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We’ve had so much help from incredibly generous people here at 826michigan!

We always need your help. Please consider making a donation to 826michigan. Your contribution will allow us to offer thousands of area students free after-school tutoring, in-class support for local teachers, and creative evening and weekend workshops. 826michigan is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, so all donations are fully tax deductible. Donating to charitable foundations instantly makes you a better person. Try it!

To make a donation by mail, please make checks out to “826michigan” and send to:

826michigan
115 East Liberty Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104

To make an online PayPal donation with your credit card or PayPal account, click below:

You can expect a letter of acknowledgement from us within a month of sending your contribution. If you have any questions about donations, please e-mail Amy Sumerton at amy@826michigan.org.

We understand that maybe—maybe—you could consider making a donation to just about anything. So here’s why 826 should be at the top of your list:

• Because solid writing skills, a love of language, and a command of the written word can have a profound impact on a young person’s future.
• Because there’s no other program like 826michigan—a center created for and dedicated to improving the written communication skills of young people through a wide variety of free writing programs, instruction, and language opportunities.
• Because there are few greater joys than the sight of a child seeing his or her name in print for the first time as one of the authors in a bound collection of short stories, or hearing from a group of high school seniors who were all accepted into their first-choice schools based on their essays and SAT scores.

 
Yeah, It’s That Easy!

Your generous donation will help us bring these possibilities to life for students all over Southeast Michigan. And we’ll make it as easy on you as possible—whether you want to give in one lump sum, in monthly installments, or every year on your birthday.

Not sure what amount is right for you? 826 accepts donations of any size, right down to rolls of pennies. Donations in the following amounts are special here at 826, and anyone with a heart golden enough to give to 826 will be honored for all time further down on this very page. Look and see

• $50 - Leprechaun Donation
• $100 - Cyclops Donation
• $250 - Zombie Donation
• $500 - Abominable Snowman Donation
• $1,000 - Leviathan Donation
• $2,500 - Patron of the Pen
• $5,000+ - Patron of 826michigan

 
Because Money Isn’t Everything.

And It Doesn’t Grow On Trees.

Want to donate but not in the direct, monetary sense? 826 needs all kinds of supplies, technology, and furniture for our writing center. Anything on the following list that you can provide will help us make 826michigan the best environment it possibly can be.

Stuff List:

• Computers that actually work.
• Ink jet printers.
• Ink cartridges.
• Tables and chairs.
• Projection Screen.
• Tape Binder.
• Laminator.
• Projector.
• Microphone and Speaker.
• Rolling white board.
• Bulletin boards.
• Large butcher paper pads.
• Frequent Flyer miles.
• Reams of white paper.
• Gift certificates for massages for our staff.
• Gift certificates to Staples.
• Gift certificates to Meijer or Sam's Club.
• Stamps.