Donate to the League of Women Voters of Yolo County.

Your contribution helps us protect voting freedoms.

If you wish to make a Donation to support the League of Women Voters of Yolo County (we have merged and are slowly updating our links and information) please review the information below and make your donation to our League General (not tax-deductible) or Education (tax-deductible) Fund.

How donations benefit the chapter

Your donations help us with: speaker fees, development of our website, student stipends, accounts for social media and payments for services such as Zoom and PayPal.

Donate to our General Fund
General Fund
Tax Deduction Information

Your charitable gift is deposited with the General Fund. This fund is recognized as a 501(c)(4) and is not tax-deductible. All monies in this account are used solely by LWVYC for our work to increase understanding of major public policy issues through education advocacy.

Our LWVYC General Fund supports our organization operations:

  • General membership meetings and activities
  • All Technology and Outreach Infrastructure
    • Tabling booths and materials for public events
    • Publications and Informational Materials
    • Online Features
      • Our Website
      • Our YouTube Channel
      • Zoom and PayPal
      • Social Media
      • Eventbrite and Google Accounts
  • Community Events and Fundraising
  • Educational and Voter Service Activities
  • Community Building, Recognitions and Informational Events
  • LWVYC Actions such as:
    • Local Public Policy Studies
    • League Position Advocacy
    • Legislative Action

NOTE: Donations to our General Fund are crucial for our operations and greatly appreciated and well managed, but they are not tax deductible.

By IRS requirements, General Fund donations must be made separately from donations to our Education Fund.

You can donate to this fund when you pay your dues at the LWV Member Portal or you can donate on-line here:

General Fund
Donate to our Education Fund
Education Fund
Tax Deduction Information

Your donation is deposited with the Education Fund. This fund is recognized as a 501(c)(3) and is tax-deductible (Tax ID Number: 53-0239013) to the extent permitted by law. All monies in this account are used solely by LWVYC for educational purposes of the membership and community.

Our LWVYC Education Fund is used to conduct a restricted set of voter service and citizen
education activities. Donations to this fund may only be used to support:

  • Nonpartisan voter information: 
    • Election Forums – Candidate Forums and Ballot Measure Pro/Cons
    • Voter Guides – both online and print
    • Your Elected Officials contact lists 
  • Building citizen participation in the democratic process:
    • Get Out The Vote (GOTV) activities
    • Voter registration events
    • Civics Education Initiatives
    • Youth voting outreach
  • Specific Community Education Projects:
    • Events and publications on specific community issues, free of  advocacy for any
      particular bill or ballot measure, that enable people to seek positive solutions to
      public policy issues through information and conflict management
    • Contributions to the Education Funds of the National (LWVEF) or California
      Leagues (LWVCEF)
    • Local Observer Corps at public meetings

NOTE: Donations to our Education Fund are received and managed by The League of Women Voters of California Education Fund (LWVCEF), a 501(c)3 corporation, and are fully tax deductible as allowed by law.


By IRS requirements, Education Fund donations must be made separately from donations to our
General Fund.

You can donate to the Education Fund on-line here:

Education Fund