Donate by Mail
You may donate to any of the I.C.F. Charities below through our online donation portal. If you wish to donate to any of the charities listed below by mail, please print, complete and mail the Donation Form (pdf) with your donation. Your contribution will be acknowledged in the Bollettino, the ICF newspaper.
Cooley’s Anemia / Thalassemia
Thalassemia (Cooley’s Anemia) is the official ICF National Charity, with donations totaling over $2 million dollars to date.
In 1925, Dr. Thomas Cooley first described Thalassemia in Italian children with severe anemia, an enlarged liver and spleen, and changes in bone formation. Several years later, Dr. Whipple named the disease “thalassa anaemia” or “anemia by the sea”, because of its link to the Mediterranean region. The name later evolved to Thalassemia. With the large immigration of people of predominantly Mediterranean ancestry to North America, the devastating effects of this disease became known to the affected communities and their providers.
- An Overview of Thalassemia
- Thalassemia Trait and Getting Tested
- Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Sir Luigi and Lady Augusta Providenza Seminary Scholarship Fund
The Sir Luigi and Lady Augusta Providenza Seminary Scholarship Fund helps support the annual Bishop’s Day program, sponsored by the ICF in the Catholic dioceses in California, Nevada and Illinois to provide financial support to local seminarians for religious vocations.
Gifts of Love Program
This is a financial assistance program that grants funds to developmentally disabled children and adults seeking to achieve greater independence in their lives.
I.C.F. Scholarship Program
Since 1964, the Italian Catholic Federation has awarded over $2,000,000.00 in scholarships to more than 6,000 high school students, of the Catholic faith, attending college.
Each spring, the Italian Catholic Federation receives nearly 200 applications for its yearly scholarship awards. Applications are received from students in Catholic, as well as public high schools in California, Nevada, and Illinois.
First year scholarships in the amount of $400 are awarded to approximately 150 applicants. First year scholarship winners are eligible for second, third, and fourth year awards of $500, $600, and $1,000 respectively.
I.C.F. General Fund
Your contribution will help the I.C.F. in administering our charitable programs and others such as the I.C.F. Bollettino newspaper, heritage programs and I.C.F. expansion efforts. Donations to the General Fund are for charitable purposes only. This button cannot be used to pay for any I.C.F. events or supplies.
Organ Donor Awareness
An informational program whereby members learn about the need for organ donation to help those in need of organ transplants.
Live to Give
A blood donation program in which ICF members and others in the community may participate. Blood drives are held during our yearly national convention, and also hosted regionally at the branch level.