Friends for Survival, Inc. is a 501(c) (3) tax-exempt charitable, non-profit organization funded solely by donations from individuals, foundations and corporations. We are grateful to the generous donors who support our mission and programs. EIN: 31-1640393
To make a secure donation using your credit or debit card, please click the button below.
Please make your check payable to:
Friends for Survival, Inc.
P.O. Box 214463
Sacramento, CA 95821
We maintain a brokerage account that allows us to accept these types of donations.
To learn more about making a securities donation, please contact us at info@friendsforsurvival.org.

Rose King, a mental health care reform advocate, died unexpectedly on Dec. 2, 2021, in Sacramento, CA. She was 83 years old and was also known as the "mother of Proposition 63," aka The Mental Health Services Act. Read more about Rose here.

Friends for Survival is strengthened by people who believe that no one should have to face suicide loss alone. Our volunteers bring their time, talents, lived experience, and compassion—and together, we create a community of support for survivors.

Through CARS (Charitable Adult Rides & Services), you can easily donate your car, truck, trailer, boat, motorcycle, RV, off-road vehicle, heavy equipment or other motorized vehicle to us.
Simply click on the button below to get started. CARS will reach out to you to arrange the pick-up of your vehicle donation.

Facebook makes it very simple to create a fundraiser and share it with your friends. It takes just a few minutes to set up.
Consider creating a Facebook fundraiser for your birthday, raising funds around the anniversary of your loved one’s passing, or on special awareness days.

Donate through the United Way.
Please designate:
Friends For Survival,
Agency #3043
as the recipient of your pledge.

Matching gifts are a type of corporate philanthropy in which companies will financially match donations that their employees give to nonprofits.
Check with your employer to see if they match gifts with Friends for Survival. If we are not on your list, please let us know how we can be a part of your company’s giving program.
Let's make your dollars go farther!

Support Friends for Survival when you shop or sell on eBay. This is made possible by the eBay for Charity program which has helped eBay buyers and sellers donate hundreds of millions of dollars to thousands of charities (and we’re one of them!)
MAKE US YOUR FAVORITE! First, personalize your shopping experience to benefit our organization by making us your Favorite charity on eBay. This will help us more than you know.
DONATE TO US IN EBAY CHECKOUT: By making us your Favorite, you will automatically see Friends for Survival, Inc. as your preferred charity when you buy anything on eBay, making it easy to add $1 or more upon checkout.
SELL YOUR ITEMS TO BENEFIT US: Sell your used items on eBay and donate as little as 10% (1% for vehicles) or up to 100% of your sale to benefit us. When you sell, simply look for the eBay for Charity signature blue and yellow ribbon next to “Make a donation.” Check out the benefits you’ll receive:
eBay will waive your Final Value Fees to the extent you donate. (e.g. donate 20% and see 20% of your Final Value Fees waived).
The tax credit from all of your donations is yours to keep.
SELL YOUR USED VEHICLE TO BENEFIT US: Unlike other charity auto programs, you can sell your used vehicle on eBay and donate up to 100% to benefit Friends for Survival, Inc.
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