Is my donation tax deductible?

Yes! Suitcase of Joy is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, which means that your contributions are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.

How will I receive my tax deductible receipt?

We will email you a copy of your tax receipt at the end of every year. Thank you for blessing these wonderful children around the world!

How can I get involved?

First, thank you for your support! You can support our mission in many ways:

• Give: You can give a tax-deductible donation, either one-time or recurring, through our website or our pages on Facebook and Instagram. We accept major credit cards and PayPal, or you can mail a check to our address.

• Buy: You can purchase new toys and school supplies and send them to our address below. Contact us if you have any questions.

• Shop with Amazon Smile: Select Suitcase of Joy as your designated charity at smile.amazon.com, and Amazon will donate 0.5% of your purchases to us.

• Follow: You can follow us on social media on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Please like, comment, and share with your friends.

• Travel: Make a little room in your suitcase to bring toys or school supplies with you on your next vacation. Reach out to us if you would like help locating a donation center.

• Prayer: Finally, you can support us in prayer!

Can I send you books, toys, and school supplies?

Yes, we accept donations of new books, toys, and school supplies. If you feel led, we would love if you donated:

• Books: Children’s books or educational books

• Toys: Small dolls, jump ropes, soccer balls, pumps for soccer balls, toy cars, building toys, yoyos, and stuffed animals

• School supplies: Pencils, notebooks, paper, pencil sharpeners, scissors, erasers, coloring books, crayons, colored pencils, markers, rulers, and backpacks

Our address is: PO Box 51464, Irvine, CA 92619-1464. Contact us if you have any questions about donating.

How does Suitcase of Joy use donations?

100% of donations received by Suitcase of Joy go directly to helping children in need. We use the funds to buy school supplies and toys for children, and we are raising money to build schools in Africa.

Note: Credit card companies assess a 2-3% fee to process donations received via credit card. If you wish to avoid these fees, you can donate on Facebook (Facebook generously covers credit card fees on donations) or you can mail a check to our address.