Thank you for your interest in making a donation to the Riekes Center. Donations help us provide scholarships to needy students, cover operating expenses, and purchase equipment to help more students experience the joy of self-enhancement. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and all donations are tax-deductible.

Appreciated Stock, Credit Card or Check Donations

Donate On-line (Click the link below)

Donate By Mail

Please print out the appropriate form from below. Forms are in .pdf format and you will need to download Adobe Reader to view them. Fill out and mail your form to The Riekes Center For Human Enhancement, 3455 Edison Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025.

Check or Credit Card Donation Form
Appreciated Stock Donation Form

What Does My Money Pay For?

The Riekes Center can put any donation to good use - through scholarships, capital improvements, or program development. The following are some popular sponsorship levels -
$50 Music Lessons: Pay for 4 CORE mentored music lessons.
$130 CORE Fitness Plan: Provide a month (12 sessions) of mentored physical fitness to a needy student through our CORE program.
$250 Video Production Classes: Put a student through our Video Production Class, where he/she will learn professional filming and editing techniques with top-of-the-line digital equipment.
$875 Nature Awareness Sponsorship: Sponsor a local homeschool student for an entire semester of courses that help develop fundamental naturalist knowledge, awareness skills, stewardship abilities, and a personal relationship to the natural environment.
$5,000 Leadership Grant: Help a student in an especially difficult situation: Leadership Grants provide a full year of Riekes mentoring and training - up to 100 hours of staff time, transportation as needed, training in two different areas at the Center, and a paying job to build self-esteem and confidence.

Employer-Matched Contributions

Does your employer have a contribution-matching plan for its employees? Your human resources department should have details.

Riekes Center Wish List

We also accept donations of materials and equipment. Please contact Tom Cronin at (650) 860 - 8000 to make a donation!

Athletic Fitness

- Lifting equipment (free weights, racks, etc)
- New Olympic Lifting platforms, bars, & weights
- Cardio training machines

 Creative Arts

- Guitars & stands
- New microphones
- New recording studio hardware
- VHS & DV video recording tapes
- Paint, brushes, canvas

 Nature Awareness

- Digital Camera (anything will do, but we'd love to have a macro lens for close-up nature photos)
- Spotting Scope
- Night Vision Scope
- Items for Our Naturalist and Teaching Museum
- Recycled Lumber
- Woodworking Hand Tools and Benches
- Field guides
- Solar oven
- Plants and seeds

Have a question that's not answered here?

For more information, or to discuss making a larger contribution, please contact Tom Cronin at (650) 860 - 8000 or e-mail us at development@riekes.org.