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"Whatever you do may seem insignificant, but it is most important that you do it." - M. K. Gandhi (1869 - 1948)
AID-Blacksburg's work is made possible by the generous monetary and non-monetary support of many individuals like you. There are many ways you can help AID through financial contributions or through non-monetary support.

 

Donate, be part of a mission

Even a small contribution by you goes a long way in bringing hopes to millions of underprivileged people in India.

All donations to AID are 100% tax-deductible in the U.S.A. Our federal tax ID number is 04-3652609.

 

Credit Card Donations
  • Make a secure online donation now using your Credit Card.

  • To make a monthly or periodic donation, or if you don't want to make an online donation, please call us at 1-888-TALK-2-AID. You also can fill out the donation form with your credit card details and fax it to (301)-314-9465.

  • Please remember to mark your donations for the "Blacksburg" chapter.
Personal checks

Make a check payable to "Association for India's Development" and send it to,

AID Virginia Tech,
121 Squires Student Center (0546)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)

Make a one time donation or setup recurring donation by directly transferring funds from your account to AID electronically. For more information on Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) email us at eft(at)aidindia.org or call us at 814-238-6228.

  • Fill out the Electronic Funds Transfer Authorization Form to authorize AID to instruct your financial Instituition to make recurring donations to AID from the account of your choice and mail it to
    AID Virginia Tech,
    121 Squires Student Center (0546)
    Blacksburg, VA 24061
  • Fill the Change Of Details Form to notify AID about change of postal/email address, change of account information, change of amount, or cancellation of EFT.
Donate stocks
  • Now your stocks can go all the way to help poor people in India. Yes, you can donate your stocks to AID. Please email to stocks(at)aidindia.org for more information.

To obtain a copy of the current financial statement please write to: AID, P.O. Box "F", College Park, MD 20741-3005 or call (301) 209-0508 or 1-888-TALK-2-AID. Documents and information pertaining to AID can be obtained from the Secretary of State for the cost of copies and postage.

More financial ways to help AID

You can easily incorporate these in your daily routine at no cost to you and help support developmental projects for the needy in India.

Matching Grants

Several companies match donations by its employees to charitable organizations. You can find out if your company has such a program and register AID with them. AID is registered with the IRS as a 501(C)(3) tax-exempt organization and our federal Tax-ID number is 04-3652609. If you need more information to register AID with your company or after you finish registering, please contact us at info(at)aidindia.org

Grants from Linguistic and Cultural Associations

Several cultural and linguistic associations have made donations to AID. You can request your association to do the same - if necessary, the donation can also be directed to projects in a particular state or region. In addition, some cultural groups also donate part of their proceeds from programs and events that they organize.

Grants from companies

Your company may be making grants to projects or organizations. In some cases we might have to write proposals for particular project with the details of the budget to qualify for the grant. If you can investigate into this and contact us at info(at)aidindia.org, we can work with you on writing the proposal.
Non-monetary help

You can volunteer for AID by spreading the message about AID among your friends or locality: distributing AID newsletters locally, sending emails to friends, linking the AID website to popular websites, talking to people at gatherings, etc.

You can attend our meetings (held on campus in Squires Student Center), contribute your time, ideas and talent to achieve our goals. Refer to the contact page for more details about the timings

To regularly receive information about our activities, you can join our mailing list.  

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