Change that matters
The critical work we do is made possible by generous donors like you. At the American Nurses Foundation, it is an ongoing effort to support more than five million nurses, find and fund innovative solutions, generate new ideas and tools, and lay the foundation for more positive experiences for nurses and their patients.
But together, with your help, we can make a difference.
Learn MoreDirect Donation
Whether it’s a one-time gift or an ongoing monthly commitment, your donation will go toward funding the wide range of work we do to support nurses and improve healthcare for all. You can also take advantage of any matching donation program your employer may have by donating here directly. Please be sure to check the box on the donation page.
Donate to the Foundation TodayMake a memorial or tribute gift
If you wish to make a gift in memory or honor of a family member, special nurse, or loved one, we’d be honored to assist you in choosing the appropriate commemoration for your gift. Or maybe it’s a gift to celebrate a birthday, anniversary, or graduation – either way, it’s a heartfelt way to thank an individual or group of nurses, while supporting nurses and nursing as a whole.
Donations by mail should be sent to the following address:
American Nurses Foundation
P.O. Box 504342
Saint Louis, MO 63150-4342
Gift planning
Help support the critical work nurses do with a gift from your will. Whether you give a dollar amount, specific items, or designate a percentage of your estate, this option is an easy and flexible way to support our nurses. If you already have a will, you can add American Nurses Foundation to it with an amendment, or if you have already named us in your will, we thank you and ask you to please let us know.
Click here to learn more or contact Inne Barber, Director of Development, at inne.barber@ana.org or call 301-628-5386.
Learn MoreGifts of stock and IRA funds
Donors can also financially support our work through the transfer of different types of assets, such as stocks, crypto, qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) from an Individual Requirement Account (IRA), donor-advised funds (DAFs), and more.
Donate StockEndowments
Thanks to the support of generous donors, we have had the ability to initiate a wide range of programs to benefit nursing at multiple levels – from providing nursing research grants to supporting public policy and fellowship programs. Achieve a lasting legacy through the Foundation endowment.
Learn MorePeer-to-peer fundraising
This method of charitable fundraising involves individuals organizing personal campaigns to collect donations from their peers. These can be done through crowdfunding, throwing an occasion-specific fundraiser, or participating in events such as “fun runs.” To help you gain the most out of your event, we’re happy to share our first fundraising toolkit, which provides step-by-step guides on how to create your own campaign across several platforms.
Download the ToolkitPAC
The American Nurses Association Political Action Committee (ANA-PAC) works hard to ensure that nurses have a voice in Washington through members’ voluntary contributions and working to elect leaders who are steadfast in their support for nurses and their patients. Through your PAC membership and contributions, you can help ensure that nurses have a seat at the table through the electing of nurse champions to U.S. Congress.
Learn MoreWe are committed to protecting your privacy and want to make sure that you understand how your personal information is used. The ANA Enterprise Privacy Policy governs the privacy practices of the American Nurses Foundation (ANF) and provides detailed guidance regarding those practices. In addition to the ANA Privacy Policy, and the ANF Privacy Policy outlined herein, Foundation employees are expected to comply with the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Code of Ethical Principles and Standards, to include the Standards related to privacy and confidentiality of donor information.
By engaging with the American Nurses Foundation website or donor platform, you accept the privacy practices described herein, and responsibility for checking the ANF website for any updates made to this policy.
When you donate to, volunteer with, or otherwise support the American Nurses Foundation, we ask for basic information such as your name and contact information. When you donate to the American Nurses Foundation online and in certain other contexts, you provide us with your credit card information. We only use the contact and payment information you provide to process your donation and fulfill your requests for information. We do not retain your credit card information for any longer than necessary to process your donation. We also keep track of your participation in, and support of, the American Nurses Foundation activities so we can understand our supporters’ interests and evaluate the effectiveness of our work and our offerings.
Non-personal information from visitors to our website is also collected so that we can assess which parts of our site are the most engaging, where online visitors are going, and how long they spend there. Online visitors have the ability to disable this function in their browsers; however, this may result in personalized content being blocked. For more information see the ANA Enterprise Privacy Policy.
We do not send mailings to donors on behalf of other organizations. The ANA Enterprise Privacy Policy provides specific guidelines regarding limitations to the sharing of your personal information.