FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Donations are easy to make! Simply click go to our website and click on the DONATE button, which will direct you to making a payment. You will be issued an invoice and receipt via email. 

Yes. Gems Keep Giving is a 501(c) charity registered in the USA and so all contributions can be deducted when you do your annual returns. Please consult your accounting specialists for arrangements in other countries. 

No. Gems Keep Giving accepts donations from everywhere and everybody!

All monies will go directly into the Gems Keep Giving bank account, and will be kept there until allocated towards a project. 

Gems Keep Giving will only allocate funds to projects that have somebody on the ground on location that can manage and report on the project. 

Gems Keep Giving will consider all applications that meet local needs, protect resources, and improve lives in artisanal colored gemstone mining and cutting communities. Guided by the United Nations (UN) Sustainability Goals, Gems Keep Giving will allocate funding to projects that most closely align with our aims:

SDG3 Good health and well being 

SDG4 Quality education

SDG5 Gender equality

SDG6 Clean water and sanitation

SDG7 Affordable and clean energy

SDG8 Decent work and economic growth

SDG15 Life on land 

If there is a project that you are aware of,  and would like Gems Keep Giving assistance, please submit a Project Application for the Board to consider. In this case, please submit an application via our "Application for Funding" page.

Yes, you can donate to a specific Gems Keep Giving Project. Please contact us directly and we will ensure that your funds are earmarked for the specifc Gems Keep Giving project you indicate.

Please refer to the Gems Keep Giving website "Projects" section for updates on past, current and future projects. 

Gems Keep Giving Board members are all volunteers. We also have the generous support of the International Colored Gemstone Association and so all costs and overheads are minimal. 

Yes. All payments are processed through our third party payment gateway which is fully compliant and secure.