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NEW FOR YOU, THE DONOR!
We realize that giving is important but it is also a very personal decision. So we list other nonprofit organizations who can also accept your donations of diabetes supplies and insulin pumps in case we are not the right fit for your giving.
Our main concern is that those in need receive help -- whether or not it is directly through us or another organization we are all in this together.
No other diabetes nonprofit organization will list their "competition." We do!
If you would like to browse other organizations or learn how to add your own nonprofit (for free) to our directory:
| Donors, Sponsors & Affiliates |
Our corporate philosophy is simple ... "Is there a need? And, if so, how can we help?" We hope that you, too will ask "how can I help? Because so many others need us ... we need you!
Donors Who Support Our Organization's Charitable Good Works
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Financial donors give cash or other other monetary donations (like bequests). |
Gift In-Kind (GIK) donors give a tangible donation like diabetes supplies, insulin pumps, office suppllies, books, products, fabric, etc. |
Donated services are considered another form of GIK donation. Some volunteer services (usually professional services are tax deductible, but most general volunteer services are not. |
Sponsors & Affiliates
- Sponsors - Contribute financially or with in-kind donations of services to meet a specific need or service for the organization (i.e. administrative costs)
- Affiliates - Are companies we partner with. We advertise their product or service on our site for free and in return they give us a commission for any sales made through our site.
We are truly, truly grateful to our many supporters. Without help from others we could not continue giving assistance to diabetics in need. To see who has helped us, which really means, helped those who have received our assistance, please use the links below:
| Why should you help us instead of another organization? |
Nearly 1 in every 523 children and teens in the U.S. has diabetes. Most are non-Hispanic whites with type 1 diabetes. And, 20.8 million people, or 7% of the total population now has diabetes. About 1/3 of all patients with diabetes have no insurance or are underinsured and cannot afford the cost of even the most basic things like test strips. Many of those who come to us for help, like Brooke and her family (see right side bar), have already been turned down by government programs and by other diabetes charities.
Why? Because most organizations and pharmaceutical companies have program restrictions that are based on government standards, strict guidelines and/or whether or not a person has any insurance. Many assistance programs do not take into account how much someone is paying out of pocket for medical care and the hardship that medical expenses can cause. We do.
We also try to help those stuck in the Medicare "doughnut hole."
There may not be a cure for diabetes but today you can help us in our fight to put an end to one cause of death from diabetes – the lack of medical care, insulin, and diabetes supplies for those who cannot afford them.
How to make a financial contribution
Use your credit card or PayPal via the following donation button to make a donation online:
You can also send tax deductible donations (make checks payable to iPump.org, Inc.) and in-kind donations of diabetes supplies, insulin pumps, and quilts to:
iPump.org, Inc.
2250 Alyssum Avenue
Upland, CA
91784-7384
We also take donations of test strips, glucose meters, syringes, insulin pumps and insulin pump supplies and give them free, to needy people with diabetes.
A child no one else
would help
Seven-year-old Brooke is 1 of 10 children in her family. Yet her family was still turned away by other private organizations and government agencies for assistance.
Her parents were denied help because their income was just over poverty level and they had some insurance. But even with insurance much of their income was going to cover medical costs and they had a hard time paying for insulin and diabetes supplies necessary to keep their daughter alive.
