Giving
Giving the gift of SPIRIT will  
"Show Potential, Integrity, Responsibility, and Inspire Thousands!"

Why should you give to the SPIRIT Foundation?
The Foundation calls attention to real life examples of people who are known for their reliability, hard work, and loving friendships. The Foundation rewards scholarships to young people who represent Foundation values. We give to schools and charitable projects in the hopes that more and more people will be inspired to "Show Potential, Integrity, Responsibility, and Inspire Thousands!" If you want to help the Foundation reward people and organizations for their values, then support us.

If I donate money, how will it be used?
Presently 100% of all general giving goes directly to support the SPIRIT Scholarship. If you are interested to support a certain charitable endeavor - such as music, track, sports safety, etc. - you may target that directly. Simply specify your wishes at the time of donation. We welcome you to work with us on any special giving goals.

How do I donate money?
Donations to the Foundation are tax deductible. Here's how:
  • You may donate online using either Google Checkout or Paypal.
  • Or mail a check. Make the check payable to The Robert Yin SPIRIT Foundation Inc. Send your check either to Sun Trust Bank, 2433 Wootton Parkway, Rockville, MD 20850. Or mail to 1911 Dundee Road, Rockville, MD 20850.
What would Robert do?
Robert's mother would always say to Robert, "God gave you many gifts, so use them." Robert was truly blessed with many gifts. He was learning the confidence to master his gifts. With a positive attitude, even a weakness has a silver lining; it is a strength. Robert did not care to keep anything to himself. He was joyous only while sharing his gifts with his friends. Robert had physical gifts such as being handsome, and talented with sports, singing, dancing, and playing viola. We enjoyed him for that. Though, his inner gifts are what touched our hearts. The love behind his smile. Serving his friends and family faithfully. Lastly, in death, the vital organs in Robert's gifted body - his heart, two lungs, liver, two kidneys, and a pancreas - were donated to five organ recipients to give them a second chance at living. Moving forward with his example in our hearts, Robert would be proud that we have done our best.
Your gifts
What are your gifts? Helping SPIRIT to grow may come in many forms. The Foundation wishes to thank you for your gifts of money, time, effort, and talents. We acknowledge our donors for their Level of Giving with the SPIRIT Giving List below.

The Levels of Giving are:
  • Peace - over $5000
  • Pioneer - $1000 to $4999
  • Patriot - $500 to $999
  • Bear - $250 to $499
  • Friend - $100 to $249
  • Angel -  up to $99
  • SPIRIT - non-monetary contributions
Runners at the One-Mile Burrito Run, Wootton High School, November 27, 2010
The Burrito Run, Wootton HS, November 27, 2010

The Year 2010 SPIRIT Giving List (Please pardon us while we continue to update the list.)

 
Peace - over $5000
  • Anonymous Donor pledges $50,000 (to SPIRIT Scholarship) over 10 years
 
Friend -  $100 to $249
  • Joe Corcoran
  • Vincent Lam*
  • Peabody Preparatory Institute, Johns Hopkins U*
  • Wu Yanru
  • Jenny and Arthur Fong*
  • Madeleine Li
  • Monica Ferraro*
  • Kathleen and Art Morrish*
  • The Mottla family*
  • The Loewy family
  • Donna O'Connor*
 
Pioneer - $1000 to $4999
  • Annia Lowe Giger*
  • Robert Yin (from sale of his car, last GC paycheck)
  • Sandra Giger
  • Rock for Robert Concert attendees
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) co-workers*
 
Angel -  up to $99
  • Elizabeth and Elisha Yanesuvich*
  • Jeremy and Audra Snider
  • Tang Li
  • Priscilla Ellen Hopkins Quackenbush
  • Hoa Tran
  • Julia Anderson
  • Joanne Morreale*
  • Pat Jordan*
  • Jacob Danoff
  • Adelle Yin*
  • Divya Raghavachari
  • Preston Rico and Marissa Tan
  • Dwight and Shirley Appelgate*
  • Ellen Van Valkenburg
 
Patriot - $500 to $999
  • Joanne (Giger), Dennis, and Patrick Malone*
  • T-shirt sales and the 4x400 Relay
  • Wu ZeKui & LiLi, Richard & YongMei Chen*
 
SPIRIT - non-monetary contributions
  • The "YEAA BOI" and "WWRD" bracelets
  • SPIRIT Scholarship and Semi-formal helpers
  • Rock for Robert Concert organizers and performers
  • 4x400 Relay Race and Burrito Run organizers
  • Two matching fir trees planted at Grinnell College, donated by Grinnell and Illinois Colleges
 
Bear - $250 to $499
  • Burrito Run
  • Raisa Razzaque
  • Russel Osgood*
 * Robert's family wishes to acknowledge the $8000 in generous donations given to the family in May and June 2010. These donations were already forwarded to Wootton High School, Grinnell College, and Christ Episcopal Church, before the SPIRIT Foundation was created. The family also wishes to thank donors who donated directly to Wootton, Grinnell, and/or Christ Church, in Robert's memory, though we might not reflect the complete list above. Names of people buying T-shirts or bracelets are not listed. (If there are errors, or if donors have questions about receipts for purposes of tax-deductible contributions, please contact Robert's family.)