Colorado Gives Day*

Two Ways to Donate 

1. Donate through ColoradoGives.org by credit card. You can set up an account or you can donate as a guest. Donations will be forwarded to Alternatives to Violence.

2. Make a cash or check donation and mail to:
Alternatives to Violence
541 E. 8th St.
Loveland CO 80537

* Made possible by Community First Foundation since 2007, ColoradoGives.org encourages charitable giving by providing comprehensive, objective and up-to-date information about Colorado nonprofits and an easy way to support them online.

Information About Donations

Alternatives to Violence is a 501 (c) (3) organization. All donations are tax deductible. All donations are considered gifts and are nonrefundable. Your contribution is tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law.

Alternatives to Violence (ATV) will never sell, trade or rent your personal or contact information to other individuals or companies. The information that you provide is used only to complete your donation.

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 

Colorado State Enterprise Zone Credit

Donations of $100 or more qualify for the Enterprise Zone; 100% + 25%*.  In 2017 the Enterprise Zone will require each donor to provide their tax identification number / social security number in order to receive the credit. 

How would the enterprise zone tax credit benefit you?

• General Information For income tax years beginning on or after January 1, 1996, any taxpayer who makes monetary or in-kind contributions to an enterprise zone administrator or to an agent designated by the enterprise zone administrator for the purpose of implementing the economic development plan of the enterprise zone may claim a state income tax credit of 25% or the value of the contribution up to a maximum credit of $100,000. 
  
  
• In-kind Contributions Examples of in-kind contributions may not exceed 50% of the otherwise allowable credit. This means that the amount of the credit for in-kind contributions alone is 12.5% of the value of the contribution, up to a maximum credit of $50,000. For cash and in-kind contributions, the credit is the lowest of the three following amounts:
  • A basic limitation of 26% of the combined value of cash plus in-kind contribution: or
  • 100% of the cash portion of the contribution plus the smaller of…..
    • 12.5% of the combined value of the cash and the in-kind contribution or
    • $50,000; or
    • $100,000
  • For more information, see the Colorado State Department of Revenue Tax Library

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.

Reports and Policies:

• 2016 Annual Report
• 2015 Annual Report
• Click here for Form 990
• Credit Card policy 
• Online Privacy Notice