Make a Gift

Thank you for making a difference in the lives of the wrongfully convicted!

Your gift to the Pennsylvania Innocence Project is fully tax-deductible. The Project is a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization, and the majority of every donation that we receive goes directly to the provision of legal and reentry services to wrongfully convicted people in our local communities. Learn more at guidestar.org.

Make a donation online now using our secure payment page: click here.

Give by check made payable to the Pennsylvania Innocence Project at the address below:

1515 Market Street, Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19102

If you have any questions regarding your gift by check or by credit card, please contact Jamilah Woodards at jamilah.woodards@painnocence.org or (215)204-6416.

To make a wire transfer to the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, you will need to provide the following information to your bank representative or financial advisor:  

ABA Routing #: 031000053
Account #: 8523592216
Account Name: The Pennsylvania Innocence Project
Temple University Center City
1515 Market Street, Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19102

EIN: 26-3176893 

So that we may properly acknowledge your gift and provide a receipt, please send the following information to development@painnocence.org: 

• Your name, address, phone number, and email address
•  Amount to be transferred and date of wire
• The name of the banking institution that is initiating the transfer

Gifts of appreciated securities can offer tax benefits while also supporting our work to free the innocent and prevent wrongful convictions. When you transfer ownership of securities to the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, you will receive a charitable deduction for the full market value as of the date of the transfer, and you will incur no capital gains tax subject to IRS limitations.  

To transfer a gift of stock to the Pennsylvania Innocence Project electronically, you will need to provide the following information to your brokerage firm or financial advisor:  

DTC #: 0062
Account Name: The Pennsylvania Innocence Project
Temple University Center City
1515 Market Street, Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19102

EIN: 26-3176893 
Account #: 20956391
Brokerage: VANGUARD
455 Devon Park Drive
Wayne, PA 19087-1815  

Transfers are generally completed within one to three business days.  

So that we may properly acknowledge your gift and provide a receipt, please send the following information to development@painnocence.org: 

• Your name, address, and either telephone number or email address
• Name of security
• Number of shares and estimated value as of date of donation
• Company name of your broker, and contact person’s name

Other types of gifts, including bequests, life insurance policies and gifts from charitable trusts, also support the Project’s work to reform the criminal justice system. Please contact your legal or financial advisor about these possible methods and let us know if you need any input from us.

Bequests
A simple way to leave a legacy gift to the Pennsylvania Innocence Project is by making a bequest in your will. If you already have a will, you can include the Pennsylvania Innocence Project by making a provision. Please check with your legal advisor about making this provision in your will.

Sample language:
“I give to the Pennsylvania Innocence Project the sum of $_____ (or __% of my residuary estate) for the unrestricted use and purposes of the organization [or specify restricted purpose].” 

Donors over the age of 70-1/2 may support the Project’s work by making charitable gifts up to a total of $100,000 each year from their IRA or other retirement accounts. Please contact your legal or financial advisor about this possible giving method and let us know if you need any input from us.
 

If you wish to give to the Project from a Donor-Advised Fund, please contact your fund administrator. You may be able to login to your account and make the donation directly from your account’s online portal. Please contact the administrator of your fund for more information on how to do so.

If the administrator requires any additional information from us, please have them contact us at development@painnocence.org.