Donate

Better Basics relies on the generosity of individual donors, grantors, corporate sponsors, and proceeds from special events. We are a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization so your donation is tax-deductible.

 

What will your donation go towards?

  • Literacy Intervention Programs

  • Certified Teachers

  • Community Book Giveaways

  • Learning Materials

  • Pre-Literacy Programs


Other Ways to Donate to Better Basics:

To mail a donation please send it to:
Better Basics
1231 Second Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35233


Venmo App

@BetterBasics

If you would like to purchase books for our community programs click on our Book Wish Lists below.


Planned Giving

Will or Trust

Making a gift to Better Basics through your will or revocable living trust is a simple yet powerful way for you to impact the learning capacity of children who need it most for generations to come.  Have you already named Better Basics in your will or trust? Please let us know your plans. We’d like to thank you for joining us in our work to empower our community’s youth by increasing their cognitive abilities in reading and mathematics.

By designating Better Basics as a beneficiary in your will, you will be helping to eradicate illiteracy and empower children to become lifelong learners and productive adults in society.  For your convenience, we have provided some suggested language for use in your will. With your legal counsel, feel free to adapt it to fit your individual situation.

SUGGESTED LANGUAGE FOR PLANNED GIVING

2021 IRS 990 Form

Better Basics, Inc. will not sell, share or trade our donors' names or personal information with any other entity, nor send mailings to our donors on behalf of other organizations. This policy applies to all information received by Better Basics, both online and offline, on any Platform (including social media) as well as any electronic, written, or oral communications. To the extent any donations are processed through a third-party service provider, our donors’ information will only be used for purposes necessary to process or acknowledge the donation.