit https://westgate.bank/locations for lobby hours.

Please note that all donations made through Give to Lincoln Day are final and cannot be refunded.

Thank you for your continued support for Abendmusik!