Credit Card Payment Request Form

Alas, gone are the days of being able to donate to a worthwhile cause without needing assistance. Thanks to abundant credit card fraud, we now require that you request permission to donate by credit card.

If you don't care about our woeful tale, go ahead and skip this section. Early in September 2026, our Donate button took you directly to a credit card payment screen where you could choose how much you wanted to donate, enter your credit card info, click a button and everyone got a warm, fuzzy. You because you contributed to something that you considered worthy, and we because someone thought we were worth. Then along came the scam. Someone made a donation. The credit card company alerted us that it was probably fraud and that we were required to issue a refund to keep our account in good standing. We did this. Over the next week, this same "person" made four more donations. Same name, different e-mail, different phone number, different card. Sounds like fraud. So I followed directions and issued a refund each time I saw a new fraudulent transaction come in. Then I started receiving notices that the credit card company was withdrawing funds from my bank account. I inquired why they were taking our money. I got passed from one department to another. Rinse and repeat times four. Finally, after an hour and a half, I was told that the transaction fees from credit card processing are not refundable, so even though I followed directions and issued a refund, flagging it as possible fraud, I was still on the hook for the service charges. Thank you very little, for doing the right thing. So now you have to request permission to make a donation.

Credit Card Payment Authorization Request
Please fill out the form below with as much information as necessary to process your payment request. If you have access to e-mail, we can create a personalized payment link and send it to you so you don't even have to give us your credit card information. If you prefer to conduct business over the phone, please provide a phone number and we will call you. We will respond to your request as quickly as humanly possible. Keep in mind that we might be busy with other human activities like eating, sleeping, or other non-computery pasttimes. And due to the proliferation of scans, if you don't provide enough information to make it seem legitimate, we may not get back to you at all. Thank you for your patience.

Name:

Address:

City, State, Zip:

e-Mail Address:

Phone Number:

Reason:

Amount:
(excluding transaction fees)

Alas, gone are the days of being able to donate to a worthwhile cause without needing assistance. Thanks to abundant credit card fraud, we now require that you request permission to donate by credit card.
If you don't care about our woeful tale, go ahead and skip this section. Early in September 2026, our Donate button took you directly to a credit card payment screen where you could choose how much you wanted to donate, enter your credit card info, click a button and everyone got a warm, fuzzy. You because you contributed to something that you considered worthy, and we because someone thought we were worth. Then along came the scam. Someone made a donation. The credit card company alerted us that it was probably fraud and that we were required to issue a refund to keep our account in good standing. We did this. Over the next week, this same "person" made four more donations. Same name, different e-mail, different phone number, different card. Sounds like fraud. So I followed directions and issued a refund each time I saw a new fraudulent transaction come in. Then I started receiving notices that the credit card company was withdrawing funds from my bank account. I inquired why they were taking our money. I got passed from one department to another. Rinse and repeat times four. Finally, after an hour and a half, I was told that the transaction fees from credit card processing are not refundable, so even though I followed directions and issued a refund, flagging it as possible fraud, I was still on the hook for the service charges. Thank you very little, for doing the right thing. So now you have to request permission to make a donation.
Credit Card Payment Authorization Request Please fill out the form below with as much information as necessary to process your payment request. If you have access to e-mail, we can create a personalized payment link and send it to you so you don't even have to give us your credit card information. If you prefer to conduct business over the phone, please provide a phone number and we will call you. We will respond to your request as quickly as humanly possible. Keep in mind that we might be busy with other human activities like eating, sleeping, or other non-computery pasttimes. And due to the proliferation of scans, if you don't provide enough information to make it seem legitimate, we may not get back to you at all. Thank you for your patience.
Name:
Address:
City, State, Zip:
e-Mail Address:
Phone Number:
Reason:
Amount: (excluding transaction fees)