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As a private non-profit, we do not receive any ongoing state or federal financial support. Our success depends on the commitment and generosity of the many individuals, businesses and foundations who have helped bring Poplar Forest to this exciting new phase in our development.
The Corporation for Jefferson’s Poplar Forest is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization registered in the US under EIN: 54-1258296. We rely on the generous, tax-deductible contributions made by people like you in order to support educational exhibits and programs, further restore the landscape designs and architecture and to ensure that Jefferson’s vision can be shared and enjoyed more widely and more effectively than ever before. Donate online by choosing one of the options listed below, with your credit card via telephone by calling Laura Murphy, Annual Fund and Campaign Manager, at 434.534.8116, or if preferred, you can complete and mail a donation form to:
The Corporation for Jefferson’s Poplar Forest
Attention: Development Department
P.O. Box 419
Forest, Virginia 24551
other Ways to Give
We encourage you to make your gift in the way that’s most convenient for you. No matter how you choose to support Poplar Forest, we appreciate your generosity.
Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) Gifts
A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a type of giving program that allows you to combine the most favorable tax benefits with the flexibility to easily support your favorite charities. An increasingly popular charitable vehicle, DAFs are an excellent way to both simplify your charitable giving and facilitate your strategic philanthropic goals. We are pleased to offer the DAF Direct widget for your convenience in making DAF gifts to Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest. Get started.
Matching Gifts
Matching gift programs are a type of philanthropy in which companies match employees’ donations to nonprofit organizations, like the Corporation for Jefferson’s Poplar Forest. This would allow you to maximize the impact of your donation, and matching gift programs are a wonderful way for companies to support their employees and communities. Most companies will match an employee’s gift to an organization one-to-one, but others may match gifts two-to-one, and some even match donations three-to-one! This means your gift can be worth two to three times as much as your contribution to Poplar Forest, helping even more to impact the ongoing restoration and vital preservation of Jefferson’s beloved retreat and this National Historic Landmark. Inquire within your company’s human resources office to determine if your company has a matching gift program. Try using the search tool linked here to see if your company is listed: Charity Navigator Search Tool
Gift Memberships
If you are interested in giving a family member or friend a gift of membership to Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, please call Laura Murphy, Annual Fund & Campaign Manager, at 434.534.8116.
KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS
The Kroger Community Rewards Program provides an easy, carefree way to support Poplar Forest. By linking your Kroger Plus Card to Poplar Forest, the shopping you do every day translates into quarterly gifts to support our restoration and preservation efforts.
To participate:
- Go to Kroger.com
- Sign in to your account or create an account
- Go to My Account
- Go to Community Rewards
- Search for The Corporation for Jefferson’s Poplar Forest or Organization Number FJ889.
Once you link your card, just remember to use your Kroger Plus Card each time you shop!
Other Types of Gifts
If you would like more information on any of the ways to give described above, please contact our Director of Development, Renée Rose Flowers, at 434.534.8129 or development@poplarforest.org.
We are pleased to have achieved the Platinum Seal of Transparency with Candid for 2025. The seal designates that Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest is committed to transparency, demonstrated by providing up-to-date information to give potential donors and funders better insight into our work as a nonprofit organization.
Poplar Forest has been evaluated by Charity Navigator and earned a Four-Star Rating. The information provided by Charity Navigator equips donors with facts on our organization’s financial efficiency, sustainability, and trustworthiness, as well as our commitment to governance practices and policies to help people make more impactful donations.