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HOW TO DONATE... updated January 2026
If you would like a US tax receipt, you can donate to us via the Foundation for Lake Chapala Charities - click here to reach their donation page for information on how to do this. Please scroll down the page to find our name...
They use PayPal, so if you wish you can make regular donations to us via the Foundation (that is really wonderful!).
Wire transfers appear to work the best.
Checks are not easily accepted by Mexican banks at the moment. They will only accept checks over $500 US right now, and they can take a long time for the check to clear.
If you don't need a tax receipt, and you want to donate via wire transfer to Poco a Poco, just contact us and we can help with this. (We are close to finalizing Poco a Poco as a registered Mexican charity, so some of this information will change when that happens.)
If you are in the Chapala/Ajijic area and would like to donate in cash, (sometimes this is a lot easier for us!) please contact us at this e-mail link, and we will arrange with you for a convenient pick up place/time. Please also provide your cell or phone #.
If you want to make a bank transfer to us from within Mexico, please click here to email us. When we complete the final steps of becoming a Mexican charity, then we can open our own bank account. Until then, just contact us and we will find the best solution that works for you.
If you have a preference of where your donation is to be used, please let us know via email, so that we can respect your wishes.
If you want to support the Poco a Poco Children's Dining program that we run at our community center, we would love your help! We are feeding around 170-180 (sometimes even more) children, five days a week. This is a huge undertaking.
We need regular donations to pay for food. We struggle providing sufficient protein. Perhaps you would be willing to:
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Donate 48 eggs on a regular basis?
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Or beans and rice?
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Or meat or cheese (cheese would be a luxury)?
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Meat bones and vegetables for healthy soups?
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Or fresh fruit and vegetables for the children?​
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Providing nutritious food for these children is really important: a diet which includes protein, fresh vegetables and fruit, as well as water-based drinks.
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Many of the children have shown signs of malnutrition and poor nutrition, and we see the improvements, not just in their health, but their social skills as well.
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Other programs that need support include:
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Funding for medical expenses, because we help some families with essential health insurance coverage so they can get their medicines and treatments for kidney disease, and even eventual kidney transplants.
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​Education costs: We pay for a primary school teacher and her assistant to provide tutoring to over 30 children, three mornings a week. These children are making such progress with this help - we can't stop doing this. But it costs around $125 US a week and we need help.
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Continue building our community center.
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Financial support to pay for the administrative expenses for WiFi, electric bills, gas and electric for cooking;
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Clean drinking water for the Children's dining program, as well as refilling the water cistern which is used for cooking, cleaning, and washing hands;
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Children activity supplies: we use a LOT of crayons, pencils and colored markers; printing paper for printing coloring projects; colored paper for creative use, glue, erasers, washable paint. Donations for these are always appreciated.
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Ongoing projects that give people in these areas ways to make a living, with pride.
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