Ways to Make Your Donation

We offer several different ways for you to pay for your donation. There are two easy steps:

1. Simply select the organization you want to support by looking through our lists of affiliated charities.

2. Click on the ‘+‘ symbol next to your preferred payment method below to see the details for making your donation using that method.

With this option, your donation will be processed through PayPal.

You will be taken to a special page on the PayPal website, where you simply enter the amount of your donation, and select your payment option. If the page is not in your preferred language, you can select English or Spanish in the lower-left corner of this screen.

If you already have a PayPal account, or if you want to create one for future use, you must choose the “Donate with Paypal” option. 

If you do NOT have a PayPal account, and don’t want to create one, choose the “Donate with Debit or Credit Card” option.

PayPal also allows for ongoing monthly gifts. To do this, check the “Make this a monthly donation” box.

NOTE: Your U.S. tax receipt will be sent to you by email. If you would like your mailing address to appear on this receipt, please check “share my mailing address” once you’re in PayPal. 

Make your check payable to “Foundation for Lake Chapala Charities, AC”.  Please enclose a note with your email address, and the name of the organization to which your donation is to be designated.

To send it from the U.S. or Canada (NOT Mexico), mail your check here:

5802 Bob Bullock, Ste. 328C-4A
Laredo, Texas 78041

Checks written in Mexico must never be mailed! Instead, they should be placed in an envelope, marked “FOUNDATION – BOX 4A,” and dropped off at the front desk at HandyMail in San Antonio Tlayacapan, or given to a member of our Board of Directors. Handy Mail is located one block east of Super Lake on the carreterra.

Checks drawn on recognized US or Canadian Banks can be accepted in Mexico. However, checks drawn on a Credit Union account cannot be accepted in Mexico.

Please note:  To make a donation in Mexico in excess of $250 US dollars, it is recommended that you make a wire transfer (see below). A wire transfer direct to the Foundation’s bank account will speed up your donation in reaching your designated charity. This is because checks deposited in Mexico greater that $250 USD must be sent by our local bank branch to their Mexico City office for processing – this takes up to eight weeks to reach our account for distribution of the funds to the charity.  

To make a wire transfer:
 
1. For us to identify the non-profit to which your donation is to be directed, you must send an email to Board@LakeChapalaCharities.org in which you state: your name, the amount of the donation, and to which charity the money should be directed once we receive it. 
 
2.  Here are the Wire Transfer Instructions for you to give to your bank:
 
Recipient/Beneficiary Details:
Bank Account Name: Foundation for Lake Chapala Charities
Bank Account Number: 0169074228
Bank Account CLABE code: 012622001690742282
Recipient Address: Calle Constitucion 13-B, Ajijic Centro
City: Chapala
State: Jalisco
Postal Code: 45920
Country: Mexico
 
Bank Details:
Bank: BBVA Bancomer Mexico
Swift Code: BCMRMXMMPYM
Bank Phone: +52 55 5624 1199
Bank Address: Av. Universidad 1200, Col. XOCO
City: Ciudad de Mexico
State: Distrito Federal
Postal Code: 03339
Country: Mexico
For The Further Benefit Of: include here the name of the charity you wish to benefit from your contribution.
 
Reminder: wire transfers can sometimes be difficult to identify on our bank statement. Therefore, we ask that after you send your wire transfer, send us an e-mail message to Board@ LakeChapalaCharities.org and tell us: your name, your address, your e-mail address, the amount of your donation, and the name of the local charity you wish to support with your contribution.
 
Our Employer Identification Number (EIN)
For your information, our tax identification number in the USA is EIN 30-0470692.

If you are a US taxpayer, after you turn 70, a qualified charitable distribution (also known as a QCD) can help reduce the taxes you pay on your annual required minimum distribution.

This strategy allows you to give to a charity of your choice through the Foundation for Lake Chapala Charities, while limiting your tax burden. It is available even if you take a standard deduction.

Learn More About QCDs