Ways to Support

You could help provide the life-changing gifts of books and reading for children in Oregon.

Our amazing supporters combine their talents and passion for children’s literacy to raise money for SMART Reading. They dedicate birthdays, rally their book clubs, and even write books – all to help us create a better educated Oregon.

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Fred Meyer: Link your rewards card to SMART Reading at www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards. Search for us by our nonprofit number: UW793.

Powell’s: Purchase books on SMART Reading’s wishlist and have them shipped directly to our office. Visit www.bit.ly/PowellsBookshelf to learn more.

Help us share our work through social media by following us on whatever social channels you’re using and sharing our posts. You can find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/smartreadingor; Twitter at www.twitter.com/smartreadingor; Pinterest at www.pinterest.com/smartreadingor; and Instagram at www.instagram.com/smartreadingor.

Is there a special person in your life who made a difference in your early years? Are you celebrating a special occasion? Consider a donation to SMART Reading in lieu of gifts, and we will send a special letter to commemorate the occasion.

Please consider including us in your estate plans to impact future generations of little readers. Contributors who name SMART Reading as a beneficiary in their will, living trust, life insurance policy or retirement plan become members of SMART Reading’s Legacy Society, a special giving society to recognize these dedicated supporters.

You can join the SMART Reading Legacy Society by clicking here and completing our membership form.

Please mail your completed form to SMART Reading at 101 SW Market Street, Portland, OR 97201 or email to Sharon Benson at sbenson@smartreading.org. For more information or questions, please contact Sharon via email or at 971-634-1620.

You can receive substantial tax advantages by donating appreciated securities. For more information or questions, please email SMART@smartreading.org

The founders of SMART Reading envisioned complementing the operating budget with a permanent fund in hopes that it would someday contribute to the organization’s long-term financial viability and ensure that children of Oregon would have more successful futures through books and reading. SMART Reading partnered with The Oregon Community Foundation and a core group of donors to establish an endowment fund in 1992.

Today donors can add to the endowment or establish a permanent, named fund designated for SMART Reading and managed by The Oregon Community Foundation. Named funds may benefit our students throughout the state or within a specific county, per the donor’s request.

Immediate and estate gifts are welcomed. Gifts can be designated for statewide or county use. There are endowment funds designated respectively for SMART Reading students in Clatsop, Deschutes, Jackson, Klamath, and Lane counties, as well as a “statewide” fund. The endowed funds total $2 million.

Donors may contribute to existing funds in any amount or establish a separate, named fund with a minimum gift of $50,000.

For more information, please contact your local SMART Reading leadership or Sharon Benson at sbenson@smartreading.org or 971-634-1620.

You can give all or part of your state tax refund and to help SMART Reading programs in your local community. Enter the amount you wish to give and charity code (5) for SMART Reading on the appropriate line of your Oregon income tax form.

We receive a gift once your vehicle has been sold at auction and you will receive a tax receipt from CARS.

For more information, please contact us at 971-634-1634 or email smart@smartreading.org.

We are one of 1,400 nonprofits who receive funding from the Oregon Cultural Trust. Learn how you can double your impact by taking advantage of Oregon’s cultural tax credit:

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