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One-Time Donation

Donate Online or via Check to

  • The Sarah Michelle Peterson Foundation

  • 4500 Colley Ave. Suite B, Norfolk, VA 23508

Donate Stocks and Other Securities

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Matching Gifts

Did you know some employers will match or even exceed charitable donations their employees make? Contact your employer to see if your workplace has this benefit. The SMP Foundation is a registered 501 (c)3 non-profit organization and we will happily fulfill requirements set by your employer's matching program.

Qualified Charitable Donations, or Annual Charity Distributions

Fund your gift to The Sarah Michelle Peterson Foundation by using your IRA assets. If you are 70 ½ and older, you may donate up to $100,000 total to one or more charities directly from a taxable IRA instead of taking the required minimum distribution annually.

Processes for gift designations vary by financial institutions; discuss options with a tax professional or wealth advisor.  

A Monthly Sustaining Donation

As a monthly-sustaining donor, you become a Member of the Ladybug S.W.A.R.M. (Supporting Wellness and Resilient Minds)

Monthly giving is a cost effective way to provide sustainability for The Sarah Michelle Peterson Foundation as it continues to provide mental health and suicide prevention education to young and old in the Hampton Roads community.

  • Benefits include:

  • Sarah Michelle Peterson Foundation gift

  • A Car Cling to show off your support

  • The Monthly E-Newsletter,

  • Your name in a special drawing for monthly donors at the Ladybug Ball

  • Your name included in the Ladybug Ball program

  • Your name in a special drawing at the September Suicide Prevention Awareness month event

  • To setup your monthly-sustaining donation, CLICK HERE and choose “monthly” on the giving form.

Memorial or Planned Giving

Giving a memorial gift to The Sarah Michelle Peterson Foundation is a meaningful way to honor a friend, colleague, or loved one.

Planned Giving is a forward-thinking way to make significant impact in the future of The Sarah Michelle Peterson Foundation. These donations preserve the memory of the individual’s life and help to sustain the Foundation for future generations.