Ways to Give Today

Make a secure, one-time or recurring gift with your credit card.

Please make your check payable to SJPLF and mail to:
San José Public Library Foundation
PO Box 611540
San José, CA 95161

Find out if your employer will match your financial gifts or volunteer hours. Some companies will even continue matching financial gifts or volunteer hours for retired employees!

Honor the life of a friend, colleague, or loved one with a memorial gift. We’ll mail your recipient a personalized greeting card letting them know you gave a gift in their loved one’s memory. Give via our online form and select “this gift is in honor or memory of someone”.

Give to the Library using your existing donor advised fund.

If you are 70 years of age or older, you can have the custodian of your IRA set up a non-taxable Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) directly from your IRA to San José Public Library Foundation in a manner that helps satisfy your yearly Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) requirement.

Note that this transfer is not tax-deductible but may reduce your overall tax requirement more than a direct contribution by nature of the reduction of your overall gross income. Simply instruct your IRA administrator to make the check payable to San José Public Library Foundation (EIN# 77-0142379) and mail it to: SJPLF, P.O. Box 611540, San Jose, CA 95161-1540.

Please notify us that the distribution is being made and include the name of IRA Administrator. This will help ensure that the donation is credited properly.

If you have any questions, please call us at 408.808.2346 or send us an email for help.

Advise your broker to transfer your shares using our Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. account:
DTC #: 0164 Code 40
Receiving Acct #: 7941-4773
Account Title: San José Public Library Foundation

Vehicle Donation 

Did you know you can donate your vehicle, RV, trailer, motorcycle, or boat to support the Library? 

Crypto Currency, PayPal, & Venmo. 

You can create your own customized fundraising website to raise money for SJPLF by tapping into your friends, family, and other networks. Go to our JustGiving profile and start fundraising today!