+ Monthly Giving

Pledge your continued support to our community through a monthly gift. For as little as $5 a month, the cost of providing 25 free condoms to clients, you can make a real difference in peoples' lives.

+ Give by Check

Checks should be made payable to Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS and mailed to:

> Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS

Attention: Fundraising and Development
1101 N. Central Avenue, Suite 200
Phoenix, AZ, 85004

+ Arizona's Charitable Tax Credit

With the Arizona Charitable Tax Credit, you can get up to $841 (household) or $421 (individual) off your taxes by supporting the Southwest Center. This means that your get to support your community, and when you file your Arizona State Taxes, you get the money you donated right back in your pocket!

Questions about the process? Contact us at development@swcenter.org.

+ In-Kind Donations

The Southwest Center is always looking for in-kind items to use at our fundraisers or to support our clients. If you are interested in donating items for hygiene kits to assist our clients who are experiencing homelessness or other forms of housing insecurity, contact development@swcenter.org.

Southwest Center's Safe Space provides a space and resources for clients in need. To support our Safe Space, please check out our "Wish List" or email Andrew at arascon@swcenter.org for more information.

+ Employer Matching Gifts

Did you know that your company may double the value of your donation to the Southwest Center?

Many businesses offer matching gifts to help their employees maximize the impact of their support. Some companies will even match gifts for hours volunteered and for gifts made from their retired employees!

Check here to see if your company will match your contribution and for instructions on how to submit a matching gift request:

If you don’t find your company on the list, see your human resources department for instructions or ask them to start a matching gift program.

Business owners and HR directors: If you are looking for an organization to offer matching gifts in support of queer and LGBTQIA+ healthcare and wellness, the Southwest Center is the organization for you! Contact us at development@swcetner.org.

+ Shop & Support

Do you shop at Fry’s Grocery Stores? If so, you can support Southwest Center just by doing the things you already love! Learn more about Shop & Support programs here:

Fry’s Community Rewards

You can support Southwest Center just by shopping at Fry’s. It’s easy when you enroll in Fry’s Community Rewards! To get started, sign up with your VIP Card here, and enter NPO #81749 for Southwest Center. Once you’re enrolled, you’ll earn rewards (rebates) for us every time you shop and use your VIP Card!

If you are already participating in this program – THANK YOU and please remember to re-register your VIP Card every year.

+ Become a Sponsor

Southwest Center hosts several Fundraising, Testing, and Community Outreach events each year. Sponsoring an event can be a great way for your business to show-off it’s charitable side and gain amazing exposure within the Phoenix community! Learn more about becoming a sponsor by contacting us at development@swcenter.org.

+ United Way

Donations to our organization might be eligible through your workplace's United Way workplace campaign. Call the Valley of the Sun United Way agency certification line at 602.631.4813 to confirm eligibility within your workplace campaign. Then it's as simple as choosing to direct your monthly United Way donation to Southwest Center!

+ Gifts of Stock

Gifts of appreciated securities and closely held stock can be beneficial both to you and Southwest Center. You may receive an income tax deduction equal to the fair market value of the securities, as well as reduce or eliminate capital gains taxes. Gifts of stock and mutual funds are coordinated by Southwest Center. Proceeds from the sale of these assets benefit the Southwest Center may be directed to specific programs as well as general operations.

To arrange a gift, you or your broker may contact our Fundraising and Development Team at development@swcenter.org.

+ Tribute Giving

A gift in honor of a loved one or in celebration of a special event provides a meaningful way to remember a special person or milestone and benefit Southwest Center. Each gift is acknowledged to the person, or to the family of the person, in whose honor or memory the gift was made. The gift amount remains confidential. A separate receipt is sent to the donor. Below is suggested wording for memorial donations:

In lieu of flowers, please make donations payable to Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS and mail to:

> Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS> Attention: Fundraising and Development

1101 N. Central Avenue, Suite 200
Phoenix, AZ 85004 *

+ Planned Giving

You can extend the influence of your generosity beyond your life through a planned gift. You can also experience the joy of giving while minimizing the personal cost of a major gift through charitable tax benefits.

Many planned giving vehicles exist, some of which are listed below:

• Wills and bequests
• Gifts of securities
• Charitable remainder trusts
• Charitable lead trusts
• Gifts of a personal residence
• Wealth and asset replacement trusts
• Gifts of life insurance
• Retirement funds

Donors are advised to seek and rely upon their own independent legal and/or accounting counsel in matters relating to bequests and deferred gifts, particularly with reference to tax considerations and estate planning. An advisor will assist you in creating a charitable gift that will take into account the types of assets you have, your wishes, and the state and federal taxes that apply to your individual situation.

Please contact us at development@swcenter.org for more information.