The wellbeing of this family of children is sustained solely through the donations of caring people like you, from all over the world. We do not receive any government funding anywhere in the world.
(The government of Kenya regulates and inspects orphanages, and Eating Stone must continuously meet local standards to continue operating, but the government does not contribute in any way financially.)
100% of your donation will go towards food, shelter and education.
This page has instructions for Canadian, American, Australian, and UK donors.
If you live in another country, or wish to make a non-monetary donation (e.g., goods, services, or time), please use our contact page or email us.
Canadian donors
Eating Stone is supported by the Canadian registered charity ANSO Collectives & Education Support Society (831785720RR0001), which enables Canadian taxpayers to make tax-deductible donations.
In addition to supporting Eating Stone in Kenya, ANSO works with local communities in Ethiopia to provide loans for micro businesses, support for students and education and to provide animals to assist families whose livestock has become depleted. ANSO believes that the best way to help the disadvantaged and most vulnerable is by working with them to help them reach their fullest potential, a sentiment that is strongly aligned with Eating Stone’s values.
We ask Canadian donors to use ATB Cares (who will add 15% to your donation, up to their matching limit) or Canada Helps. We do this because these organizations:
- absorb administrative costs so your donation goes towards food, shelter and education at Eating Stone
- consolidate payments and absorb overheads that would too burdensome for a small organization such as Eating Stone
- convert your donation to Kenyan shillings before making their monthly bank transfer, so the children’s home and school will receive much more of your money than if the currency conversion was done by a Kenyan bank
- provide a level of governance (including an audit trail) that provides assurance to the Eating Stone board of directors and donors.
Both organizations accept major credit cards and Paypal, both let you make a one-time donation, and Canada Helps also has options for setting up monthly donations or donating securities.
ATB Cares
- Go to the ATB Cares page for ANSO Collectives & Education Support Society
- Click the red “Donate Now” button
- Enter your donation amount
- Check the “Share my name and comments” box, and under “Comment“, add “This donation is for Eating Stone“
Select a method of payment and continue through the remaining screens.
Important:
- the charge will appear on your credit card as Benevity Online Donations
- your email receipt will come from Benevity
- your tax receipt will be in the name of the Canadian Online Giving Foundation
The reasons are explained in more depth in the ATB Cares FAQ, but in short:
- Benevity is the online donation processing platform used by ATB Cares
- The Canadian Online Giving Foundation is the donor-advised fund partner used by ATB Cares to pool donations and save charities the time and cost of issuing individual receipts themselves, so that they can apply more of your donation directly to their social mission.
Canada Helps
- Go to the Canada Helps page for ANSO Collectives & Education Support Society
- Click:
- “Donate Now” to make a one-time donation, or
- “Donate Monthly” to set up a recurring donation, or
- “Donate Securities” to donate securities or mutual fund shares such that capital gains tax do not apply
- Enter your donation amount
- In the “Send a message to this charity (optional)” box please be sure to write “This donation is for Eating Stone“
Click “Continue with donation” and continue through the remaining screens
American donors
Eating Stone USA Inc is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and donations from US taxpayers are tax-deductible.
Our volunteers in the US follow the same procedures as the Canadian organisations mentioned above, in that they:
- consolidate payments to remove the burden from Eating Stone
- convert the funds so the children’s home and school will receive more of your money than if the currency conversion was done by a Kenyan bank
- provide the accounting, audit trail, and other governance to the Eating Stone board.
To donate, use the Make a Donation page on the US website.
If you have questions, please .
Australian donors
Eating Stone Australia is a registered non-profit, and donations from Australian taxpayers are tax-deductible.
Our volunteers in Australia follow the same procedures as the Canadian organisations mentioned above, in that they:
- consolidate payments to remove the burden from Eating Stone
- convert the funds so the children’s home and school will receive more of your money than if the currency conversion was done by a Kenyan bank
- provide the accounting, audit trail, and other governance to the Eating Stone board.
To donate, simply initiate a bank transfer in Australian dollars to:
Eating Stone Australia
BSB 633-000
Account Number: 165814948
UK donors
Eating Stone donor and volunteer extraordinaire Tracey Farleigh follows the same procedures outlined above for our UK donors; she:
- consolidates payments from all UK donors
- once consolidated, converts the funds to Kenyan shillings before making the bank transfer, so the children’s home and school will receive much more of your money than if the currency conversion was done by a Kenyan bank
- provides the accounting, audit trail, and other governance to the Eating Stone board.
To donate, send a bank transfer in pounds sterling to:
Tracey Farleigh
Santander Bank
Sort Code: 09-01-29
Account Number: 34055973
(This account is only used for donations to Eating Stone, so there’s no need to specify that if your bank doesn’t provide a comments field.)
Donors in other countries, or to donate goods, services, or time
If you are in a country not mentioned above, or you wish to donate goods, services, or time, please use our contact page or email us.
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