How Crypto Can Build Homes

If you have cryptocurrency (or are crypto-curious), and you're looking for a tax-smart way to invest it – now is the time to give a cryptocurrency donation to Habitat for Humanity.

Thanks to a partnership with The Giving Block, Habitat East Bay/Silicon Valley is now equipped to securely accept donations in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and over 100 additional leading cryptocurrencies, and turn digital currency into real impact in the community.

To kick off this exciting way to support Habitat, we have set a goal to raise $150,000 in crypto donations by midnight on December 31, 2024, to fund the construction of a home in phase two of Esperanza Place.

Build a home with Crypto

Raising $150,000 by the New Year is a lofty goal, but the need is urgent. When you donate crypto to Habitat, we will direct 100% of your gift to help build a home for a future Habitat family in our Esperanza Place development in Walnut Creek. This type of funding will help keep our construction timeline on track and allow our future homeowners to move in by spring of 2026! 

The impact of Your investment

When you donate to Habitat, you not only invest in a family's future, but you invest in an entire community. When you donate cryptocurrency to benefit affordable housing in the Bay Area, you help Habitat build opportunities for families with limited incomes – opportunities to find stability and financial security through affordable mortgages. By planting roots and saving for the future, Habitat families can create a ripple effect of positive change felt throughout the community. 

A donation of cryptocurrency is also a tax-savvy way to maximize your giving's impact. By donating cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ethereum, you can enjoy tax benefits like:

• No capital gains tax on appreciated amounts
• Income tax deduction

As cryptocurrency investors know, you can see some serious appreciation in value – and that often means serious capital gains taxes when you sell. Some could get taxed at upwards of a third of their gained value! So, when you consider your options of selling crypto and donating the cash proceeds, versus donating crypto directly to Habitat? It's a no-brainer. 

Donating cryptocurrency directly to Habitat means that you don't pay capital gains taxes, you can potentially claim the full value of the crypto as an income tax deduction, and that full value goes to Habitat. 

Cryptocurrency is surging in popularity. More than 580 million people worldwide have invested in cryptocurrencies. And, so many of them have discovered the power of these important assets to maximize their charitable giving. Investors have donated more than $2 billion in cryptocurrency to the causes they love! They're part of a growing trend of donors who see that donating crypto is one of the most tax-efficient ways to create real change.

And with our new partnership with The Giving Block, it’s never been easier!