Adolescent Counseling Services relies on the generosity of the business and broader community to enable us to provide our critical services to teens and families in need. We could not serve over 2,000 teens and families without your help. ACS raises funds from a variety of sources. See Financials for a chart of our revenue and expenses.

Adolescent Counseling Services is a charitable organization pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
ACS' Tax Identification Number is 51-0192551

Individual donors are the backbone of ACS. We accept cash donations as well as credit card charges, gifts of stock, and planned gifts such as bequests. There are also
special opportunities and sponsorship opportunities.

Cash Donations
Stock Donations
Employee Matching Gift Donations
Online Donations
In-kind Donations
Car Donations

Cash Donations
To make a cash donation, send your check or cash to our administrative offices at
Adolescent Counseling Services
4000 Middlefield Road, Suite FH
Palo Alto, CA 94303

Click to download the ACS Donation Form.

Stock Donations
Donations of stock can be a great way to support the charities your care about without dipping into your checking account. Be sure to notify us when you make a stock gift so that we can say THANK YOU and send you a letter for tax purposes.

ACS maintains a brokerage account at Charles Schwab & Co. The office serving our account is at 800 El Camino Real, Suite 100, Menlo Park, CA 94025. The phone number is 650.325.2333.

1. Our Account Name: Adolescent Counseling Services
2. Our Tax ID#: 51-0192551
3. Our Schwab Account #: 1044-7273
4. Schwab’s DTC #: 0164

Employee Matching Gift Donations
Many employers match gifts 1-to-1 for donations to qualified charities. Check with your employee gift matching program to double your gift to ACS today. Your company will provide a form and instructions on how to match your charitable gift. To facilitate the processing of your donation, provide your employer with ACS Tax ID #: 51-0192551. For more information on Employee Matching Gifts programs, contact us at 650.424.0852 x 103.

Online Donations
You can now make a donation online with your Credit Card or PayPal account (if you have one). Just click on the following link:

In-kind Donations
In-kind donations are a large part of our program and fundraising resources. View our complete Wish List. We also rely on generous donations of services and expertise. View our Volunteer Opportunities.

Car Donations
Have a car you don’t use? ACS would love to have it!

ACS’s new Car Donation Program is easy and hassle-free. To make a donation, please contact ACS at (650) 424-0852 or giving@acs-teens.org. Donations of vans, trucks, RVs and boats are also accepted. 70% of the funds generated by the sale of your vehicle benefit ACS.

For more information, please contact the ACS
Development and Marketing Director.

What your gift can give:

$125: Provides critical intervention and a safety plan for a teen in crisis at school.

$250: Two educational community presentations on adolescent development.

$500: Substance Abuse Treatment for a teen and family struggling with addiction.

View our special opportunities for additional giving options.