Donate to Raising the Floor

The development, deployment, and maintenance of RtF's solutions couldn't exist without your help! Please make a contribution of your time or money to help ensure that people with disabilties have access to online information and services.

How to Help

• Make a financial donation to a specific project or RtF in general. See below for details on how to donate.
• Donate your time. Find out how on the Get Involved page.
• Donate supplies. To make a donation in kind, please contact us to see what supplies are currently in demand by emailing Contribution@RaisingTheFloor.net.
• Organization donations. Organizational donations, grants, and charitable contributions are welcomed. Please contact us at Contribution@RaisingTheFloor.net for more information.

Financial Donations

At the present time Raising the Floor is being hosted by the Trace Center (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Benetech (Palo Alto, California). Donations to RtF in general or to specific efforts can be made via either organization. Contributions of all sizes are welcome. Even small donations add up and help in funding the effort.

Donations can be made by check or credit card.

All donations via either mechanism are tax deductable.

To donate via the University of Wisconsin - Trace Center  

When donating to the Trace Center, contributions are made via the University of Wisconsin Foundation.

• Donate online
  • Make a tax deductible donation to RtF online using your credit card.  {SECURE}
• Donate by mail or fax
  • Download our Mail or Fax Donation Instructions form.
    • Specify donation to  "Trace Center Fund - Raising the Floor (1290319)"
    • Then mail or fax to:
      UW Foundation
      U.S. Bank Lockbox
      P.O. Box 78807
      Milwaukee, WI 53278-0807
      Fax: 608-263-0781
• Donate by phone
  • To make a U.S. tax-deductible donation with your credit card by phone, please call:
    (608) 265-4621
    Monday through Friday
    9am to 5pm - Central Time

To donate via Benetech

When making a donation via Benetech, you may use any of the following methods.  Be sure to specify the donation is for Raising the Floor.

• Donate online
  • Make a tax deductible donation via Benetech online using your credit card.
• Donate by mail or fax 
  • Download our Mail or Fax Donation Instructions form.
    • Then mail or fax to:
      Benetech
      Attn: Business Development
      480 California Ave., Suite 201
      Palo Alto, CA 94306-1609
      Fax: 650-475-1066
• Donate by phone
  • To make a U.S. tax-deductible donation with your credit card by phone, please call Benetech’s Business Development Office at:
    (650) 644-3400 
    Monday through Friday
    9am to 5pm - Pacific Time