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Ways to support 5 Buckets

Generous supporters like you help keep our workshops accessible to the learners who need them most. Thank you for investing in financial wellness.

How would you like to help?

Give onlineA one-time or monthly gift by credit card or ACH.
Mail a checkOur mailing address and tax information.
Give stock or a DAF grantWho to email so we can set it up with you.
Ask your employer to matchMatching gifts and workplace giving.
Give your timeVolunteer to facilitate workshops, serve on a committee, or open a door.
Buy the booksWhere 5 Buckets began.

Give

Every dollar makes a difference in ensuring that everyone, regardless of their life stage or circumstance, has the financial education necessary for a fruitful future.

Tax information

Everything you or your employer needs for a matching gift form, a stock transfer, or your own records. Your gift is tax-deductible as allowed by law.

Legal name The Five Buckets, Four Shovels Foundation
EIN / Tax ID 83-2492102
Status Nonprofit/Exempt 501(c)(3) Organization
We welcome Individual gifts Monthly giving Workshop sponsorship Corporate matching Workplace giving Gifts of stock Donor-advised funds

Give online

The fastest way to help. You can give once or set up a monthly gift, and you will get a receipt by email right away.

Donate online

Give by mail

Make checks payable to The Five Buckets Foundation and mail to:

The Five Buckets Foundation
235 Montgomery Street, 26th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104

Stock and donor-advised funds

For gifts of stock, please email Vicki Terheyden at vterheyden@5buckets.org or call (415) 335-4123, and she will send you a form to fill out. To make a grant from a donor-advised fund, our full legal name is The Five Buckets, Four Shovels Foundation and our EIN is 83-2492102.

Double your gift

Many employers match employee gifts or run a workplace giving program. Ask your HR team, and use our legal name and EIN above on the form.

Volunteer

We love our volunteers. If you care about financial wellness and are interested in giving back to the community, there is a place for you here.

Facilitate workshops We train you on our approach and pair you with an experienced facilitator.
Serve on a committee Lend your experience to one of our committees or ask about board service.
Open a door Introduce us to a school, organization, or company that could use a series.

Tell us how you would like to help

Use our contact form and pick “Teaching or volunteering with 5 Buckets.” A member of our team will follow up within two business days.

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Cover of 5 Buckets, 4 Shovels, A Beach and A Map: A Guide to Financial Security Cover of Adulting 101: A Guide to Personal Finance

Another way to help

Buy the books

Written by 5 Buckets founder Steve Mayer, these two guides were the starting inspiration for our workshops. 5 Buckets, 4 Shovels, A Beach and A Map is for anyone planning their financial future. Adulting 101 is for high school and college students starting out and taking their first professional jobs.

To order copies for yourself or a group, contact us and tell us how many you need.

Thank you

To the people and partners behind this work

Every workshop we run rests on donors, sponsors, facilitators, and partner organizations who chose to show up. We are grateful for all of it.

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Ready when you are

Give today, or tell us what you have in mind and we will find the right fit together.