Please consider donating to Berkeley Fire Safe Council (BFSC)! 

Berkeley FireSafe Council (BFSC) is part of the Hillside Association of Berkeley, a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (tax ID 94-3175888) and all donations are tax deductible.   We are soliciting donations to support our initiatives to reduce the danger of fires in our Berkeley community.   Your donations will directly support 100% the following initiatives:

• Removal of trees and other burnable growth in Berkeley on private and public land

• Communication activities including the printing of brochures and awareness information

We will send you a receipt for tax filing purposes.  

We hope you will consider donating $50, $100, $250, or any amount that you may consider to support Berkeley FireSafe Council.   Consider a minimum gift of $50, and more if you are able.   We appreciate if donations larger than $500 are sent by check to avoid processing fees.

For additional details and information please contact Cynthia Chen ( cynthia@firesafeberkeley.org ) or Marcus von Engel (marcus@firesafeberkeley.org)

Four ways to donate to the Berkeley FireSafe Council (BFSC) through the Hillside Association of Berkeley (HAB):

1) click on this link:   https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=6HV8ES5WC5R5Y

2) Scan the QR code with your mobile device

3) Donate via your company's contribution program or a donor investment fund.  Search for "Hillside Association of Berkeley", tax id: 94-3175888.  We encourage to check if your company has a matching grant option.  

4) Send a check made out to "Hillside Association of Berkeley", and mail it to:  Cynthia Chen (Treasurer), 2587 Buena Vista Way, Berkeley, CA  94708

We have received over $100,000 in donations within our first four years!   Thank you to all the donors.  Please see pictures in our 'Successes' section of our website.