Frequently Asked Questions

- Donations received in the mail receive a physical tax receipt within 30 days of the gift being processed
- Online donations get an immediate confirmation email

If for some reason you do not receive either of the above depending on your gift type, please contact development@colsoncenter.org. 

Year-end tax receipts are sent for all donations received between January 1-December 31st by January 30 of the following year. 
 
To make an online donation to the Colson Center, click here.

To start a new recurring gift, please visit colsoncenter.org/give and click "monthly" on the giving form, or simply click the "Give Monthly" button in the top right corner of our home page.

To modify an existing recurring gift, please login to your donor portal by visiting https://account.raisedonors.com/colsoncenter/login. Once you're logged in, click "Recurring Gifts" on the left hand side of the page to make adjustments as needed. If you need further assistance, you're always welcome to contact us by emailing advancement@colsoncenter.org. 

You can mail a check to the following address:

The Colson Center for Christian Worldview
P.O. Box 62160
Colorado Springs, CO 80962-2160

You can donate by EFT monthly by visiting colsoncenter.org/give-now and clicking "US Bank Account" on the Payment Information section of the giving form.

The Colson Center accepts stock and legacy/planned gifts. You can make a lasting impact for life by listing The Colson Center for Christian Worldview as a beneficiary in your will. We would be honored to continue your activism to equip Christians with a Christian Worldview. Please simply name Colson Center for Christian Worldview, EIN 90-1117779 as a beneficiary of your will or insurance policy. If you have any further questions, please call 719-602-6164.

Donate stock to the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, EIN 90-1117779. 

By donating appreciated securities that you’ve held for at least a year and a day, you’re able to deduct the full market value of the stock on the date of transfer to The Colson Center for Christian Worldview and avoid paying capital gains tax on the amount of the appreciation. Your stock gift will equip more believers with a Christian Worldview, and it may reduce your taxes.

The Colson Center for Christian Worldview account information:

Deliver to DTC Clearing 0226
Account Number: 636586229

Deliver nonnegotiable securities to:
National Financial Services LLC
499 Washington Blvd – Fifth floor
Jersey City, NJ 07310

If you have any questions, please reach out to BlueTrust:
1125 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 500
Alpharetta, GA 30009
Office: 770-280-6055
Lauren Cadle: lauren.cadle@bluetrust.com.

Please contact Scott Miller, Vice President of Finance, at smiller@colsoncenter.org if you need additional assistance.

The Colson Center for Christian Worldview does not provide tax advice. Therefore, please consult your qualified tax or financial advisor concerning any transaction you may take.

If you are 70 1/2 years of age or over, consider making a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) to the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, EIN 90-1117779. Instead of an otherwise taxable distribution from your IRA, you make a charitable contribution to the Colson Center for Christian Worldview and reduce the amount of your taxable income on the amount given to us.

The Colson Center for Christian Worldview does not provide tax advice. Therefore, please consult your qualified tax or financial advisor concerning any transaction you may take.

You can make a donation through any Donor-Advised Fund, such as Blue Give from the Ron Blue Trust, the National Christian Foundation (NCF), Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, The Signatry, or many others. Make your donation to “The Colson Center for Christian Worldview, EIN 90-1117779.”

Have your employer match your gift to the Colson Center! If your employer does matching grants, ask them to include the Colson Center for Christian Worldview after you’ve made your gift.

While we are so grateful for every gift to the Colson Center, the promoted resource offers are not automatically sent as a thank-you for every donation given to the Colson Center in a given month. We are more than happy to send the resource offer to any donor who expresses interest by either giving through that month’s resource landing page or sending the corresponding reply card in the mail. You can always find the current month’s offer page by clicking the banner at the very top of our website.

If you are a monthly donor interested in receiving that month’s resource offer, please let us know by emailing us at advancement@colsoncenter.org.

Please ensure you enter your current shipping address and allow a minimum of 4-6 weeks for your resource to be delivered after giving. Please note, we are unable to offer international shipping on our resource offers at this time.

The only way we know that you are interested in receiving that month’s resource as a thank-you for your gift is if you give through that month’s resource landing page. You can always find the current month’s offer page by clicking the banner at the very top of our website.

When filling out the giving form on a resource offer page, please also ensure that you enter your current shipping address if it’s different from your billing address. 

If you gave to receive a resource offer, please allow 4-6 weeks (due to shipping & handling) for your resource to be delivered. If the resource is digital (such as a short course, etc.), you can expect that to be delivered to your email within about a week. 

**Please note that we are unable to offer international shipping for resource offers at this time.

Yes, we do accept non-US credit cards on our giving form and prefer this method over a foreign check. 
 
To make an online donation to the Colson Center, click here.

Please note that if you are giving to receive a premium offer, we are unable to offer international shipping at this time. 

To create and access your donor portal: 

1. Visit https://account.raisedonors.com/colsoncenter/login. Underneath the login, click “Reset Your Password.” 

2. Enter your email address on the following page. To ensure that your previous giving history is linked correctly, this should be the email address you typically use to make online gifts. Once you enter your email address and click “Send Email,” you will be emailed a link to set a new password. 

3. After setting your new password, you will be able to log in with that email address and password any time at https://account.raisedonors.com/colsoncenter/login. 

Your donor portal is where you can modify existing recurring gifts, update your contact information, access your giving history, and see annual statements.