ACDS needs your partnership to ensure the longevity of our schools, group homes, services and programs. Take action by adopting a room in one of ACDS’s schools or adult programs to enhance our activities and protect our future. You or your business can honor a loved one and/or leave an impactful message. Please contact us at development@acds.org or 516-933-4700 for more information about naming opportunities.

Celebrate a friend or family member by making an honorary or memorial donation. Commemorative gifts can be donated online, by mail or by phone. If you’d like us to send a personalized letter to the individual or family being commemorated, please include their name and contact information.

Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match charitable contributions or volunteer hours made by their employees. Some companies also match gifts made by retirees and/or spouses. Ask your employer if they have a matching gift program. The impact of your gift to the ACDS Foundation may be doubled or possibly tripled!

If you have a Donor Advised Fund or Family Foundation, kindly consider making a donation in support of a specific program or service or in general support of the ACDS Foundation.

The ACDS Foundation welcomes gifts of stock, securities, mutual fund shares, and wire transfers. Kindly contact us at development@acds.org or 516-933-4700 for transfer instructions.

Consider donating to the ACDS Foundation in your estate planning. There are ways that can provide for you and your loved ones while ensuring that individuals with disabilities benefit from your thoughtful consideration for decades to come. We offer a variety of planned giving vehicles as a service to those who wish to make charitable gifts to the organization but also need to continue receiving income from their investments now Please contact us at development@acds.org or 516-933-4700 for more information.

ACDS offers a variety of benefits to companies who want to support the ACDS Foundation. Corporate donations provide recognition in the ACDS Foundation’s annual report and on the website as well as access and exposure to the LI Business community through event ticket discounts. Please contact us at development@acds.org or 516-933-4700 for more information.

Set up a fundraiser on Facebook for ACDS and ask your friends and network to contribute. 100% of donations will be forwarded to the ACDS Foundation. To learn how to set up a Facebook Fundraiser visit https://www.facebook.com/help/990087377765844?he1pref=fag content and select Fundraisers for Charitable Organizations.

ACDS’s Tree of Life stands over seven feet tall and over seven feet wide and is adorned with leaves of gold, silver and bronze. The leaves can be purchased and engraved with the name of an ACDS student, alumni, family or supporter.  When you purchase one of these leaves, you are helping ensure the financial health of ACDS.