Upwards of 80% of surviving victims of SBS/AHT suffer lifelong disabilities.

Approximately 25% of victims of SBS/AHT die.

There are approximately 1,300 reported cases of SBS/AHT in the U.S. each year.

SBS/AHT is the leading cause of physical child abuse deaths in the U.S.

SBS/AHT occurs most often in babies less than 6 months old.

The #1 trigger for shaken baby syndrome is frustration with a baby’s crying.

An estate gift provides significant support to the NCSBS. The gift can be made through a will or a trust, and both vehicles enable assets to be distributed to individuals and nonprofit organizations in the amounts or proportions indicated. An estate gift provides the following benefits:

• The opportunity to make a major gift while preserving assets during life.
• A Reduction in federal estate taxes.
• The opportunity to designate the gift to a specific program or service of the NCSBS.
• All assets, including cash, securities, real estate and tangible personal property, may be transferred to the NCSBS through a donor’s estate.

Estate gifts can be made in the following ways:

• Specific Bequest: The NCSBS receives a specific dollar amount, a specific piece of property or a stated percentage of the estate. This is one of the most popular forms of bequests.
• Residuary Bequest: The NCSBS will receive all or a stated percentage of an estate after distribution of specific bequests and payment of debts, taxes and expenses.
• Contingent Bequest: The NCSBS will receive part or all of the estate under certain specified circumstances.

An individual or family can create an endowed fund, which provides a permanent bond between the donor and the NCSBS. Through an endowed fund the donor transfers assets to the NCSBS, which are carefully managed and preserved in perpetuity to provide annual income. Endowed funds support programs and services of the NCSBS. There may be no finer way to honor the memory of a victim of abuse or loved one than to establish a permanent fund in his/her name. We are happy to work with donors to build an endowed fund over the years; additional gifts may be added to an endowed fund at any time. People often choose to make annual gifts to the fund or make gifts to mark a special occasion such as a birthday, anniversary or holiday. Creating a bequest or making a planned gift are other ways to augment an endowed fund. Donors may specify what purposes the endowed fund is to serve and how the fund is to be administered. The NCSBS carefully preserves the principal of the endowed fund (gifts and successive gifts) as an investment, while awarding some income each year for the purpose specified. A minimum of $10,000 is required to establish an endowed fund at the NCSBS.

Interested in volunteering with the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome? Click the link below to complete our Volunteer Information Contact Form. By submitting the form, you will be added to our volunteer interest list and may be contacted about future volunteer opportunities that match your interests and availability. Please note that completing the form does not guarantee a volunteer position, but it does help us connect with individuals who are interested in supporting our mission.

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Show Up for Summer Service 2025

NCSBS Booth at the 2025 Show Up for Summer Service Fair

Show Up for Summer Service 2025

Greeting and providing information to NCSBS Booth visitors at the 2025 Show Up for Summer Service Fair

CARE Fair 2025

NCSBS Booth at the 2025 Junior League of Salt Lake City's CARE Fair

Care Fair 2025

Discussing caring for babies with visitors to the 2025 Junior League of Salt Lake City's CARE Fair

Health and Heritage Fair 2025

NCSBS Booth at Take Care Utah's Health and Heritage Fair

NCSBS Booth at the 2025 Show Up for Summer Service Fair

NCSBS Booth visitors at the 2025 Show Up for Summer Service Fair

NCSBS Booth at the 2025 Junior League of Salt Lake City's CARE Fair

Visitors to NCSBS booth at 2025 Junior League of Salt Lake City's CARE Fair

NCSBS Booth at Take Care Utah's Health and Heritage Fair

Making a gift of a qualified retirement plan asset such as a 401(K), 403(b), IRA, Keogh or pension plan is another way to benefit the NCSBS and receive significant tax savings. Retirement plan assets are often subject to extremely high estate taxes, and the income is fully taxable when received by an individual beneficiary. By naming the NCSBS as the beneficiary of a retirement plan, the donor maintains complete control over the assets during his/her lifetime, but at the donor’s death the plan passes to the NCSBS free of estate taxes. When creating an estate plan, donors may wish to consider leaving his/her heirs other assets, such as cash and securities, which are not as highly taxed.