We Appreciate Your Support

You can request that your donation recognize a volunteer, family member or friend through a tribute or memorial published in our quarterly newsletter. If you request it, a notification of your donation will be sent to the honoree. Please call our office at 608-238-7933 for more information.

RSVP welcomes in-kind contributions, which are also tax-deductible. Examples of items needed include yarn, batting, thread, and fabric for sewing projects; small items like greeting cards, postcards, and notepads to use as door prizes for special events. If you have items that you would like to donate, please contact Diana Jost at 608-441-1393.

The Tony Farina Endowment Fund was created in 1998 and is administered by the Madison Community Foundation. You may make your gift directly to RSVP of Dane County or to the Madison Community Foundation by noting your contribution is for the Tony Farina Endowment Fund for RSVP.

The Heideman Endowed Fund for Staff Compensation was created in 2007 to provide staff with a minimal salary increase during difficult economic times. You may make your gift directly to RSVP by noting your contribution is for the Heideman Endowed Fund.

To support RSVP’s mission in future years, you may designate a gift to RSVP in your will or list RSVP as a beneficiary under a financial account, a retirement plan or a life insurance policy. In estate documents, RSVP should be named as: RSVP of Dane County, a nonprofit corporation, registered in the State of Wisconsin, with principal business address of 6501 Watts Road, Suite 250, Madison, WI 53719. Our tax identification number is 39-1273164. We would love to hear from you if you are planning a gift to RSVP. Please contact Diana Jost at 608-441-1393.

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The Leadership Circle recognizes individuals who have generously supported RSVP with gifts over a number of years. These contributions have been important in enabling RSVP to maintain and even expand some services in spite of challenging economic times.

Your business can help to say thank you to our volunteers by becoming a sponsor of our annual Volunteer Recognition Event. Contact Diana Jost at 608-441-1393 for more information.

RSVP’s 2023 “A Little Bit of This…And a Lot of That” Sweepstakes concluded with a drawing on August 24, 2023. The successful Sweepstakes raised $1, 293.24 that will be used for general support of RSVP’s programs. Sweepstakes winners include: Ruth Kane, Margaret A. Cook, Tim Hopping, Melvern L. Bankes, Mary Ruppert, Louise Elbaum, M. Sandra Yost, Charlain Boley, Susan Fulks, Beatrice Allen, Linda Knight, Deborah Ann Speckmann, Dianne Hopkins, Jeanne Hook, Pat Zapp, Tom Fronek, Mary Hudson, Alison Koelsch, Saul and Patricia Levin, Audrey Schmelling, Barb Dresen, Melissa Ratcliff, Christine Beatty, Mike Plautz, Kay Coombs, Patrick Glynn, Victoria J. Ross, Sharon Olle, Frances Toon, Abigail Lowery, Tom Howells, Katelyn Zutter, Kathryn S. Arndt, Jeannie Venzke, Ledra Mohrmann, Stan Fosdal, Lynn Forshaug, Marcia Taugher, Judy Collins, Nancy Fairman, and LeRoy Banks.

RSVP also wishes to thank the many donors who contributed prizes to the Sweepstakes. They include: The Oregon RSVP Group, Susan Wolf, Shopbop, Wegner CPAs, Vitense Golfland, Jean Elvekrog, Brennan’s Market, Lake Geneva Cruise Line, The Electric Needle, Blue Bar Quilts, Mariner’s Inn, Isabel Hubbard, North and South Seafood and Steakhouse, Bonefish Grill, Deborah Speckmann, Target, Klein’s Floral, ReMitts, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Leroy Adler, Orange Tree Imports, Alison Koelsch, Portillo’s, Glass Nickel Pizza, Buffalo Wild Wings, Rocky’s Pizza, and RSVP board and staff members.

RSVP participates in Giving Tuesday, the global day of giving that occurs every year on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving.  Watch our Facebook page for news of Giving Tuesday.