Ways to Give

Be a Game Changer

We are the game changers who light the lamp to a brighter future for disadvantaged children. Donate money or choose a free way to give. Help poverty-stricken children in low income areas of Chicago by giving them free access to a high quality education, mentorship and the sport of hockey.

Be a Game Changer

Ways to Give

Give Money

Ways to give money include:

Online (Credit Card/ACH)
By Mail or Invoice
Corporate Matching Gift Programs

Free Ways to Give

Unable to donate money? Free ways to give include:

Launch an online fundraiser
Host an in-person event or online team competition
Shop or Sell for Good
Stream for Good with YouTube Giving
Volunteer

Donate Money Online

Make a monthly or single donation online by credit card or bank account (ACH) using the secure Give Lively platform.

Prefer a different platform? Other ways to donate money online include:

PayPal Giving Fund
GoFundMe
Visit our Facebook page and click the donate button

Donate by Postal Mail

Please make your check out to “Inner-City Education Program” and mail it to:

Inner-City Education Program
P.O. Box 64837
Chicago, IL 60664-0837

Request an Invoice

Email donate@innercityeducation.org and let us know how much you’d like to donate. We will send you an official invoice.

Corporate Matching Gifts

Does your employer have a Matching Gift Program? Be sure to check after you make any donation! This process requires no other action on the part of donors other than submitting your official matching gift request, it’s incredibly easy. Complete a donation using one of the options on this page. Then check with your employer and submit a matching gift request. That’s it! The rest is between your employer and us.

Host an Online Fundraiser

Host a Facebook Fundraiser

Whether it be for your birthday, in response to a crisis, in honor of someone, or you just want to help out a great cause, you can easily create a dedicated Peer-to-Peer (P2P) fundraiser on Facebook at any time to benefit our charity.

Host a Give Lively Fundraiser

Host a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) online fundraiser on the Give Lively platform at any time to benefit our charity.

Host a GoFundMe Fundraiser

Host a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) online fundraiser on the GoFundMe platform at any time to benefit our charity.

Event and Team Fundraising

Event fundraising includes tools for online ticketing, sponsorship, live display, text-to-give and more.

Team fundraising is a way for groups of people with shared values to make collective appeals to the generosity of others. Teams can involve friendly competition and fun challenges, all in support of our nonprofit.

Our platform supports many different types of fundraising. These options require our help with setup, which we are more than happy to do. Please contact us if you are interested.

Shop or Sell for Good

Sign up for Amazon Smile

You shop. Amazon gives. Amazon automatically donates 0.5% of the price of your AmazonSmile purchases to the Inner-City Education Program. AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service. Support the Inner-City Education Program by simply starting your shopping at smile.amazon.com instead of amazon.com.

Sign up for Giving Assistant

Donate up to 30% of your purchase price to the Inner-City Education Program when you shop at 3,000+ popular online retailers using Giving Assistant! It’s easy. Giving Assistant pays you cash back, and you choose how much of it you’d like to donate to us. Try it now and find great deals, exclusive coupons, and more!

Sign up for Ebay for Charity

Want to get rid of some old hockey equipment, used computer, iPhone, etc. Sell anything on Ebay with portions automatically benefitting the Inner-City Education Program. You can choose what % of every sale will benefit our cause.

YouTube Giving

YouTube Giving allows content creators to support the charitable causes they care about. Eligible channels can fundraise for nonprofits by adding a donate button to their videos and live streams. Viewers can donate directly on the video watch page or in live chat. Learn more by watching the how to video or by clicking the Read More button.

Get Involved

We are always looking for volunteers, fundraisers, advocates, sponsors and more to help make a difference! Check out our ways to get involved as a Game Changer.

“Being introduced to Brad Erickson and learning about the ICE Program was the best thing that could have happened to me.” – Spencer L.

— Spencer L., Scholarship Recipient