Your Donation Makes an Impact
Each contribution, no matter the amount, helps transform lives by providing essential services and support. Here’s how your donation can make a difference:
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Nicasa’s Stable Communities Hub Wishlist
Many of our friends, families, and neighbors are facing uncertain times. With limited access to essential programs like SNAP and Medicaid, some in our community are struggling to meet their basic needs.
This giving season, Nicasa is coming together to help. Through our new Stable Communities Hub, we’re collecting essential items and gifts to help families stay supported, safe, and hopeful until services are restored.
Items needed include:
- Socks (all sizes and ages)
- Underwear (all sizes, ages, genders)
- Winter Coats (all sizes – youth and adult)
- Winter Hats (all sizes – youth and adult)
- Gloves (all sizes – youth and adult)
- Adult incontinence products
- Baby food (unopened within expiration date)
- Baby formula (unopened within expiration date)
- and more!
Together, we can make a difference for those who need it most.
Questions or Location Drop-Off Contact Vicky Tello, LSW, Director of Philanthropy
Phone: 847-716-1064 Email: vtello@nicasa.org
Over the past three years, we have provided:
Other Ways to Contribute
If you would like to make your gift over the phone, please call:
Vicky Tello, LSW
Director of Philanthropy
(847)716-1064 (direct)
(847)546-6450 (main)
If you would like to make your gift by mail, please send to:
Nicasa Behavioral Health Services
Attn: Donations
31979 N. Fish Lake Road
Round Lake, IL 60073
Please make checks payable to NICASA
Double Your Impact with Employer Matching
You may be able to double or triple the impact of your gift through a matching gifts program. Contact your Human Resources department to see if your employer offers matching gifts.
What Is a Donor Advised Fund (DAF)?
A DAF is your personal charitable savings account. You contribute money or assets now, and then recommend grants to causes you care about — including Nicasa Behavioral Health Services — whenever you’re ready. DAFs give you flexibility and control over your charitable giving, helping you make a difference on your own schedule.
How Giving Through a DAF Benefits You?
- Makes giving simple by keeping all your charitable donations organized in one easy-to-manage account.
- Save on taxes as you are generally eligible to take an immediate tax deduction when you put money into your DAF.
- Give when it works for you by choosing the timing and causes for your gifts on your schedule.
- Creates a lasting impact by supporting behavioral health treatment and recovery support today. You can also leave a legacy by naming Nicasa as a beneficiary of your fund in the long-term.
How to Give from Your DAF?
- For any tax related and DAF account questions, always seek the advice of your financial or legal advisor.
- If you are ready to give, search for Nicasa (using our legal name below) and locate us in your DAF account system to process an electronic gift, or contact your financial advisor/account administrator to ask for assistance in having a gift sent out from your DAF.
- For gifts from your DAF, or if you would like to include Nicasa in your long-term plans, please use our legal name and federal tax ID:
- Legal Name: Nicasa, NFP
- Address: 31979 N. Fish Lake Road, Round Lake, IL 60073
- Federal Tax ID Number: 36-2605412
For more details on our work, data-driven insights, and our financial transparency, please visit our Candid profile at https://www.guidestar.org/profile/36-2605412.
Questions? Contact Vicky Tello, LSW – Director of Philanthropy at (847)716-1064 or email vtello@nicasa.org to discuss supporting Nicasa with your DAF.
Donations of Stock
Nicasa Behavioral Health Services is able to accept donations of stock. For details or to make arrangements, please contact our Director of Philanthropy at (847)716-1064 or via email at vtello@nicasa.org.
Nicasa Behavioral Health Services accepts donations of goods including, hygiene items, household goods, non-perishable food items, baby formula and supplies, diapers and pull-ups, school supplies and office furniture, equipment, and more.
If you have new or gently used (meaning full working order, no tears or stains, and clean) items you would like to donate, please contact our Development Team at development@nicasa.org to provide more information and our staff will help determine if we have a current need and ability to move the items efficiently to our clients without a long storage time.
Please see our Stable Communities Hub section above for a full list of needed items.
Please also consider a donation of a gift certificate or card to a local resale shop to meet the clothing needs of our clients.
We’re proud to be an Official Nonprofit Partner of One Warm Coat, a national organization dedicated to providing free coats to children and adults in need while promoting volunteerism and environmental sustainability.
Nicasa has partnered with ShopRaise, a service that helps our organization raise for our mission!
Shop online with over 1,700 participating retailers and a percentage of your purchase goes to Nicasa. Click on the link to download the app to your smartphone or add the site to your internet browser on your PC, choose our organization, then shop as normal and it will automatically donate to Nicasa.
We have an important new partner: neighbors like you!
Nicasa has teamed up with Nextdoor, the neighborhood app, and their Sell for Good program to give neighbors an easy way to fundraise. Neighbors can list items to sell and donate the proceeds to directly support Nicasa. Join Nextdoor or log in to start selling for good:
