Donors

Why Give to Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children?

Because children's oral health is important, so is your support. Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children provides oral health care to children through service, education, research, and policy development. There are many ways you can contribute to Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children to invest in the future of the specialty of pediatric dentistry and the oral health care of children. Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children offers you several options to make a tax-deductible gift. To contribute, you may print and complete a Contribution Form or click the button below to donate online.

Donate now to receive these benefits:

Acknowledgment in donor listings and Annual Report.
Presentation of a ribbon to wear at the Annual Session.
Entry to select donors-only events.
Charitable tax deduction.
Personal satisfaction in supporting a worthy cause.

Donor Categories

All donors receive ribbons for their Annual Session badges denoting their contribution level.

Non-Pledge Level Giving

$50 Student
Up to $149 Friend
$150 - $249 Contributing
$250 - $499 Sustaining
$500 - $999 Patron
$1,000 - $2,499 Benefactor

Pledge Categories

$2,500 - $9,999 Brauer Fellowship
$10,000 - $24,999 Leader's Circle
$25,000 - $49,999 President's Circle
$50,000 - $74,999 Gold Circle
$75,000 - $99,999 Platinum Circle
$100,000 and Above Legacy Circle

New Dentists Giving Program

We are proud to introduce our New Dentist Giving Program, Brauer Level. Click here for more information.

Heritage Circle

The Heritage Circle is designed to recognize individuals who have chosen to support Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children through a planned gift. Benefits of the Heritage Circle include:

Acknowledgment in donor listings and Annual Report.
Lifetime Heritage Circle recognition.
Invitations to exclusive events held during the AAPD Annual Session.
Presentation of a recognition pin and a ribbon to wear at the Annual Session.

Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children Heritage Circle Brochure

For more information on planned giving and the Heritage Circle, please contact Foundation Development Director Paul Amundsen at (312) 337-2169 or pamundsen@aapd.org.

Gifts of Securities

Appreciated securities are an excellent way to give to the Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children. Through a precise process, you may transfer shares to the Foundation. This may allow you to bypass capital gains tax and increase your charitable deduction. It is important to follow the process exactly, so please contact us and your financial professional, for further information. Shares of C, S and limited liability corporations can also be donated through a trust at a considerable tax advantage. Finally, depreciated securities can be sold and the proceeds donated. The donor is entitled to a tax deduction for both the capital loss and a charitable deduction for the donated proceeds.

Memorial or Honorary Contributions ($25 minimum contribution)

The Foundation offers a way to remember friends and loved ones through a Memorial Contribution or recognize a birthday, anniversary or major accomplishment through an Honorarium. With each memorial or "gift in honor" contribution received, an acknowledgement letter is sent to the appropriate person named. The amount given is never indicated in the letter, unless otherwise instructed. You will also receive an acknowledgement letter for your files.

In order to contribute, you may print and complete a Contribution Form. The forms may be mailed or faxed to:

Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children
211 E. Chicago Ave., Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 337-2169
Fax: (312) 337-6329

Now you may also donate online by clicking here.

A special thank you to Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children 2009-2010 donors.