Every dollar matters to us at Mission to Children. So if you’re ever uncomfortable completing an online gift, we want to help. 

Every so often, someone wants to make an online donation, then freezes at the thought of website security. That’s understandable given the constant news about online security. 

Below are some assurances that we hope help you complete your online gift on our charity’s website.

Our website is secure

Mission to Children goes above and beyond to ensure your online gift gets securely to us.

Here are some ways that we keep your online giving safe:

• Our website is protected by an industry-recognized firewall. That means we keep the bad guys out, but allow you in.
• We use Authorize.net to settle credit card transactions. Authorize.net a leader in the merchant industry for processing credit card donations. Verify our seal of security here.
• Our website is PCI-compliant. Our site is scanned quarterly by security experts to ensure that we’re a safe site.

Prefer to give to us via PayPal?

• Make an online gift using PayPal here:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5CBFYE6XXPKWJ

Our charity’s integrity

• Our Federal Tax ID: 95-2649274. All financial reports are available online with the IRS. Verify our tax-exempt status here: https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/
• We’ve been an approved ECFA member since October 2, 2001. That means we strive to adhere to the highest level of financial integrity.
• We earned Platinum Candid seal. This means we have a strategic plan with stated objectives.

What’s the most effective way to make a donation?

You may wonder, “What’s the most effective way of giving?”

This is matter of personal preference. The best advice is to make the gift … don’t get paralyzed; that doesn’t help you, or us.