Ways to Give to Ele's Place Ann Arbor

Ele’s Place Ann Arbor is dedicated to grieving children, teens and their families in the Ann Arbor community, and surrounding southeast Michigan area. We are so grateful for YOUR support. YOU help us sustain our peer grief support programs, and YOU help us make an impact on the lives of children and teens, now and throughout the rest of their lives.

Ele’s Place is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization.

To learn about the many ways YOU can support Ele’s Place Ann Arbor, please CLICK on one of the offerings below:

If you have any questions, we’d welcome connecting with YOU! Please contact Calen Conlan, Development Manager, via phone at 734.929.6640 x2220 or via email at [email protected].

Online Donations

Donations may be made online through our secure donation webpage. Please visit the Ele’s Place Ann Arbor Online Donation webpage to review all of your online donation options.

 

Support Us by Check

Donations are always welcome by check. Please mail your check payable to “Ele’s Place Ann Arbor” to: Ele’s Place Ann Arbor, 5665 Hines Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108

 

Healing Hearts Society (Multi-Year Pledge Commitment)

Healing Hearts Society members are community ambassadors who actively share the Ele’s Place mission with others, and generously choose to make a significant financial commitment. This special group of donors provides a foundation of support for our FREE OF CHARGE peer grief support programs for children and teens by making pledges to give a minimum of $1,000 per year over a three-year period.

If you have any questions, please contact Kate Powers, Director, via phone at 734.929.6640 x2214 or via email at [email protected]

Corporate Match

Ele’s Place Ann Arbor is SO grateful to employers that offer a corporate match on donations YOU make to 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organizations.

If your employer provides a corporate match on YOUR donations to Ele’s Place Ann Arbor and we could provide assistance to make this happen, please contact Kate Powers.

Donor-Advised Funds

We are SO grateful for supporters who designate gifts from their donor-advised fund to Ele’s Place Ann Arbor.

If you have a donor-advised fund and would like to consider designating Ele’s Place Ann Arbor as a gift recipient, we’d welcome connecting with YOU. Please contact Kate Powers, Director.

Appreciated Stock

Ele’s Place Ann Arbor gratefully accepts gifts of appreciated stock.

If you’re considering a gift of appreciated stock, we’d welcome connecting with YOU. Please contact Kate Powers, Director.

Charitable IRA Distributions

Ele’s Place Ann Arbor gratefully accepts gifts in the form of Charitable IRA Distributions.

If you’re considering a gift in the form of a Charitable IRA Distribution, we’d welcome connecting with YOU. Please contact Kate Powers, Director, via phone at 734.929.6640 x2214 or via email at kpowers@elesplace.org.

Legacy Giving

We are very grateful for every legacy gift we receive. A legacy gift is a planned future donation, given through a will or another form of designation. Making a legacy gift to Ele’s Place Ann Arbor is an impactful and meaningful way to build YOUR lasting legacy of providing peer grief support to children teens and their families in the Ann Arbor community and surrounding southeast Michigan area.

 

Third-Party Fundraising Events

Ele’s Place Ann Arbor is SO grateful when community supporters or partners want to GIVE BACK to us! A third-party fundraising event is conducted by an individual, group or organization in the community with all (or a portion) of proceeds benefiting Ele’s Place Ann Arbor. We’d welcome promoting your third-party fundraising on social media.

Examples of third-party fundraising events include:

  • Shopping parties
  • Dine to donate
  • Bake sale
  • Car wash
  • Salon events
  • Sports team fundraisers
  • Jeans day / Casual day at work

If you’d like to host a third-party fundraising event to support us, we’d welcome hearing about it! Please download, complete and return the following documents:

If you have any questions, please contact Calen Conlan via phone at 734.929.6640 x2220 or via email at [email protected].

Amazon WISH LIST

The Ele's Place Ann Arbor Amazon WISH LIST is available for you to purchase items that support our mission of creating awareness of and support for children, teens and their families who are grieving in our community. Please visit our Amazon WISH LIST at: https://a.co/5GSwuot for a list of items that help us:

  • Create activities for our peer grief programs for children and teens in our community
  • Fill the shelves of our grief library
  • Provide supplies for our work behind the scenes and around our building

When you order from our WISH LIST, the items are shipped direct to us…please be sure to include your contact information so we may express our gratitude for your purchase!! Thank YOU!

If you have any questions, please contact Gail Hullstrung, Office & Building Administrator, via phone at 734.929.6640 x2000 or via email at [email protected].

Shopping Programs

Kroger

Ele’s Place Ann Arbor is a member of the Kroger Community Rewards Program! Please visit http://www.kroger.com to register your rewards card today. Once logged into your Kroger account search for Ele's Place Ann Arbor either by Name OR Nonprofit Number: LU859 and then click Enroll. New users will need to create an account which requires some basic information, a valid email address and a rewards card. If you are not already a member of the Kroger Community Rewards program, stop by the customer service desk at any Kroger to pick up your rewards card and register online today!

REMEMBER, purchases will not count for Ele’s Place Ann Arbor until after you register your rewards card and it is linked to Ele’s Place Ann Arbor. Participants must swipe their registered Kroger rewards card or use the phone number that is related to their registered Kroger rewards card when shopping for each purchase to count.

Gift Cards for Program Supplies

We always welcome gift cards to help us purchase supplies for our peer grief support programs. We often purchase program supplies from Amazon, JoAnn’s, Meijer’s, Michaels, Office Depot/Office Max, Target, and many others.

If you have any questions, please contact Susan Kaercher, Program Assistant, via phone at 734.929.6640 or via email at [email protected].

Volunteer Opportunities

Please visit the Ele's Place Ann Arbor VOLUNTEER webpage to learn more about ALL possible volunteer opportunities at Ele's Place Ann Arbor.​​