Funding Options for The Family History Guide
The Family History Guide is different from most family history sites, in that it contains no paid advertising and has no fees. It’s funded by donations to The Family History Guide Association, a charitable non-profit organization. What you may not realize is that there are many different ways to contribute to our cause. We’ve listed a number of them below so you can get better acquainted with them.
The holiday “Season of Giving” is fast approaching, so if you are aware of someone who might be interested in supporting the great cause of spreading family history throughout the world, feel free to share this article with them. Remember that contributions to The Family History Guide Association are tax-deductible in the U.S.
Fidelity Donor Advised Fund 
We are approved by Fidelity as a Donor Advised Fund (DAV). Fidelity offers the the largest donor-advised fund program in the United States, offering creative giving solutions and specialized services. For more information, see https://www.fidelity.com/building-savings/charitable-giving.
Vanguard Charitable 
Vanguard Charitable is a top U.S. grant-making organization that fulfills its mission to increase charitable giving by sponsoring donor-advised funds … a tax-effective way to consolidate, accrue, and grant assets to charity. For more information, visit https://www.vanguardcharitable.org.
Guidestar
The Family History Guide Association, a platinum-level member of Guidestar, is registered with both Fidelity and Vanguard through Guidestar. For more information on Guidestar, see https://www.guidestar.org/profile/82-108168.
Donations in Kind
Donations in kind such as property, trusts, other assets may also be donated either in a lump sum or over a time period as recurring gifts. This may be done through the Vanguard and Fidelity programs described above.
Direct Donations
Donations may be made directly to The Family History Guide Association via check or other types of direct bank deposit. You can also use the Donate button at the bottom of each page in The Family History Guide website.
Facebook 
On Facebook, you can donate to The Family History Guide Association. In the Create Post window, click the three dots and select Support a Non-Profit. Then type “The Family History Guide Association” in the search bar, select it from the list, write a message, and click Post. This shares your message with your addressee list, and they can click Donate to make a donation.
Amazon Smile 
Also at the bottom of each page in The Family History Guide is a link to the Amazon Smile program. You can designate The Family History Guide Association as your preferred charitable organization, and Amazon donates a portion of your purchase proceeds to it. For more information, see https://www.thefhguide.com/fhg-amazon-smile.html.
PayPal 
When you click the Donate button at the bottom of any page on The Family History Guide website, you can make a donation through PayPal, or you can use another method such as Visa, American Express, etc. The link to donate is here: https://www.thefhguide.com/donate.html.
GoFundMe 
From time to time The Family History Guide Association does GoFundMe (GFM) campaigns. Here is the link to our current GFM campaign: https://www.gofundme.com/
