Did You Know?

There are two types of monetary donations that can be made to the Charitable Trust; a General donation or a Directed donation.  What many people don’t understand is that the Charitable Trust is comprised of two types of funds; a General Fund and a Directed Fund.  All donations unless otherwise instructed go into our General Fund from which we are able to disperse money to any of the research projects that have been approved by our Board of Trustees.  The Charitable Trust has 2 Directed Funds the first is the “Darcy Fund” which was specifically set up to fund research projects related to heart disease.  Recently a second Directed Fund, the "SM Fund" has been created to fund research specific to "Syringomyelia (SM)".  What this means is that money in the Charitable Trust General Fund can be dispersed to any approved research project including projects related to heart disease and SM, but money from the "Darcy Fund" can only be dispersed to approved research projects related to heart disease and money from the "SM Fund" can only be dispersed to approved research projects related to SM..  

Now that you know the types of donations that you can make, there are several ways that you can make a donation to the Charitable Trust.

	Write a check – yes, we know that some people still like to write checks to have a paper trail for their donations.  Simply click on the picture to the left and you will be able to print a donation form and mail your donation directly to our Charitable Trust Treasurer.  You can donate to any or all of our funds with this method: General Fund, the "SM Fund" or the "Darcy Fund".
	Pay by credit card (we accept Master Card and Visa only).  You can use our donation form to pay by credit card if you choose. Click on the credit card logos to the left to get a  Or if you prefer send an email to our Treasurer, Carl Tennille at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. letting him know you wish to make a donation to the Charitable Trust using your credit card and he will make arrangements to contact you by telephone.  You can donate to any of our funds with this method: the General Fund, the "SM Fund" or the "Darcy Fund".
	Use PayPal to make a donation to our General Fund. PayPal donates 100% of all donations to the identified Charity.  Click on the PayPal Logo to be taken to the Giving Works page in a new window.

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