Welcome to Sharing Down Syndrome AZ
Our mission is to champion and celebrate ALL people who have Down syndrome throughout the lifespan. We support families in their care and advocacy efforts for the people in their lives with Down syndrome.
About Down Syndrome
As Gina Johnson (Founder & Director) tells most parents she meets, “Children with Down syndrome are some of the sweetest babies on the face of the earth; they bring goodness to our world as they teach us about true, unconditional love.”
Down Syndrome is the most common genetic birth condition occurring 1 in approximately every 691 births. The unique triplication of the 21st chromosome can cause babies born with Down syndrome to have some medical challenges. Down syndrome comes in three forms and can differentiate the structure of the chromosomes. Some are born with Mosaic or Translocation forms of Down syndrome.
However, with proper medical attention, therapies and family and community support, the future of people with Down syndrome in the United States has dramatically improved over the last decades.
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On The Blog
From My Heart to Yours, Love, David’s Mom | Annual Report 2024
Dearest Sharing Families, As you read our 2024 Annual Report you will see we have done much to bless the lives of people with Down syndrome. When I started this nonprofit almost 34 years ago in July of 1991, I did not know it would grow to be the longest running...
From My Heart to Yours, Love, David’s Mom | November 2024
Dearest Beloved Friends, As I began writing this to you, it is Election Day for our great country. Today is special to me for three reasons, it’s the birthday of a sweet grandson (Benny) because we as citizens get to vote about who we want for President, and...
From My Heart to Yours, Love, David’s Mom | September 2024
“Where there is love, there is life.” ~Mother Teresa Dearest Beloved Friends, If you want to know what love looks like, it is this. This is my dear friend, Hadija Mmbucwa, holding her son, David, the day I met her 18 years ago. In so many ways Hadija reminds me...
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Sharing Down Syndrome Arizona is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and all contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. EIN: 86-0822557.
Our Arizona State Tax Qualifying Charitable Organization and our QCO Code is 20543.
Sharing Down Syndrome Arizona is a part of the Fry's Community Rewards Program.
Receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit when you direct a portion of your state tax dollars to support Sharing Down Syndrome Arizona. This incentive is at no cost to you. 1. Donate up to $800 (up to $400 if filing single) to Sharing Down Syndrome AZ and receive a credit on your taxes for the full amount of your donation.
2. Provide your donation receipt and our QCO code 20543 to your tax preparer.
**For more information on the AZ Charitable Giving Tax Credit visit AZDOR.gov.