ways to give
Your support is essential to make freedom possible for people who have been wrongfully convicted. Here are some of the ways you can help us fight injustice every day.
donate
online
Your gift, of any amount, ensures the New England Innocence Project can continue our efforts to bring innocent people home and support people in freedom.
by check
If you prefer to make a donation by mail, please make checks payable to “New England Innocence Project” and send them to the address below:
New England Innocence Project
Attn: Development Team
1035 Cambridge St., Suite 28A,
Cambridge, MA 02141
by phone
Some supporters prefer to make their gift by speaking with a real person. We’re happy to help. To give by phone, please call 617-249-4605. If you reach voicemail, leave a message, and a member of our team will return your call as soon as possible.
monthly
Become a Sustainer of Freedom! You’ll join a community of changemakers and connect with like-minded individuals committed to fighting injustice through in-person and virtual conversations that offer deeper insights into our work and impact.
other ways to donate
Stocks or IRA Giving
Gifts of stocks, mutual funds, or funds distributed from an IRA can be meaningful ways to support our work while sharing resources you’ve set aside over time. Contributing appreciated stock allows you to give its full value directly to the mission you care about, and gifts from an IRA can also be directed to support our efforts.
Please contact our Director of Development, G. Christo, at gina@newenglandinnocence.org or call 617-249-4605 for more information or upon making a stock transaction, so we can provide a tax receipt for your records once the stock has been received.
Donor Advised Fund (DAF)
Donor-advised funds allow you to establish a charitable giving account in exchange for an immediate tax deduction. You can make a one-time gift or make monthly donations via your DAF by recommending a recurring grant.
Legacy Gifts
When you choose to include the New England Innocence Project in your estate, you’re creating a legacy centered on our shared mission of social and racial justice.
Already included us in your estate plan? Thank you for your generosity! Please let us know by emailing gina@newenglandinnocence.org or calling 617-249-4605.
corporate giving
employer matching
Check if your employer matches charitable contributions to double—or even triple—your impact.
Contact the development team.
corporate partnership
Expand your social justice and philanthropic initiatives, engage employees in causes that matter to them, and reach new values-aligned audiences through a meaningful partnership with the New England Innocence Project. [Rework language to explore various ways of partnership…]
Contact the development team.
in-kind
In-kind donations of goods, such as new or refurbished electronics like phones and laptops, and services are invaluable to people rebuilding their lives in freedom after years of wrongful incarceration. To learn more about community partnership opportunities and the needs of exonerees, freed people, and their families, email en@newenglandinnocence.org or call 617-249-4605.
host a house party
One of the most powerful ways to support NEIP is to introduce us to your community. Host a “Raise a Glass to Freedom” house party and turn your living room into a space for connection, conversation, and change. Reach out to G. Christo at Gina@newenglandinnocence.org for more information.
in-kind
In-kind donations of goods, such as new or refurbished electronics like phones and laptops, and services are invaluable to people rebuilding their lives in freedom after years of wrongful incarceration. To learn more about community partnership opportunities and the needs of exonerees, freed people, and their families, email en@newenglandinnocence.org or call 617-249-4605.
your gift is 100% TAX DEDUCTIBLE
The New England Innocence Project is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Our Tax ID number is 20-6187760.
If you have any questions about supporting the New England Innocence Project or if you would like to make a donation by phone, please contact our development team: Sadie Blanco at sadie@newenglandinnocence.org | 617-249-4605
pro bono partnerships
Are you or your law firm interested in becoming a pro bono partner?
A pro bono partnership with the New England Innocence Project offers a unique chance to use your legal expertise for good, expand your social justice and philanthropic initiatives, and engage employees in causes that matter to them.
Contact Radha Natarajan at rnatarajan@newenglandinnocence.org for more information.
NEIP partners with over 30 law firms, providing nearly 10,000 hours annually of pro bono legal services.
It takes a team of people and countless hours of legal work to overturn even one wrongful conviction. Each year, we receive hundreds of requests for assistance and manage more than 100 active investigations.
As a small independent nonprofit, we rely on pro bono support from legal professionals and law firms throughout New England who lend their time, skills, passion, and energy to help us fight wrongful convictions, support people working to rebuild their lives in freedom, and expose the systemic harms of the criminal legal system.
The important efforts of our pro bono partners enable us to have the most significant impact and create the most change.
Thank you to our Pro Bono Partners over the years!
Skadden
Choate
Ropes & Gray
Latham
Cooley
White & Case
Wolf Greenfield
Mintz
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Sidley Austin
Goodwin
Your support means everything.
Supporting this work enables people who have suffered so much to build a future in freedom, become active in their communities, and create memorable moments—such as raising children, holding their grandchildren, reuniting with their partners, mourning those they have lost while incarcerated, and spending cherished time with their families.
