Incentives

Give!Local Incentive Rules

  • The minimum donation amount is $5.
  • Give!Local is a web-based giving project, but if you prefer to fill out a paper form and write a check instead, that’s fine! There is a paper form on page 9 of the print guide. Paying by check saves processing fees — so please consider coordinating with us for large donations by calling Xpress at 828-251-1333.
  • You can give more than once, but be sure to use the same username and email so we can combine the total of your gifts.
  • Your contact information will only be given to the nonprofits you donate to. If you do not wish to be contacted by them, there is an opt-out check box when you donate.

Special Offers

  • Giving what you can still matters more than ever this year, as our greater community continues to struggle with the ongoing effects of Tropical Storm Helene.
  • As always, in the spirit of Give!Local’s mission to make philanthropy fun and rewarding, this year’s participating nonprofits have called on their reliable partners and their own resources to offer additional goodies and donation boosters to help you flex your giving muscles. The offers are divided into three categories: Matches are additional monies that your donation can earn for the organizations; Incentives include membership benefits, clothing, food, drink and other goodies to add to your sweet rewards; and Drawings are opportunities to win exciting prizes.

Incentives

Appalachian Wildlife Refuge
  • Anyone who donates $250 or more will receive a professional 11-by-14-inch matted print of wildlife.
  • Anyone who donates $1,000 or more will receive a beautiful suncatcher featuring wildlife, plus get a plaque with their name on it hung in our facility.
  • Anyone who donates $2,500 or more will have a stepping stone installed at our facility that’s engraved with their name or an honoree of their choosing, plus be added to our annual report under our new major supporters section.
Asheville City Schools Foundation
  • When you donate $25 or more, you will receive a card for one complimentary High Five beverage, redeemable at any High Five location.
Asheville Museum of Science
  • Donors of $25 or more receive a free ticket to the Asheville Museum of Science.
  • Donors of $50–$249 receive a free ticket to the museum and an AMOS T-shirt.
  • Donors of $250–$499 receive a free family membership to the museum with unlimited visits for a year.
  • Donors of $500 or more receive a private, behind-the-scenes tour with an AMOS educator for up to six guests, plus a family membership to the museum.
Babies Need Bottoms
  • Anyone who donates $25 or more receives a Babies Need Bottoms sticker.
  • Those who give $50 or more will get a Babies Need Bottoms “Partner in Change” window cling.
  • Anyone who donates $75 or more receives a Babies Need Bottoms car magnet.
EcoForesters
  • Those who donate $50 or more get their choice of an EcoForesters hat or shirt.
Friends of the WNC Nature Center
  • Donors of $25 or more will receive a free day pass to the Nature Center.
  • Donors of $50 or more will receive the above, plus an enamel Nature Center Centennial lapel pin.
  • Donors of $100 or more will receive all the above, plus an animal sticker drawn by a local artist and a wooden Nature Center Centennial ornament.
  • Donors of $250 or more will receive all the above, plus an invitation to our special engagement, Tea & Turtles, and will be entered to win a chance for two people to visit on habitat with red panda Phoenix.
  • Donors of $500 or more will receive all the above, plus a private guided tour of the Nature Center with animal enrichment for two people.
Haywood Street Congregation
  • The first 10 donors giving $75 or more will receive an item of their choosing of Haywood Street merch (multiple styles of hats and T-shirts are available; visit website to view samples).
  • The first 10 donors giving $150 or more will receive a swag bag containing a Holy Chaos T-shirt, The Haywood Street Fresco book, a bookmark and stickers.
Helpmate, Inc.
  • Hi-Wire Brewing will offer a free pint of beer to anyone who donates $25 or more.
Humane Society of Buncombe County (dba Friends2Ferals)
  • Those who donate $20 or more will receive a $5 coupon to Patton Avenue Pet Co.
Literacy Together
  • Donors who give $50-$99 will receive a $5 coupon for Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe.
  • Donors who give $100 and up will receive a $15 coupon for Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe.
  • (Coupons will be available for pickup at Malaprop’s one week after donations are processed. They will be redeemable for in-store purchases at Malaprop’s through the end of February and need to be used in one visit.)
MountainTrue
  • All donors receive a Native Plants guide.
  • The first 25 donors of $50 or more receive a $10 gift card to Twisted Laurel.
  • Those who donate $250-$499 will receive a possum pin (while supplies last).
  • Donors giving $500 or more will receive a possum pin and a MountainTrue Hellbender beanie (both while supplies last).
Pisgah Legal Services
  • The first 10 donors will each receive a Pisgah Legal Services mug.
REACH of Haywood County
  • Donors of $100 or more will receive a $20 coupon to use at our resale store, Within Reach.
Read to Succeed Asheville/Buncombe
  • All donors receive a free R2S sticker.
Southern Appalachian Higlands Conservancy
  • Wicked Weed Brewing will provide $10 gift cards to its downtown pub to those who give $250 or more.
St. Gerard Center for Autism
  • All donors will receive a St. Gerard Center sticker.
  • Donors of $25 or more will receive a personally decorated thank-you card from a Feed the Need program participant.
  • Donors of $100 or more will receive the above incentives plus a St. Gerard T-shirt.
The Firefly Gathering
  • The first 50 donors to donate $25 or more will receive an exclusive Firefly Gathering sticker.
The Pisgah Conservancy
  • Donors who contribute $100 or more to The Pisgah Conservancy will receive a patch or tote bag.

Matches

Appalachian Wildlife Refuge
  • All donations will be matched, up to a total of $5,000, in loving memory of Judith N. Watters.

Asheville Humane Society
  • Donations will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $5,000, in loving memory of Judith N. Watters.

Brother Wolf Animal Rescue
  • An anonymous donor is matching the first $10,000 in Give!Local donations to Brother Wolf.

Buncombe Partnership for Children
  • All donations will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $5,000, by generous donors.

Caring for Children
  • Thanks to an anonymous donor, any donation of $250 or more will be matched, up to a total of $5,000.

Eblen Charities
  • The first $10,000 in donations will be matched by Mission Health.

EcoForesters
  • EcoForesters has secured matching funding for the first $10,000 raised.

Equal Plates Project
  • The first $2,500 in donations will be matched, thanks to our generous donor, Edward Kolesar.

Friends of the WNC Nature Center
  • Gifts will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $2,500, thanks to Loti Woods and Dale Weiler on behalf of Champions for Wildlife.

Haywood Street Congregation
  • All donations will be matched, up to a total of $5,000.

Helping At Risk Kids (HARK), formerly the Guardian Ad Litem Association, Buncombe County
  • One generous donor will match the first $5,000 in donations.
  • Another generous donor also will match donations, up to $1,000 total.
Homeward Bound of WNC
  • All donations will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $5,000, by anonymous donors.

Humane Society of Buncombe County (dba Friends2Ferals)
  • All donations will be matched, up to a total of $5,000, in loving memory of Judith N. Watters.

Jewish Family Services of WNC, Inc.
  • Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, the first $10,000 in donations will be matched dollar for dollar.

Loving Food Resources
  • An anonymous donor is matching the first $1,000 in donations.

Meals on Wheels of Asheville and Buncombe County
  • Deerfield Charitable Foundation will match all gifts, up to a total of $5,000.

Mountain Child Advocacy Center, Inc.
  • All donations will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $25,500, by generous anonymous donors.

Mountain Pet Rescue Asheville
  • All donations, up to a total of $5,000, will be generously matched by two anonymous donors, thereby tripling those gifts.

NAMI Western Carolina
  • A generous donor will match the first $1,000 of donations.

OpenDoors Asheville
  • All donations, up to a total of $10,000, will be generously matched by an anonymous donor.

Pisgah Legal Services
  • All donations will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $5,000, thanks to Marie Bauer.

REACH of Haywood County
  • Gifts will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $60,000, thanks to the Flora T. Webb Trust.

Read to Succeed Asheville/Buncombe
  • The first $1,500 donated will be matched by an anonymous donor.

Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation, Inc
  • All donations will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $10,000, by an anonymous donor.

Southern Appalachian Higlands Conservancy
  • Wicked Weed Brewing will match all gifts, up to a total of $10,000.

Sunrise Community for Recovery and Wellness
  • The first $5,000 in donations will be matched dollar for dollar by one of Sunrise’s supporters.

The Mediation Center
  • All donations will be matched, up to a total of $10,000.

The Pisgah Conservancy
  • An anonymous donor will match the first $20,000 contributed to The Pisgah Conservancy.

Verner Center for Early Learning
  • The first $10,000 in donations will be matched dollar for dollar, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor.

Working Wheels
  • The first $10,000 in donations will be matched.

Drawings

All Souls Counseling Center
  • Participants who donate at least $100 will have their names put into a drawing for one grand prize of a gift basket, which contains $125 worth of gift cards and a journal.
Appalachian Wildlife Refuge
  • Everyone who donates will be entered into a drawing for a free pass for two guests to join a regularly scheduled yoga hike with Asheville Wellness Tours.
  • Anyone who donates $50 or more will be entered into a drawing to participate in a wild release (with up to four people), which will be featured on our Facebook and Instagram accounts.
Babies Need Bottoms

Everyone who donates $100 or more will be entered to win one of these standout experiences or bundles:

  • Doughnuts with the Diaper Bankers —  a private, behind-the-scenes warehouse tour with fresh local doughnuts, storytelling and a hands-on volunteer moment.
  • Asheville Love Basket — a curated gift basket featuring locally made treats and self-care items.
Eblen Charities
  • Everyone who donates will be entered into a drawing for a party pack provided by Crumbl Cookies.
  • Donors giving $25 or more are entered into a drawing to win a basket full of Eblen Charities goodies.
Helping At Risk Kids (HARK), formerly the Guardian Ad Litem Association, Buncombe County
  • Donors who give $100 or more will be entered into a drawing to win a Trader Joe’s gift basket.
  • Those who donate $100 or more will be entered into a drawing to win lunch and a wine tasting for eight from Metro Wines.
  • Donors who give $100 or more will be entered into a drawing to win a gift basket of gift certificates from Mother Ocean Seafood Market, Mangum Pottery, Wood Tiger Healing Art massage, Crust Never Sleeps bakery, Studio Chavarria hair salon and Michael Hofman porcelain studios.
Homeward Bound of WNC
  • Donations of $100 or more will be entered into a raffle for a gift basket featuring selections from local breweries.
  • Donors who give $250 or more will be entered into a raffle for a customized dining experience at an Asheville restaurant. 
LEAF Global Arts

Donors of $25 or more will be entered into a drawing for a LEAF Benefactor Membership (valued at $250), which includes:

  • Retreat and festival early access (on Thursday). 
  • Members Coffee House invitation (Sunday morning during events).
  • Elfhaven Childcare early registration. 
  • VIP parking pass for retreat and festival.
  • A behind-the-scenes tour of LEAF Retreat or LEAF Festival. 
  • 10% off merchandise at LEAF Global Arts Downtown. 
Mountain Child Advocacy Center, Inc.
  • Donations of $25 or more will be entered into a raffle for a $50 gift card to Black Bear Pizza.
  • Donations of $100 or more will be entered into a raffle to win a gift basket full of local products worth more than $300.
MountainTrue
  • Donors giving $100 or more will be entered into a drawing for a $50 Second Gear gift card.
NAMI Western Carolina
  • Donations of $50 or more will be entered into a drawing for a NAMI swag bag.
  • Donations of $100 or more will be entered into a drawing for a swag bag from a local business.
Our Voice
  • Donations of $100 or more will be entered into a drawing to win a $50 gift certificate to Still Point Wellness.
  • Donations of $250 or more will be entered into a drawing to win a $250 gift certificate to Dog & Pony Show and a drawing for a $100 gift certificate to Still Point Wellness.
RiverLink
  • The first 25 donors of $100 or more will be entered into a drawing for a rain barrel, complete with installation video.
The Firefly Gathering
  • Donors of $100-$299 will be entered into a raffle to win a $50 Firefly gift certificate, valid for Perennial Workshops or the Annual Gathering.
  • Donors of $300-$499 will be entered into a raffle to win one full pass (plus on-site parking) to the 2026 Firefly Gathering and a Firefly T-shirt of their choice (a $500-plus value).
  • Donors of $500 or more will be entered into a raffle to win two full passes (plus on-site parking) to the 2026 Firefly Gathering (a $900-plus value).
The Mediation Center
  • Anyone who donates will be entered into a drawing to win two tickets to the Fine Arts Theatre and a complimentary popcorn.
  • Donors of $25 or more will be entered into a drawing for a gift certificate to Gypsy Queen Cuisine, Gan Shan or Nine Mile. 
  • Donors of $50 or more will be entered into a drawing for a $100 gift certificate from Netty Byrnes Jewelry Design.
  • Donors of $100 or more will be entered into a drawing for two tickets to the Biltmore Estate.