Get Involved
How can I support TIPS?
Financial contributions are always welcome! TIPS is funded 100% by donations and grants. We keep our overhead to a minimum, allowing us to focus our funds on the teen program with 91 cents of every dollar spent on the internships.
1. Sponsor an intern:
You can make a difference in a young leader's life and help a local non-profit by sponsoring a TIPS internship. A donation of $2,700 sponsors a part-time TIPS intern and $3,100 will sponsor a full-time teen participant for a summer.
2. Mail-In Donations:
Donating is easy. Your fully tax deductible contribution can be sent to:
Teens In Public Service
4530 Union Bay Place NE, Suite 140
Seattle , WA 98105-4000
3. Online Donation:
You can also donate online with a credit card or a PayPal account.
"Thanks to your generous philanthropy I was able to work at Soulumination this summer. Your donation to Teens In Public Service doesn't stop this year, didn't stop when they cashed a check. Your donation lives when moments that have touched me change how I act, what I choose, and how I lead. Soulumination provides professional portraits for terminally ill children as well as parents leaving children behind. Here at Soulumination, I worked daily with death, grief, and most importantly life. " –2007 intern
Can Your Gift be Matched?
Double your donation to Teens In Public Service by checking with your company and see if your donation can be matched. If you are retired or work at a company that matches your gift, your contribution will go twice as far. Just provide TIPS with the matching gift form supplied by your company and we will do the rest. The form usually can be obtained from Human Resources Department, Division Management or if your company has a foundation office. Once we receive the matching funds, your company will be notified.Below you will find a list of known companies that could match gifts to TIPS. If your company is not listed, ask in your Human Resources office. If your company matches gifts and is not listed, please contact us at and we will add them to the list.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Fnd.