Donate Cryptocurrency

Donate Cryptocurrency to Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI)

Your cryptocurrency (crypto) donation to LSSI brings critical services to those who need them most, including foster care, mental health care, housing for seniors, and more. We accept donations in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and over 100 additional leading cryptocurrencies.  

How To Donate Cryptocurrency to LSSI

Donating crypto is safe, easy, and fast. Use the donation form on this page to make your gift in three quick steps: 

  1. Select your preferred crypto and enter your gift amount. 
  2. Type in your email and basic info (or choose to give anonymously). 
  3. Make your gift!  

Upon making your donation, you can elect to receive an automatically generated tax receipt that will be sent to the email address you provide after the transaction on the blockchain is confirmed. 

Crypto charitable donations are processed quickly and safely with The Giving Block and Gemini Trust Exchange. 

Frequently Asked Questions:

Donating crypto is safe, easy, and fast. Use the donation form on this page to make your gift in three quick steps: 

  1. Select your preferred crypto and enter your gift amount. 
  2. Type in your email and basic info (or choose to give anonymously). 
  3. Make your gift!  

Upon making your donation, you can elect to receive an automatically generated tax receipt that will be sent to the email address you provide after the transaction on the blockchain is confirmed. Crypto charitable donations are processed quickly and safely with The Giving Block and Gemini Trust Exchange.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Are crypto donations tax-deductible?

Yes! Crypto donations are one of the most tax-efficient ways to give to charity. Your crypto donation is tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law if you pay taxes in the U.S. By making a charitable gift, you may also be eligible to significantly reduce what you would otherwise owe in capital gains taxes.  

As with any tax-related questions, be sure to consult with a qualified, professional tax advisor. Get more information about lowering your crypto taxes.

What cryptocurrencies can I donate?

We currently accept more than 100 cryptocurrencies, including: 

Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), USD Coin (USD), Tether (USDT), XRP (XRP), Avalanche (AVAX), Samoyedcoin (SAMO), Galxe (GAL), STEPN (GMT), Tune.FM (JAM), Chiliz (CHZ), Qredo (QRDO), Polkadot (DOT), Solana (SOL), Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), Polygon (MATIC), Dai (DAI), Litecoin (LTC), ChainLink (LINK), Uniswap (UNI), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Decentraland (MANA), Filecoin (FIL), The Sandbox (SAND), ApeCoin (APE), Fantom (FTM), Axie Infinity Shards (AXS), Tezos (XTZ), Aave (AAVE), Zcash (ZEC), Maker (MKR), The Graph (GRT), Gala (GALA), Quant (QNT), Enjin Coin (ENJ), Loopring (LRC), Synthetix (SNX), Basic Attention Token (BAT), Curve Dao Token (CRV), Amp (AMP), Compound (COMP), Skale (SKL), PAX Gold (PAXG), yearn.finance (YFI), Ankr (ANKR), 0x (ZRX), Livepeer (LPT), Render Token (RNDR), Dogelon Mars (ELON), UMA (UMA), SushiSwap (SUSHI), Storj (STORJ), Ren (REN), Lido (LDO), Ethereum Name Service (ENS), Injective (INJ), Fetch.ai (FET), Orchid (OXT), API3 (API3), Mask Network (MASK), Somnium Space (CUBE), Gemini Dollar (GUSD) and more! 

We are continually in the process of adding support for new cryptocurrencies, so please check back soon for more giving options. 

If you don’t see a cryptocurrency you would like to donate, please fill out this form to be connected with our Crypto Philanthropy partners at The Giving Block. 

Why do you accept donations of cryptocurrency?

Crypto Philanthropy is a new and thrilling fundraising avenue for nonprofit organizations like LSSI. With more than 300 million crypto users worldwide and the value of many cryptocurrencies rising, the crypto community is in a position to make a wide-reaching impact through philanthropy. Donating crypto is also one of the most tax-efficient ways for individuals to support causes that matter to them.  

I need assistance with my donation. How can I get in touch?

Thank you for your interest in supporting LSSI. To contact us about making a crypto donation, please send us an email at Ashley.Siepl@LSSI.org with the subject line, “Crypto Donation” or call 847-635-4638. We would love to help!