Donate crypto

By donating cryptocurrency, you can support our work in a tax-efficient, secure, and forward-thinking way.

Providing a crypto donation is an easy way to support our mission and help protect the planet for future generations. Crypto is becoming an increasingly popular way to give, offering tax-efficient giving for donors and providing greater impact through lower transaction costs, meaning more of your donation goes directly into supporting our research.

We accept donations in Bitcoin, Ethereum and over 100 other leading cryptocurrencies. Simply click the donate button and fill out the form provided through our partner, The Giving Block, and you can donate crypto securely and tax efficiently and we get the equivalent value in cash.

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I donate cryptocurrency to the James Hutton Institute?

Donating crypto is safe, easy, and fast. Using the donation form at the top right of this page, making a charitable gift is a quick three-step process:

  1. Select your preferred crypto and enter your gift amount
  2. Type in your email and basic info (or choose to give anonymously)
  3. Make your gift!

Upon making a donation, you can elect to receive an automatically generated tax receipt that will be sent to the email address you provide after a certain amount of confirmations of the transaction on the blockchain. This confirmation of your donation will help you close the loop when calculating your taxes.

Crypto charitable donations are processed quickly and safely with The Giving Block and Gemini Trust Exchange.

Why does The James Hutton Institute accept cryptocurrency?

Crypto Philanthropy is a new and exciting fundraising avenue for nonprofit organisations like The James Hutton Institute. With more than 300 million crypto users worldwide and the value of many cryptocurrencies rising, the crypto community is in a position to make a wide-reaching impact through philanthropy. Donating crypto is also one of the most tax-efficient ways for individuals to support causes that matter to them.

Which cryptocurrencies do you accept?

We currently accept more than 100 cryptocurrencies, including:

Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), USD Coin (USD), Tether (USDT), XRP (XRP), Avalanche (AVAX), Samoyedcoin (SAMO), Galxe (GAL), STEPN (GMT), Tune.FM (JAM), Chiliz (CHZ), Qredo (QRDO), Polkadot (DOT), Solana (SOL), Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), Polygon (MATIC), Dai (DAI), Litecoin (LTC), ChainLink (LINK), Uniswap (UNI), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Decentraland (MANA), Filecoin (FIL), The Sandbox (SAND), ApeCoin (APE), Fantom (FTM), Axie Infinity Shards (AXS), Tezos (XTZ), Aave (AAVE), Zcash (ZEC), Maker (MKR), The Graph (GRT), Gala (GALA), Quant (QNT), Enjin Coin (ENJ), Loopring (LRC), Synthetix (SNX), Basic Attention Token (BAT), Curve Dao Token (CRV), Amp (AMP), Compound (COMP), Skale (SKL), PAX Gold (PAXG), yearn.finance (YFI), Ankr (ANKR), 0x (ZRX), Livepeer (LPT), Render Token (RNDR), Dogelon Mars (ELON), UMA (UMA), SushiSwap (SUSHI), Storj (STORJ), Ren (REN), Lido (LDO), Ethereum Name Service (ENS), Injective (INJ), Fetch.ai (FET), Orchid (OXT), API3 (API3), Mask Network (MASK), Somnium Space (CUBE), Gemini Dollar (GUSD) and more!

We are continually in the process of adding support for new cryptocurrencies, so please check back soon for more giving options.

If you don’t see a cryptocurrency you would like to donate in, please fill out this form to be connected with our Crypto Philanthropy partners at The Giving Block.

I need assistance with my donation. How can I get in touch?

Thank you for your interest in supporting The James Hutton Institute. To contact us about making a crypto donation, please send us an email at philanthropy@hutton.ac.uk with the subject line, ‘Crypto Donation’.

Refund Policy

All cryptocurrency donations made via The Giving Block are non refundable. We are not able to give refunds if you changed your mind, sent the wrong cryptocurrency or made the wrong decision.