Your support enables us to reach millions of underserved people globally with responsible financial solutions that help reduce poverty — and create opportunity for individuals, families and communities.
Every day, the global financial system fails 1.6 billion people. They are predominantly low-income small business owners, smallholder farmers, and women — the people most impacted by climate change, economic instability, and conflict.
Your philanthropy powers our work to create a fair and inclusive economy where underserved people have quality financial choices and opportunities to improve their economic well-being. We are so grateful for your support — whether you’re giving through an online donation, estate planning, or joining a giving society, thank you for powering this work.
Join us as we create a world with economic opportunity for all.
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Donate to Accion
Whichever way you choose to support Accion, your gift will help to build a more financially inclusive world.
Contribute today
You can contribute today online, by phone, or by mail. Please call our office at 202.393.5113 and press option 1, or mail your check or money order to:
Accion International
P.O. Box 411531
Boston, MA 02241-1531
Please make checks and money orders payable to “Accion International.”
Please contact us for more information.
Give a recurring donation
By making an automated, recurring donation to Accion, you will help provide us with a consistent foundation of support. We will provide you with a cumulative donation receipt at the close of the year. You will become a member of the Accion Impact Circle.
Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
Give through your donor-advised fund
If you would like to give through your donor-advised fund (DAF) please use this address:
Accion International
P.O. Box 411531
Boston, MA 02241-1531
Our Federal Identification Number (EIN) is 13-2535763
Please contact us for more information.
Give from your IRA or other non-probate assets
You may choose to donate through your non-probate assets that are not covered in your will or trust, by designating Accion as a beneficiary. Accion accepts distributions from traditional IRAs, 401(k)s, and life insurance policies. If you are aged 70.5 or older, you can make a tax-free gift to Accion directly from your traditional IRA. This can help you reach your required minimum distribution (RMD) for this year. To get started, contact us for guidance on how to make or update your plans and set up with your broker.
Give stocks or securities
You may also choose to make tax-deductible contributions in the form of securities. This is a particularly powerful way to support our work by contributing appreciated assets without incurring capital gains taxes. To make a gift of stock or mutual funds, simply download the electronic securities transfer instructions and provide them to your financial institution. Please notify us of the stock gift to ensure timely processing and let us know if you have any questions by contacting Megan Rast at donate@accion.org or calling 202.393.5113 and pressing option 1.
Give a planned gift or bequest
Naming Accion in a bequest from your estate will help sustain and strengthen Accion for years to come, and you become a member of the Recife Society. You can make a planned or estate gift to Accion by including language in your will or living trust, leaving a portion of your estate to Accion, or designating Accion as a beneficiary of your retirement account or life insurance policy.
If you have already named Accion as a beneficiary in your will or trust, please let us know so we can thank you! Contact Annie O’Leary at donate@accion.org or call 202.393.5113 and press option 1.
Accion donor Liz SternFinancial knowledge sets the tone for health, education, economic opportunity, and community success, especially for women and girls and refugees. Accion provides access to financial services and creates opportunities for people to set up new businesses and invest in themselves and their communities.
Giving Societies
Join our giving societies to support Accion’s mission.
Accion’s Impact Circle is a special group of loyal supporters who demonstrate their commitment to financial inclusion by making recurring (usually monthly) gifts to Accion, which helps provide a consistent foundation of support. Please contact us for more information or simply choose “monthly” when making your donation online.
The Recife Society is a special group of loyal supporters who have made a lasting commitment to expanding financial inclusion for the future by naming Accion as a beneficiary in their estate plans. This unique group of donors helps Accion build and prepare for the next generation of financial tools that will enable more fair and just economic opportunities for low-income individuals. It is named after the Brazilian city where Accion issued its first loans so small, informal enterprises. To join the Recife Society, please contact Annie O’Leary at donate@accion.org or call 202.393.5113 and press option 1.
The President’s Circle members are the leading donors to Accion’s annual fund. Members provide vital philanthropic support enabling Accion to connect small business owners, farmers, and women to responsible financial services. Members enhance Accion’s visibility and base of support by championing Accion to their colleagues, friends, and communities. We ask that members contribute an annual gift of at least $5,000. To learn more, please contact Erika Eurkus at donate@accion.org or call 202.393.5113 and press option 1.
Stories from around the globe
Accion donor Joe HamiltonAccion’s central mission is to find creative ways to help people help themselves, in particular, to help people improve their standard of living, to also do it in a way that gives them and treats them with dignity.
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