Donation Policy
How your gift is handled, what it pays for, and what to do if something goes wrong.
How to give. Donations are made through PayPal on PayPal’s own site, under PayPal’s terms. We never see or store card or bank details. PayPal emails you a receipt for every gift. To give another way, or to talk about a partnership, email youngmedicalengineers@gmail.com.
Tax status. Young Medical Engineers is organized as a nonprofit and is pursuing federal 501(c)(3) recognition. Until that is granted, donations are not tax-deductible. We will update this page and our Donate page as soon as that changes.
How we use donations. Every program we run is free, so what we raise decides how many students we reach. Donations pay for equipment for our build events and for bringing programs to schools that would not otherwise get them. We are a student team with almost no overhead, so gifts go to students, not to running the organization.
Mistakes and refunds. If you gave by mistake or gave the wrong amount, email youngmedicalengineers@gmail.com as soon as you can. We review every request and, where we can, refund it through PayPal.
Your information. PayPal shares your name, email address and the amount you gave with us. We use them only to thank you and to keep our financial records, and we never sell, rent or share them. Our Privacy page has the details.
Questions. Anything else about giving goes to youngmedicalengineers@gmail.com.
Last updated 5 November 2026.