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Support the NFXF

Donations of all sizes allow the NFXF to provide support services, promote awareness, and advance research toward improved treatments and a cure for Fragile X.  Because of continued support from our community, The Foundation has made incredible progress in all of these areas.   We intend to continue growing our efforts, and to do this we need our donors to grow with us.  There are three easy ways to make a donation today:

  • General online donation Click Here (use to make a donation in honor or memory of a loved one)
  • Donations by phone: Call 1-800-688-8765 toll-free with your credit card information
  • Donations by mail: Click Here to print a blank donation form and mail to:
    National Fragile X Foundation / PO Box 37/ Walnut Creek, CA 94597

Matching Gifts: DOUBLE the impact of your donation

 Many employers have matching gift programs and will match any charitable contributions made by their employees.  If your company is eligible, please follow these simple steps:

  1. Request a matching gift form from your employer
  2. Send it completed and signed with your gift OR
  3. After sending in your matching gift form, donate online by credit card and note that it will be matched by your employer in the message section. 
  4. We will take care of the rest, and your employer will send the matching gift directly to the NFXF!

The impact of your gift may be doubled or even tripled! Some companies also match gifts made by retirees and/or spouses.  Completed forms can be sent with your gift to:
The National Fragile X Foundation
P.O. Box 37
Walnut Creek, CA 94597

Planned Giving

Making a charitable contribution is an important decision, and determining what gift is right for you is just as important as making the gift. The National Fragile X Foundation is aware of the need to adapt to the changing needs and wishes of our donors. In addition to creating new opportunities for the Foundation, planned giving enables donors to arrange charitable contributions that maximize his or her objectives while minimizing after-tax cost.
Donors can potentially enjoy some or all of the following benefits depending on the assets and gift arrangement selected:

  • Fulfill philanthropic goals
  • Reduce income tax through a deduction for the gift
  • Avoid capital gain tax on gifts of long-term appreciated property
  • Retain a stream of payments for life for the donor and other beneficiaries
  • Increase disposable income
  • Eliminate federal estate tax on property passing to charity upon donor’s death
  • Reduce cost and time in estate settlement

Contact us to learn about giving plans that enable you to make a meaningful charitable gift while possibly enhancing your, and your family's, future financial well being.

Thank you for supporting the mission of the National Fragile X Foundation. Your tax-deductible contribution helps fund our critical awareness, education, support, research and advocacy programs. We could not do this without you!

The National Fragile X Foundation: Connecting Families for 25 Years.

The National Fragile X Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization, Tax ID# 84-0960471.

 

The NFXF has been serving the fragile X community since 1984
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