Mission Driven
All donations must support the charitable mission and approved programs of African Sahara Charity Foundation.
Giving with Purpose. Stewardship with Integrity.
African Sahara Charity Foundation is committed to accepting and administering charitable contributions with transparency, accountability, and respect for donor intent.
This Donation Policy explains how the Foundation reviews, accepts, processes, acknowledges, restricts, allocates, and reports charitable donations and grants.
All contributions must support the Foundation's charitable mission and comply with applicable law, ethical standards, and approved governance policies.
Four principles guide every contribution we accept.
All donations must support the charitable mission and approved programs of African Sahara Charity Foundation.
Contributions are administered carefully, transparently, and in accordance with applicable law and donor restrictions that have been formally accepted.
ASCF respects donor privacy, honors accepted donor intent, and provides appropriate acknowledgements and receipts.
No donation may compromise the Foundation's independence, governance, beneficiary selection, procurement, clinical judgment, or charitable purpose.
Subject to review and approval when appropriate, the Foundation may accept the following forms of charitable support.
Online monetary donations through approved payment processors
Checks and money orders
ACH and domestic bank transfers
One-time donations
Recurring contributions
Corporate sponsorships
Foundation grants
Government and development grants
Employer matching gifts
Donor-restricted contributions for approved programs
In-kind goods and equipment
Professional services
Technology contributions
Planned gifts, bequests, and other estate-planning arrangements
Complex, restricted, non-cash, unusually large, or high-risk contributions may require additional documentation, valuation, legal review, or Board approval before acceptance.
ASCF may decline, return, delay, or seek modification of a contribution that:
Acceptance of a donation does not constitute endorsement of the donor, the donor's activities, products, services, political positions, or business practices.
We take every reasonable measure to keep your giving secure.
Online donations are processed through approved external payment providers using appropriate security standards.
African Sahara Charity Foundation does not intentionally store complete payment-card numbers, expiration dates, or CVV security codes on its website servers.
ACH, direct deposit, and domestic bank-transfer instructions should only be obtained through official ASCF channels or the official Donate page.
Donors should never send complete credit-card or debit-card information by email, postal mail, contact form, or transfer memo.
Checks and money orders should be made payable to: African Sahara Charity Foundation, 10301 Grosvenor Place, Unit 1903, Rockville, MD 20852, United States of America. For ACH and bank transfers, donors are encouraged to include their name and email address in the transfer memo when possible and to notify the Foundation after sending a transfer so that receipt can be confirmed.
Unrestricted donations may support the following program areas.
Healthcare Infrastructure
Field and Mobile Hospitals
Cancer Care and Oncology
Medical Education and Training
Humanitarian Medical Response
Public Health and Prevention
Digital Health and Telemedicine
Medical Equipment and Supply Support
Healthcare Workforce Development
Governance, compliance, administration, fundraising, technology, monitoring, and evaluation necessary to advance the Foundation's mission
Unless a contribution is formally accepted with a specific written restriction, donations are treated as unrestricted charitable funds and may be used where the Foundation determines they are most needed.
For restricted donations, ASCF will make reasonable efforts to honor formally accepted donor restrictions.
If a restricted purpose becomes impossible, impracticable, unlawful, obsolete, fully funded, or inconsistent with the Foundation's mission, ASCF may seek donor consent to redirect the contribution to a substantially similar charitable purpose, subject to applicable law and governing documents.
Donation acknowledgments may include the Foundation's legal name, the donor's name, the date and amount of the contribution, a description of accepted non-cash property, a statement regarding whether goods or services were provided in exchange, and other information required by applicable law. Donors are responsible for retaining their acknowledgments and consulting their professional advisors regarding tax-reporting requirements.
African Sahara Charity Foundation is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Contributions may be deductible for U.S. federal income-tax purposes to the extent permitted by law.
When a donor receives goods, services, event admission, promotional benefits, or another item of value in connection with a contribution, only the portion exceeding the fair market value of those benefits may be deductible, subject to applicable law. The Foundation will provide required disclosures when applicable.
The Foundation does not provide individual tax, legal, accounting, or financial advice. Donors should consult their own professional advisors regarding the deductibility and reporting of contributions.
Transparency Center → Legal Status
African Sahara Charity Foundation uses donor information only for legitimate charitable, administrative, financial, compliance, communication, and reporting purposes.
The Foundation does not sell or rent donor personal information.
Donor information may be shared with payment processors, banks, auditors, legal advisors, technology providers, regulators, government authorities, or other service providers only when reasonably necessary and subject to appropriate confidentiality and data-protection requirements.
ASCF may recognize donors in reports, publications, events, websites, or other communications when appropriate and with donor consent.
Donors may request anonymity in public-facing materials.
Legal, banking, accounting, regulatory, audit, and compliance records may still require ASCF to retain a donor's identity even when the donor is publicly anonymous.
Charitable donations are generally final and non-refundable. ASCF may consider a refund when:
Refund requests should ordinarily be submitted in writing within 30 days of the transaction when possible. Requests are subject to verification, payment-processor limitations, available funds, applicable law, and approval by the Foundation. Approved refunds will normally be returned through the original payment method.
In-kind donations require prior review and acceptance. Review factors may include:
Relevance to an approved program or operational need
Condition, quality, safety, and useful life
Transportation and storage costs
Installation and maintenance requirements
Licensing and regulatory requirements
Customs and import requirements
Export controls and sanctions
Disposal costs
Whether the contribution can be responsibly deployed in the intended location
Unless required by law, ASCF does not assign a monetary value to donated goods or services for the donor's tax purposes. Donors are responsible for obtaining their own independent valuation.
Corporate sponsorships, matching-gift programs, promotional campaigns, and cause-related partnerships may require a separate written agreement.
Such arrangements must preserve ASCF's independence, charitable purpose, public trust, and control over program decisions.
ASCF does not permit a donor or sponsor to exercise improper influence over beneficiary selection, procurement, employment, governance, clinical decisions, or the reporting of results.
Restricted donations and grants may require written agreements specifying:
No employee, volunteer, advisor, or representative may accept a material donor restriction outside their delegated authority.
ASCF may conduct appropriate due diligence regarding donors, intermediaries, funding sources, restrictions, sanctions exposure, conflicts of interest, and reputational risk.
ASCF will not knowingly accept funds derived from unlawful activity or contributions intended to secure improper influence, personal benefit, preferential treatment, or unlawful advantage.
Suspicious, fraudulent, or prohibited transactions may be delayed, declined, returned, documented, or reported to the appropriate institution or authority when required.
A donation does not entitle a donor to:
African Sahara Charity Foundation retains final authority over the administration of accepted charitable resources.
Donation records are maintained in accordance with applicable financial-management, record-retention, privacy, audit, governance, and regulatory requirements.
ASCF is committed to responsible stewardship and appropriate reporting concerning the receipt and use of charitable resources.
When available and appropriate, financial statements, annual reports, governance information, policies, and other organizational disclosures are published through the Transparency Center.
Donors are encouraged to determine whether their employers offer matching-gift programs.
ASCF may complete legitimate employer verification forms and provide organizational information necessary to facilitate matching contributions.
ASCF will not certify inaccurate information or accept matching funds subject to inappropriate conditions.
ASCF may update this Donation Policy to reflect changes in law, regulation, technology, payment practices, governance standards, or organizational operations.
The current version will always be published on the Foundation's website with its effective date.
Our team is happy to help with questions about this Donation Policy or any aspect of giving to African Sahara Charity Foundation.
Your support helps deliver healthcare, education, and humanitarian aid across Africa.