Donations

Your support allows the WDA to maintain this website, produce educational materials, support research, and hold meetings for people living with WD, their families, and the healthcare community.

Donate electronically or by check

This is an easy, safe way to donate that records your donation in our database instantly and sends an email confirmation. We accept major credit cards and eChecks. You can contribute to specific funds or purposes and give a tribute to someone to honor them. We record each donation and assign it to one donor and are able to email just one acknowledgement and tax letter per donation.

You can also donate by sending a check or money order to:
Wilson Disease Association
224 W 35th St, Suite 500
# 676
New York, NY 10001

Please allow 6 weeks for processing

Donate Securities

Steps to Donate Securities:

  1. Contact the Wilson Disease Association: Please email or call the Administrative Program Coordinator at admin@wilsonsdisease.org 414-961-0533 ext. 3004.
  2. Obtain Transfer Instructions: The WDA can provide you with specific instructions for transferring the securities. This often includes details such as the account number, brokerage firm and the exact procedures for donation.
  3. Initiate the Transfer: Work with your brokerage firm or financial advisor to transfer the securities to the WDA’s designated account. You’ll typically need to specify the securities you are donating, the number of shares and any other details required.
  4. Notify the WDA of the Donation: After the transfer, it is important to notify the WDA so we can properly acknowledge and record your donation. This is done by providing information about the securities you donated and the date of the transfer.
  5. Get a Tax Receipt: Once your donation has been processed, the Wilson Disease Association will provide you with a tax receipt for your records. Donating securities can have tax advantages, as you may avoid paying capital gains tax on the appreciated value of the assets.

Donate Through a Donor-Advised Fund (DAF)

DAF donations offer several benefits:

  1. Tax Deduction: Donations to your DAF are tax-deductible at the time of contribution, reducing your taxable income.
  2. Convenience: Easily recommend grants to WDA from your DAF account, streamlining the donation process
  3. Timing Flexibility: You can donate when it’s most convenient for you, even if you’re unsure of when to distribute funds.
  4. Impactful Giving: Your donation supports WDA’s mission to raise awareness, fund research, and assist those affected by Wilson disease.
  5. Strategic Giving: DAFs allow you to manage your charitable giving over time, offering flexibility in how and when you distribute funds to organizations like WDA.

By using a DAF, you can make a meaningful contribution to the WDA while enjoying the benefits of tax savings and giving flexibility. Find out more here:

Peer to Peer Fundraiser

Join us in supporting the Wilson Disease Association by creating your own peer-to-peer fundraiser on GiveButter!

Here’s how it works:

  1. Create Your Fundraiser: Set up a personalized campaign page on GiveButter in just a few clicks.
  2. Share with Your Network: Rally your friends, family, and colleagues to donate and help spread the word.
  3. Track Your Impact: Watch your fundraising progress in real time and celebrate each donation.

Contact the Administrative Program Coordinator at admin@wilsonsdisease.org to help connect your GiveButter fundraiser to the WDA.

Final Gift Plan

Including the Wilson Disease Association (WDA) in your final gift plan is a meaningful way to support their mission for years to come. A planned gift to WDA can fund critical research, enhance education and raise awareness about Wilson disease. By including WDA in your estate plan, you leave a lasting legacy that will help future generations of patients, families, and medical professionals, ensuring that the fight against Wilson disease continues. Your support through a bequest, trust or other planned gift can make a transformative impact.

To discuss your final gift plan that included the WDA please contact President Rhonda.Rowland@wilsonsdisease.org.

Corporate Matches

Let us help you find employers and corporate donors to match your donation.
As a benefit to employees, many companies increase the impact of their employees’ gifts to WDA by providing matching contributions. Most corporations provide a 1:1 match; while some companies will double or even triple the matching amount to further encourage and leverage their employees’ philanthropy.

Facebook Fundraiser

Start your own fundraiser on Facebook
If you are a Facebook user it is easy to have a fundraiser. The Wilson Disease Association (WDA) is registered with Facebook and any user can set up a fundraiser in minutes and then share it with their friends. Consider it for your birthday or another day important to you and be sure to share your WD story with your followers. Please tell us if you do a Facebook fundraiser since Facebook keeps these fundraisers anonymous when distributing funds. The WDA receives the donated funds about three months after the fundraiser ends.

Donations

Your support allows the WDA to maintain this website, produce educational materials, support research, and hold meetings for people living with WD, their families, and the healthcare community.

Membership

As a member, you have the opportunity to communicate your concerns, share your experiences, learn about the most recent advances in Wilson disease treatment and research, and contribute to important decisions that need to be made so the WDA can be a strong patient advocacy group

WILSON DISEASE ASSOCIATION

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Get Involved and Support the Cause!

The WDA provides a caring community that will offer each Wilson disease family information, guidance and emotional support. We are dedicated to education, advancing treatments, and finding a cure for Wilson disease. We are here to help, and you can contact us at any time. We know from our own experience what a difference being in touch with other individuals can make to each affected family. Our desire is that you will realize the impact Wilson disease can have on you and in your family.

We are not only active volunteers and believers in the programs of this organization; we are families of someone affected by Wilson disease. The WDA is much more than a website, we are a community of parents, grandparents, wives, husbands, sons, daughters, affected individuals, and extended families.

When you contact us, we will put you in touch with someone from our team who understands what you are going through. With your permission, this person will keep in regular contact with you, either by phone or email. Your WDA support volunteer will introduce you to the many different ways we can help, to the information that is available, to any special events being organized for families and to the larger WDA ‘family’.

For more information and support visit the Wilson Disease Association Support Community .

Please join us and become a partner with our many volunteers from around the world who are making a difference in the lives of those affected by Wilson disease. Together we are working towards our vision where a diagnosis means a future filled with hope and quality care. Together we are working to save lives.