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We’ve introduced the CSLI Online Donor Portal as another avenue to enhance transparency and accountability and to make it easier for you to manage your giving. Login now.
Frequently Asked Questions
The CSLI Online Donor Portal provides a way for supporters and friends of the C.S. Lewis Institute to view their individual giving history online as well as to update contact or giving information, or to adjust or cancel any recurring online gifts via a secure, encrypted system. These are features that many of our donors have requested and we’ve been working to make available.
The Donor Portal is optional, but we hope it can provide a helpful service to CSLI supporters who are interested in viewing their giving history or managing their giving from the ease of their home. In order to join the Donor Portal you need to be invited by the C.S. Lewis Institute to set up your account.
The Donor Portal is a secure, encrypted, PCI-compliant and security audited system managed by one of the top nonprofit payment processors in the world.
You’ll receive an email invitation from the C.S. Lewis Institute to access your personal donor portal. By clicking on the link in your email and following the steps to set up your account, you’ll be able to login using your email address and the new password that you create. Once you’ve set up your account, you can access the Donor Portal anytime at: https://cslewisinstitute.blackbaudportal.com/
If you've not yet received an email or have lost your invitation, please contact: [email protected]
You’ll need to use your main email address on file in order to access the donor portal. This is the address that you received an email invitation from the C.S. Lewis Institute with a link inviting you to join. You can update your email address in your Profile section of the Donor Portal at any time.
Yes, the C.S. Lewis Institute will continue to send standard year-end contribution statements to all of our U.S. supporters via postal mail. These statements are posted to the mail on or around the 20th of January each year. Donors will continue to receive automated email receipts for each online donation and acknowledgment letters in the mail for each one-time gift made by cash or check. The C.S. Lewis Institute provides separate acknowledgements for regular charitable gifts, qualified charitable distributions from retirement accounts, stock gifts, and donations from charitable trusts or foundations.
Yes, secure online giving is available via the C.S. Lewis Institute website as well as through the Donor Portal. You can access the donor portal at any time to give, update, or view your giving history by visiting: https://cslewisinstitute.blackbaudportal.com/. You can designate your gift to any of CSLI’s Locations or to the Institute’s Global Ministry. You can also include any notes about your donation in the comments field. The C.S. Lewis Institute offers various giving options including: Credit Card, Venmo, Paypal, and ACH Direct Debit. The C.S. Lewis Institute is a registered 501c3 charitable organization and charitable gifts are tax-exempt as allowed by law. Our Tax ID Number is: 54-1802015.
All payments and donations made to the C.S. Lewis Institute are available for users to review through the Online Donor Portal. You can print out a list or report of your gifts at any time. For monthly donors who give electronically through the C.S. Lewis Institute website, you can use the online Donor Portal to securely update credit cards or banking information or adjust or cancel a gift at any time. If you give by check or use another system, you’ll still continue to manage your giving as usual, but now you’ll be able to view your giving history at any time by visiting the portal online.
Giving by stock is easy and offers distinct benefits to donors. You can learn more about the benefits of giving by stock as well as how to make Stock Gifts or engage in Planned Giving by visiting this page or by contacting our Vice President for Development, Joseph Kohm.
You can update your mailing address, email address, or phone number at any time by clicking on the “My Profile” section of the Online Donor Portal.
Yes, if you’ve made a mistake or changed your mind about your giving or about a payment made to the Institute you can request an electronic refund within 90 days by emailing [email protected]. If your refund request involves a CSLI Study Tour, please contact: [email protected]. If your refund request involves a CSLI Event, please contact the local City Director or Event host.
The C.S. Lewis Institute is committed to the highest levels of financial accountability and to wisely stewarding our resources for discipleship of heart and mind to the glory of God. We’ve introduced the CSLI Online Donor Portal as another avenue to enhance our transparency and accountability to our donors. The C.S. Lewis Institute is incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as a non-profit, non-stock corporation and is a registered 501(c)3 organization under the Internal Revenue Service. Each year the Institute files the standard IRS Form 990. The C.S. Lewis Institute is an accredited member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) and adheres to the high standards of integrity that ECFA represents. The C.S. Lewis Institute is recognized for its Commitment to Transparency by Excellence in Giving and has been awarded a Gold Seal of Transparency by Candid and Guidestar.
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