Ways to Give

There are several ways to give to New Moms, whether they be through financial contributions, or through the gifts of goods or services.

Financial

The services and guidance provided by New Moms are made possible by your generous support.

New Moms is a 501(c)3 charitable organization.  All donations are 100% tax deductible, and we strive to be good stewards of our resources, using contributions thoughtfully.

Read our donor privacy policy here.

We have several options for giving, including:

• One-Time Gift: Make a one-time donation to New Moms.
• Monthly Giving Program: Consider enrolling in our monthly giving program, making it easy to support New Moms’ participant families year-round.
• Matching Gift: Find out if you can double or even triple your donation, through our Matching Gifts program.  Many corporations match donations made by their employers.  Please ask your employer’s HR department whether they will match a contribution to New Moms.
• Memorial or Honor Gift: Make a gift in memory or in honor of a loved one.  Notifying options include e-card or a handwritten card.
• Gift Planning: Learn how to make a tax-saving gift through your will, trust, or estate plans.
• Gifts of Stock: New Moms gratefully accepts gifts of publicly traded stocks, mutual funds, treasury bills, and notes.  Contributing long-term appreciated securities can help you and New Moms!  In order to contribute stock to New Moms, you can transfer the asset electronically to our account, or send an endorsed stock certificate via registered mail.  To make a stock contribution today, please contact Jack Brown of William Blair at 312-364-8843 or jackbrown@williamblair.com

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In-Kind / Goods Donations

Babies and young children come with a long shopping list! By contributing in-kind (goods) donations, you are directly providing essentials for families in need. Every donation, big or small, makes a great impact!

IMPORTANT NOTE – We CANNOT accept:
– Used items, even gently used
– We are no longer accepting CLOTHING OF ANY KIND
– Cribs
– Car seats
– Travel-sized (hotel) toiletries
– Furniture
– Expired food or baby formula

• Please refer to our shopping lists below for our donation needs. For other organizations to donate used items to, scroll down to In-Kind Protocol.

You may donate in-kind items to New Moms in several ways:

1. In-Kind through Amazon Registry List – You can help the mission of New Moms when you shop our Amazon Essentials Registry, in which we’ll receive the items you purchase from our wishlists directly. Shop for specific program and event wishlists below:

• New Moms Essentials Registry
• Food Drive Amazon Wish List

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please write your name and your organization’s name, as well as your street address and phone number in the “Gift Message” section once you have proceeded to the “Gift Options” page of the checkout process. This allows us to know who sent us a gift so that we may thank you!

2. In-Kind and In-Person

• Download our Essentials Shopping List for our most needed items, and read our full In-Kind Donation Guidelines for more information on shopping for our families!

Essentials Shopping List

In-Kind Guidelines

• Shop from our Food Drive List for those interested in giving non-perishable food items:

Food Drive

3. Host a Donation Drive! – Enlist the help of the people you know to make an even greater impact and multiply your donations! Contact Frida De Santiago (shop from our Shopping Lists and Wish Lists above, and see In-Kind Protocol below) to coordinate hosting a drive for your organization. Ideas for drives:

• • • • Enfamil infant formula drive
      • Diaper drive
      • Toiletry drive
      • Food drive
      • Christmas Donation Drive
        • What it is: New Moms’ annual Christmas event is possibly our most anticipated celebration of the year! Families come to partake in a day of fun, food, and gift-shopping. Moms and kids are allowed to choose gifts for each other in their own boutique rooms so that they may keep their chosen gift a surprise for the recipient. All items are donated, and the mothers and children receive them for free. This is a way to ensure that every family has a happy and special Christmas. We are so grateful for all partnering organizations who contribute to the event each year to make it a success.
        • How to give:
          • Date/time: Saturday, December 14th 10a-2p (to volunteer, please contact Ariana at volunteer@newmoms.org).
          • Donation drop-off cutoff date: Monday, December 9th to New Moms (5317 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60651)
          • Please contact Lauren at lcallaghan@newmoms.org to confirm you’d like to do a drive for the event. She can coordinate drop-off times with you.
          • Shop from the lists below for moms and kids. Most of the kids in our programs are ages 2 and under, so we prioritize shopping for that age group. Please leave gifts unwrapped–we give our families wrapping supplies so they can wrap gifts for each other.
            • • • Order items through Amazon to be directly sent to New Moms: Amazon Christmas Wish List
                • Print the wish list to shop in-person:

Christmas Donation Drive

4. Provide services! – Make use of your professional expertise & build your résumé by contributing pro-bono work to New Moms.  A variety of professional skills could be needed at any time, such as:

• • • Graphic design
    • Carpentry
    • Interior decorating
    • Interior / exterior painting
    • Photography
    • Professional organizing

5. Amazon Smile – You can help the mission of New Moms when you shop on Amazon through Amazon Smile, in which we’ll receive a percentage of what you spend!