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Thank You for Supporting Mental Health in Colorado!

Thank you for choosing to support your community through Maria Droste. Like you, we feel contributing to the mental health and wellbeing of those in our community and state of Colorado has far reaching effects. When you donate or give your time to Maria Droste Counseling Center, your support helps to provide care in so many ways through our programs and affordable counseling.

We offer many ways to contribute. Please have a look at the options below. If there is a different way you’d like to give, just let us know. We appreciate your support!

I donate to Maria Droste Counseling Center because the organization values the worth of every individual by tirelessly working to make sure everyone has access to mental health care. What could be better than that?

-Bridget Hand

Join Our Giving Society

Chart with giving levels. Maria's Champion $5,000 to $10,000 annually. Maria's Protector $2,500 to $5,000 annually. Maria's Supporter $1,000-$2,500 annually. Next generation $500-$1,000 annually or Friends of Maria $250-$500 annually.
Image showing 3 cumulative giving levels. Legacy Society for those who include Maria Droste in their estate plan. Lifetime Society for donors who have given $50,000 cumulatively to MDCC in their lifetime. Century Society for donors who have given a cumulative of $10,000 in the last 3 years.

Ways to Give

Monetary Donations

Our online donation system is secure and provides you with a receipt straight to your inbox.

We are now partnered with Every.org, a non-profit that enables donations of cryptocurrency as well as via Apple Pay, Google Pay, and PayPal. Learn more here.

Mail in a donation

If you’d like to mail a check, please make the check payable to Maria Droste Counseling Center.

Checks should be mailed to:

Maria Droste Counseling Center
1355 S. Colorado Blvd. Suite C-100
Denver, CO 80222-3305

Bank wire

Please contact our Development Director, Ed Bautista at Edwin_Bautista@MariaDroste.org or (303) 756-9052 for details about wiring a donation to the center.

Matching Gifts with your employer

Does your employer match donations or volunteer time? If so, let our donation team know to maximize your support!

Give Through Your Workplace

Maria Droste participates in Community Shares of Colorado, allowing you to give through your workplace giving program. Employees of private companies, as well as state, local, and federal agencies, can contribute directly from their paychecks using our ID numbers: Private Company Employees: #5194, State Employees: #5152, Federal Employees: #46066

Stock Gifts

You can also make a stock transfer or mutual fund transfer. Advantages include:

  • avoiding federal and state tax on long-term capital gains;
  • receiving an income tax deduction for the value of your gift based upon the average share price on the date received by MDCC.

Please consult your financial planner or tax advisor to determine how these potential tax advantages apply to your specific situation.

To make a publicly traded securities donation to MDCC:

Please fill out this online form or notify us via email at Edwin_Bautista@MariaDroste.org or by phone at 303-756-9052

Please note, your stock may be transferred to us without any identifying information.

In order for us to credit the gift to you and send an acknowledgment for your tax purposes, please be sure to include the following information in the online form or in your email or voicemail:

  • Name of securities;
  • Number of shares you are transferring;
  • Name of broker and firm, including contact information; and
  • Your address, phone number, and e-mail address.

Planned Giving

By establishing a planned, or estate, gift, you are ensuring that like your legacy, you will be creating a Mentally Healthier Colorado in perpetuity! Please be sure to designate if you would like your planned gift to go to annual operating support, or if you would like it to be invested in our endowment supporting the organization over the span of many lifetimes.

Other assets you can give

There are many assets that may be used to fund a significant gift to Maria Droste Counseling Center, including:

  • appreciated securities
  • real estate
  • personal property
  • business interests
  • retirement plans
  • life insurance
  • copyrights
  • royalties 
  • patents 
  • assignment of contractual income rights 
  • oil and gas interest

If you have questions on these items or others, please contact our donations coordinator.

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Support Maria Droste while you shop, at no cost to you! Click here to learn how to support MDCC while shopping with Amazon, King Soopers, or using High 5 Plumbing services.

Volunteer with Maria Droste

If you’d like to share your time and talents to support mental health in Colorado, that is great too! Check out our volunteer opportunities today.

Which Type of Giving Works for You?

At Maria Droste, we are grateful for however you choose to support our work in the community. Still, perhaps you’re unsure of the way you’d like to contribute? To help you decide, the following chart illustrates the impact and benefits various donations.

Thank you for choosing to support mental health!

If you have questions or need assistance making a gift, you can call 303-867-4605 or email donate@mariadroste.org