All donations are tax deductible. They are considered gifts and are nonrefundable.
Please consider a recurring monthly donation. A monthly donation ensures your long-term commitment to providing critical services to survivors.
There are three ways to donate money:
To use a credit card and donate now via our website, visit this page.
ColoradoGives.org is a year-round, online giving website featuring nearly 1,500 Colorado non-profit organizations. You can choose to give monthly or make a one time gift.
If you prefer to send a check, please mail your donation to:
Alternatives to Violence
541 E. 8th St.
Loveland CO 80537
More Ways to Donate
ATV Legacy Society
(Planned Giving)
Planned gifts help to ensure that the services Alternatives to Violence provides will be maintained, but it also ensures that the mission you support and value today will continue. A planned gift can be made through your estate plan with a charitable bequest in your will, living trust or making a beneficiary designation. It can make a lasting difference in our future's work. Please contact an estate attorney for guidance. If you have any initial questions, you can email development@alternativestoviolence.org.
Renew Boutique
Renew Boutique is our free boutique for residential clients. The boutique provides basic needs while clients are staying with us, plus offer them essentials when they leave, like clothes for a job interview. The boutique atmosphere gives clients a sense of normalcy while boosting their sense of independence.
Due to limited storage, please refer to our Wish List to donate only needed items. To arrange drop-off please call 970-669-5150.
Donate Through Your IRA
Did you know that you can transfer your IRA funds directly to Alternatives to Violence without any tax consequences? Donations made directly to a charity still qualify as a charitable donation but will not affect your income. Sound too good to be true? Consult your tax professional for all the details and see if you qualify. Here are a few of the details:
- Taxpayers must be 70½ and required to take annual distributions from their IRA
- There is a cap of $100,000
- The charitable contribution must go directly to the charity
- You cannot receive any goods or services in return and you must have a written receipt
Donate to the Endowment Fund
ATV has set up an endowment fund with Community Foundation of Northern Colorado for the operations of the SafeHouse. The Community Foundation of Northern Colorado is a nonprofit, public charity established in 1975 by local community leaders.
Our current goal is $250,000 in our endowment to help support and operate the ATV SafeHouse opened in 2016. If you wish to donate to the endowment please make a note of it on your check or send an email to financemgr@alternativestoviolence.org.
King Soopers Loyalty Card
If you have a King Soopers loyalty card, here's an easy way to support Alternatives to Violence and abuse survivors without spending a penny! Find instructions here on how to link your King Soopers card to our nonprofit. Then every time you shop, we'll get a portion of the sale.
Monthly Giving
Maintaining services to those in need at no cost depends on consistent, reliable support from committed donors like you! As a 24/7 agency, we need steady support to ensure we are well prepared to help anyone who calls our crisis phone line or comes to our door. No matter the amount, a recurring donation makes a significant impact.
In-Kind Donations
We are currently not accepting baby or adult clothing, home goods, furniture and children’s toys/items.
If you’d like to make an in-kind donation, please refer to our Wish List. Those are the only items we are able to currently accept.