Invest in a Safe and Healthy Future for Children and Families
We are grateful to our compassionate and generous donors for the many ways they invest in us. We value their partnership.
Our services are completely free to our families. Relief Nursery’s revenue is generated from private community donations, state and federal contracts, foundations and grants. We have a strong and proven record of responsible stewardship of funds and innovative programming. We are not, however, insulated from fluctuations or unexpected loss of revenue from any source.
Your support enables us to provide vital support for our community’s most vulnerable families and grow as the need grows.
Ways To Give
Donate to Relief Nursery
Thank you for your donation to local families with young children, who need your support. Click here to donate online:
Donate by Mail
To donate by mail, please send your check to:
Relief Nursery
1720 W. 25th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97405
Give Monthly and Become a Future Builder
By joining Future Builders, you can ensure that the most vulnerable children in our community have access to Relief Nursery’s proven, preventative programs that strengthen families and keep children safe.
Giving monthly to Relief Nursery is easy and truly makes a difference. Click the link below, choose monthly as the donation frequency and enter your gift amount. Click below to get started!
Other Ways to Give
Donor Advised Funds
A donor-advised fund (DAF) is like a charitable investment account, for the sole purpose of supporting charitable organizations you care about. It allows donors to make a charitable contribution, receive an immediate tax deduction and then recommend grants from the fund over time.
Children’s Legacy Endowment Fund
The Children’s Legacy Fund for the Benefit of Relief Nursery is an endowment fund established in 2014 with a lead gift from John and Linda Sheppard. We receive annual distributions from the fund that support the services we provide to children and families. The fund is held at Oregon Community Foundation.
For information about a gift to the Children’s Legacy Fund, please contact Jennifer Solomon at jennifso@reliefnursery.org, or by phone, 541.485.0007 ext. 212.
Bequests
A charitable bequest is a gift made in your will or trust. Bequests can take a number of forms, including a lump sum of money, an asset such as securities or real estate, or a portion of your estate. Bequests made to Relief Nursery may provide significant estate and income tax savings.
Stocks, Bonds and Mutual Funds
There are significant tax advantages to this type of gift. You will not pay capital gains on the transfer to Relief Nursery and you will receive a tax receipt for the full value of the donated stocks, bonds, or mutual funds. Please contact Jennifer Solomon at jennifso@reliefnursery.org for wire transfer information.
IRA Charitable Rollover
Individuals age 70 ½ and older can make distributions from $1 up to $100,000 a year to organizations like Relief Nursery directly through their IRA at any time. Qualified gifts are tax free and can count toward your required minimum distributions.
For information about a gift to the Children’s Legacy Fund, please contact Jennifer Solomon at jennifso@reliefnursery.org, or by phone, 541.485.0007 ext. 215.
Life Insurance
Perhaps you have a policy that has outlasted its original intended purpose. You can make Relief Nursery the beneficiary with just the change of a form. Or you can sign over a fully paid policy to qualify for a tax deduction.
Retirement Plans
Gifts from retirement funds paid to anyone other than your spouse at your passing may get hit with heavy income and estate taxes. However, these gifts are tax-free to charity and take only a few minutes to set up. Contact your administrator and ask for a change of beneficiary form.
We are proud of our Charity Navigator 4-star rating which is the highest rating awarded. Charity Navigator ratings provide clear, objective, and reliable assessments of both the Financial Health and Accountability & Transparency of charities. You can be confident that in supporting Relief Nursery, you are supporting an organization which is proven financially healthy, accountable and transparent.
Want to learn more?
Here’s a quick look into how Relief Nursery strengthens families and keeps children safe:
Relief Nursery Wish List
We accept donations of new or gently used clothing, toys and small household items. Please bring your donations to our Eugene location, at 1720 W. 25th Avenue.
We are not able to accept:
- Used car seats
- Used cribs
- Used stuffed animals
Please see the list of current needs for our classrooms, families and outdoor spaces. We are grateful for your support.
Thoughtful donations from the community have a direct impact on our ability to offer the highest quality care across our programs throughout the year. Thank you for your support. A few simple and immediate ways to support Relief Nursery children and their families:
Another way to give is to use our Amazon wish list. Click the button to see some specific things wer need.
Classroom, Family and Childcare Needs
- Books in Spanish and English for children 6 and under
- Bubbles
- Canvases
- Chalk for boards and sidewalks
- Children’s aprons
- Children’s couches
- Children’s bike helmets
- Circle rugs
- Contact paper
- Costumes and dress up (careers, animals, scarves, silly hats, shoes)
- Cotton swabs
- Diaper wipes
- Dot paint
- Dry erase markers
- Google eyes
- Kinetic sand
- Large construction paper
- Magna Tiles
- Natural wooden toys
- Paintbrushes
- Plus size adult clothing
- Pom-poms
- Popsicle sticks
- Pots and pans
- Sand toys (pails and shovels)
- Shaving cream
- Shells
- Toddler diapers size 4-6
- Toddler raincoats and rain boots
- Tool and doctor play kits
- Tweezers and tongs
- Washable nontoxic tempera paint