How To Help

Our sincerest thanks to those who have made a donation to purchase the things money can buy to make Jimmy's life more tolerable. Money donated to support Jimmy is being used to supply nutritional foods, hygienic products, and under garments not supplied by the Russian prison system. The video above is a typical shipment sent to Jimmy every month. Your continued financial support helps keep Jimmy as healthy as possible until we can get our government to negotiate his freedom. We pray this will happen soon, but until that day, with your support we will continue doing all we can.

Just one more note on donations. Jimmy and his wife Elena have spent their last Ruble supporting Jimmy. She still lives in Moscow because she won't leave Jimmy alone in Russia. She was fired from her job when Jimmy was arrested and lives on a stipend from the Russian government. When Jimmy comes home he will have to find the resources to get her to America to be with him. Jimmy will have to start his life from scratch. Imagine beginning your life, not as a baby, but as a 50+ year old man with inherent responsibilities, and limited resources until he finds a job. He will need all the help he can get. Of course his parents will do all they can.

About Gofundme. Before making your donation, you should know that about 20% of your donation is paid to GoFundMe as a fee for processing a donation. There is a Transaction fee paid by the recipient of 2.9% of the donation + $0.30/transaction. In addition, GoFundMe charges you, the donor, 17% of your donation for processing your donation. That’s roughly 20% of your donation goes to GoFundMe.
If you contribute directly to the Wilgus family, through Zelle or a comparable bank transfer, 100% of your donation will go to Jimmy. Feel free to contact jameslwilgus@gmail.com for bank information if you prefer this method. Of course if you're more comfortable using GoFundMe, please do so. We appreciate whatever you contribute, especially Jimmy. Thank you sincerely for your continued support to keep Jimmy alive.