Why Give to NAMI-NYC Metro?
NAMI-NYC Metro has worked steadily for 30 years to become New York City's family voice on mental illness. We educate and provide support to families and mental health consumers, advocate for improved access to treatment and services, support advances in research, and bring mental illness into the mainstream of health issues. We are also the proud sponsor of the New York City Network of Care behavioral health website, www.nycnetworkofcare.org. To maintain and operate this invaluable site, we need your financial support.

All of NAMI-NYC Metro's programs and services are FREE of charge to any member of the public. Our ability to continue offering a wide range of programs and services depends on your financial support. As an independent affiliate, we are dependent on the support of individual donors to survive; we do not receive funding from NAMI National, the parent national affiliate.

Your financial support is vital to NAMI-NYC Metro. Simply put, we cannot do it without you.

NAMI is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Every donation to NAMI-NYC Metro is tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

How to Donate to NAMI-NYC Metro

Online:
Make a secure donation by clicking on the appropriate link below. Choose the Single Donation link to make a single gift, or choose the Sustaining Donation to have your credit card charged on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis.

Single Donation, click here

Sustaining Donation, click here

By Phone:
Call Sarah Sheahan or Shaneiqua Boyd at 212.684.3365. For faster service, please have your credit card ready.

By Mail or Fax:
Print out NAMI-NYC Metro's Donation Form and fill it in. (Link “Donation Form” to pdf of donation form)

If sending by mail, please include a check or your credit card number and mail to:
NAMI-NYC Metro
505 Eighth Avenue, Suite 1103
New York, NY 10018

If sending by fax, please include your credit card number and fax to: 212.684.3364

Ways to Give
Memorial Gifts
Your memorial gift to NAMI-NYC Metro is a personal remembrance that honors the life and memory of a friend or loved one, and offers the gift of hope for the future.

You may make a memorial gift online or via mail, fax, or phone. If you wish, we will send a letter to the family, notifying them of your thoughtful gift.

Honorary Gifts
A gift to NAMI-NYC Metro is a wonderful way for individuals, organizations, businesses, and groups to honor the special people and occasions in our lives and pay tribute to a friend or loved one.

You may make an honorary gift online, or via mail, fax or phone. If you wish, we will send a letter to the person(s) you are honoring, notifying them of your thoughtful gift.

Memorial Funds
Adam's Fund
People with serious mental illness are often socially isolated. To combat this isolation and honor her late son, Adam Gupta, Mary Lee Gupta, the NAMI-NYC Metro Services Coordinator, created Adam's Fund. Money raised for Adam's Fund support our weekend social support groups for mental health consumers offering a place to connect with peers and share a meal, common concerns, and mutual interests.

Sustaining Supporters Program
As a Sustaining Supporter, you donate a set monthly amount via your credit or debit card. NAMI-NYC Metro relies on this steady source of funding to maintain our free programs and services. You may become a Sustaining Sponsor online, or via mail, fax or phone.

Planned Giving
You can make a crucial difference in the ability of NAMI-NYC Metro to provide mental health support, education, and advocacy to New Yorkers. Remembering NAMI-NYC Metro in your will or through a trust or annuity is one of the most meaningful gifts you can give future generations. For more information on how you can include NAMI-NYC Metro in your estate plans, please email Sarah Sheahan, or call her at 212.684.3365.

If you have further questions, or would like more information or the discuss other planned giving options such as charitable remainder trusts, gifts of securities, or real estate, please email Sarah Sheahan, or call her at 212.684.3365.

Matching Gifts
Matching Gifts are an easy way to double your contribution to NAMI-NYC Metro. Thousands of employers, regardless of their size or industry, have a Matching Gift program that will "match" their employees' and/or spouses' charitable contributions. Contact your Human Resources Department to find out if your employer has a Matching Gift program. Your employer will instruct you on the proper procedure to ensure that NAMI-NYC Metro receives the “match” of your generous gift.