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The World Affairs Councils of America is an independent, nonpartisan organization dedicated to engaging the public and leading global voices to better understand the world, America’s international role, and the policy choices that impact our daily lives and our future. We need your help! Your generous contributions will strengthen our capacity to support the World Affairs Council Network through educational and civic initiatives - any amount helps.
Your donation goes to:
- Academic WorldQuest Endowment
- Academic WorldQuest™ is the World Affairs Councils of America's flagship student education program, now in its 18th year. The main objective of the school-year program is to inform and engage high school teens and their teachers across the country in global affairs. More than 5,000 students participate in after-school learning to test their knowledge of international affairs in team-based Academic WorldQuest™ competitions hosted by approximately 50 World Affairs Councils. The winning student teams from these local contests vie to become national champions at the Carlos and Malú Alvarez Academic WorldQuest National Competition, held each April in Washington, DC.
- We are 23% away from achieving our goal of $1 million!
- New Horizons Councils Fund
- Any monies donated to this fund are set aside for World Affairs Councils in the WACA Member Network.
- Any monies donated to this fund are set aside for World Affairs Councils in the WACA Member Network.
- New Horizons General Operations
- Help support WACA carry out its educational mission with initiatives such as the National Conference, Cover to Cover and KNOW NOW monthly conference calls, and general office operations.
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- Help support WACA carry out its educational mission with initiatives such as the National Conference, Cover to Cover and KNOW NOW monthly conference calls, and general office operations.
You can give in one of several ways:
- Pay with your credit card via the donation buttons at the bottom of this page
- Mail a check to the WACA National Office (1010 Vermont Avenue NW, Suite 516, Washington, DC 20005)
- Make a gift of appreciated stock
- Request a distribution from your Donor Advised Fund
- Check with your employer to see if they will match your gift!
With the passing of the CARES Act, most individual taxpayers will become eligible for significant tax benefits for charitable contributions made this year. Two of these benefits will be:
- A $300 Above-the-Line Charitable deduction, meaning that individuals who do not itemize their deductions will be eligible to claim up to $300 of charitable deductions in 2020, on top of the standard deduction
- Modified Limitations on Cash Charitable Contributions - for 2020, the 60% AGI limitation on cash contributions to 501(c)(3) organizations, such as WACA, is suspended
Donations are tax deductible in accordance with the law.
For questions, please contact Bill Clifford, President and CEO, at bclifford@worldaffairscouncils.org or 202-833-4557.
Click any of the categories below to make your contribution - thank you for your gift!
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