How to Give

Make a secure online gift for membership or other donations.

Simply mail donations through personal, business, or certified check or money order.

Please download and complete a donation form, make checks payable to Wolf Trap Foundation, and mail to:

Wolf Trap Foundation
Attn: Development
1645 Trap Road
Vienna, VA 22182

We do not recommend mailing cash.

To receive wire transfer instructions, please contact give@wolftrap.org.

Support Wolf Trap Foundation through the United Way or Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign. Follow these instructions to donate through your workplace giving program.

Did you know that many companies match donations made by their employees to Wolf Trap Foundation? You may even be able to upgrade your membership upon receipt of your matching gift. Learn how to match your gift.

Give through a Donor Advised Fund (DAF), a charitable giving account that allows you to recommend grants to Wolf Trap Foundation and other charities from one centralized location. Follow these instructions to make a gift from a Donor Advised Fund (DAF).

Wolf Trap Foundation gratefully accepts donations of publicly traded securities. Follow these instructions to make a gift of appreciated stock. 

A private family foundation is a charitable organization typically established by an individual or family to support public charities, like Wolf Trap.

Membership Gifts

If you are planning to provide a grant to Wolf Trap Foundation from a private family foundation, please note that per IRS guidelines and Wolf Trap Foundation’s Gift Acceptance Policy, member benefits with goods or services of more than incidental value cannot be provided by a charity to the recommending donor or sponsoring entity.

For membership gifts, Wolf Trap automatically waives benefits of value. Members can still enjoy incidental benefits—view a full list of benefits on our membership page.

Please contact us at encorecircle@wolftrap.org or call 703.255.1954 if you have any questions about supporting Wolf Trap Foundation through your private family foundation to make membership contributions, or if your private family foundation requires a formalized grant process and/or additional documentation.

Make tax-wise donations from traditional Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) to a qualified charity like Wolf Trap Foundation. Follow these instructions to request a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from your IRA.