The Ypsilanti District Library offers a wide range of opportunities for individuals, organizations, and corporations who wish to make a monetary contribution to YDL. Your gift matters to YDL and will help us fulfill the library’s mission “to enrich life, stimulate intellectual curiosity, foster literacy, and encourage an informed citizenry.” Few organizations provide the broad array of resources and services found here at YDL – and all available free of charge. In 2011, 902,518 items were borrowed. Library program attendance rose 19% to nearly 46,000 and 78% of our service population had current library cards. Your generous support will help us meet this unprecedented increase in the demand for quality library service!

Giving Opportunities
 

• Cash Gifts

  Cash is the most popular type of charitable gift given to the Library. Outright cash via a check made out to the Ypsilanti District Library can be mailed to YDL located at 5577 Whittaker Road, Ypsilanti, MI 48197.

• Credit Card

  You can now charge gifts to YDL online. You may skip logging in with your library card number by clicking the green "Make a Donation" button.

• Planned Giving
  Individuals may leave a lasting impact on YDL through estate planning. Planned gifts include bequests through estates or wills, charitable trusts, and annuities. Please contact the Library Director at (734) 482-4110, ext. 1300 for further information.
   

• Ypsilanti District Library Endowment Fund

  A contribution to the Library’s Endowment Fund will ensure that YDL will continue to flourish for years to come. Make your donation online through the Ypsilanti Area Community Fund website. When making your gift, please designate the Ypsilanti District Library Fund in the Designation (Optional) box on the Network for Good site. Checks payable to the Ypsilanti District Library Endowment Fund can be mailed to the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation located at 301 North Main, Suite 300, Ann Arbor, MI 48104.

Tax Benefits

Federal law provides for tax benefits made for charitable contributions to public libraries. Donations are tax-deductible to full extent of the law. For more information about the tax credit, see the Ann Arbor Community Foundation website.

Donor Recognition

Contributions of $1,000 or more are recognized on a donor wall located in the YDL-Whittaker lobby. All donations are recognized in library publications unless the individual contributor wishes to remain anonymous.