Clubs in the Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District support a wide range of programs that benefit children and families in our communities. From food pantries, school supplies, medical services, backpacks full of supplies for disaster relief and also backpacks for homeless shelters, the clubs in the Kiwanis District put hundreds of thousands of dollars each year into programs that reach those folks who have the greatest need. We are very proud of our programs and initiatives and appreciate any support you might be able to give us.
Some of the programs that we support right now include the following:
- Books, school supplies and crafts for children who are underserved for any reason. We help supply books to kids and help teach them to read. We also offer classes to parents.
- Food drives and distribution to families who have lost jobs or are struggling to put food on tables. This includes building food pantries in schools for kids who are food insecure.
- Backpacks full of supplies that will benefit homeless vets or families of vets who are employed but barely able to put food on the table or take care of basic necessities for themselves or their children.
- Disaster Relief Kits that go to families who have lost their home due to fire, tornados, hurricanes, or other natural disasters like earthquakes. Each kit costs about 35 dollars to build and we have delivered many thousands of these over the past decade.
- Service leadership programs in elementary school, middle school, high school, college level, and for adults with disabilities too. These are world-renowned programs and most people have heard of K-Kids, Builders Clubs, Key Clubs, and CKI.
If you have another Kiwanis program that you would like to support, just mention it in the memo area and we will get those funds into that project. When making a donation, please enter the program you wish to support in the memo area. If you decide to donate to the general fund which supports all district-wide activities, just leave the memo area blank. You do not have to have a PayPal account to make a donation. Just enter your credit card info and submit.
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The Texas-Oklahoma District of Kiwanis International is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization. Contributions to civic leagues or other section 501(c)(4) organizations generally are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. They may be deductible as trade or business expenses, if ordinary and necessary in the conduct of the taxpayer’s business.
We do have a Foundation that is a 501(c)3 that would allow larger donations to be used as a tax write-off. Please contact us at TxOkDist@Swbell.net for exact details or you can send a check to: Texas Oklahoma Kiwanis, P.O. Box 820945, North Richland Hills, Tx. 76182. Make the check out to Texas Oklahoma Kiwanis Foundation and mention the program you are supporting in the memo line of the check or send a separate letter. We will then deposit the funds in the Foundation Account for that program.