DONATE
At Letters to Strangers, we write a lot of letters. But some of our favorite letters are written to people like you, who so incredibly take the time and effort to support us in our cause for youth mental health. Your generosity and connection with our vision is what makes what we do possible. For every tiered contribution, expect a handwritten letter from us thanking you for your altruism, thoughtfulness, and partnership. When we say “writing is humanity distilled into ink,” it’s because we believe that vulnerability and empathy through the written word makes human connection possible. When you choose to donate to Letters to Strangers, you are helping us bring that human connection to youth around the world, so that their lights do not extinguish. We cannot thank you enough.
Donor Tiers
We offer donor tiers so that all support can be properly appreciated. Just because we’re called Letters to Strangers doesn’t mean you should remain a stranger!
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Commit* to an annual or more frequent donation now and receive 1 beautifully-styled handwritten letter for an occasion of your choice per frequency of donation, up to three a year. Each year count begins from date of donation.
Bard
$25 and above
Covers the launch of a new domestic L2S Chapter
Receive:
• Handwritten thank-you letter
Belletrist
$100 and above
Supports the launch of a new international L2S Chapter
(Chapters currently exist in over 20 countries on 6 continents)
Receive:
• Handwritten thank-you letter
• Feature on our website Donors section
• 1 Letters to Strangers t-shirt (design and size of your choosing)
Storyteller
$500 and above
Provides one comprehensive, scientifically-developed youth mental health workshop for a school or student organization
(Average rating for our workshops is a perfect 5 out of 5)
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Receive:
• Handwritten thank-you letter
• Feature on our website Donors section
• 1 Letters to Strangers super-soft hoodie (design and size of your choosing)
• 1 beautifully-styled handwritten letter for an occasion of your choice per year
Wordsmith
$1500 and above
Covers a youth art-based mental health outreach campaign with our media partners for maximal reach
(Past campaigns saw audiences ranging from 100K to over 1.5 million)
Receive:
• Handwritten thank-you letter
• Feature on our website Donors section
• 3 Letters to Strangers super-soft hoodies (designs and sizes of your choosing)
• 3 beautifully-styled handwritten letters for occasions of your choice per year
Laureate
$5000 and above
Funds development of a new program, such as the world’s first youth-for-youth mental health handbook; an online platform that simulates our Chapter letter exchanges with non-affiliated individuals across the world; or our mental health treatment/education scholarships.
Receive:
• Handwritten thank-you letter
• Prominent Feature on our website HOME page
• 4 Letters to Strangers super-soft hoodies + 4 t-shirts + 1 hardcover notebook
(designs and sizes of your choosing & fine art photography options available.)
• 10 beautifully-styled handwritten letters for occasions of your choice per year
Donations of $10,000 and above are eligible for privileges of limited quantity, such as branding our new programs with your namesake. Please email us at hi@letterstostrangers.org for more information.
Gifts in-kind are not eligible for these tiers, but may qualify for certain thank-you benefits. Please email us at hi@letterstostrangers.org for more information.
As a reminder, you can commit* to an annual or more frequent donation now and receive 1 beautifully-styled handwritten letter for an occasion of your choice per frequency of donation, up to three a year.
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Letters to Strangers is a 501(c)(3) tax-deductible nonprofit. Note that some donor tiers include material benefits that may influence your contribution’s tax-deductibility.
*Commitment can look like opting into recurring contributions online via Paypal or using a debit order by mail. You can opt out at any time, but may lose this additional benefit if you opt out before your committed frequency of donation.
Thank You!
We are so grateful for your championship of youth mental health! If you have any questions, please contact us at hi@letterstostrangers.org
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To donate by mail, please send your check to:
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Letters to Strangers
2115 Aviation Dr.
Upland, CA 91786
USA
Please include in your mail-in donation your email address or a return mailing address so that we can send you a tax-deductible donation receipt!
If you would like to view our Donor Program as a PDF, click on the PDF icon to download!