Cash Donations
Cash, checks, debit and credit cards (Master Card, VISA, Discover or American Express) are accepted. You may designate your gift to a specific program or for the CEC in general by making a notation on the memo line of your check or checking the box on the return envelope. Donations may be made by mail, phone or online. Contributions are acknowledged in the CEC newsletter unless you request to be anonymous.
Monthly
Bank Draft or Credit Card Donations
Monthly gifts help sustain the CEC’s ongoing
operations and programs. Please call Amy Walker at ___________ to set up monthly
giving. You will need to provide your account number, expiration date, name as
it appears on the account/card and your signature. Typically donations are run
the first full week of the month or in the middle of the month.
Honorariums and Memorials
Donations may made in honor of or in memory of a special
person in your life. Please provide the name of the person to honor and their
address or the name of the person you wish to memorialize and the person you
wish to know about the memorial gift. A letter will be sent to the honoree or
the memorial designee announcing that a donation was made (we do not disclose
the amount). Honorariums and memorials are acknowledged in the CEC newsletter.
On-Line Giving
On-line gifts are accepted through JustGive.com (see link below). Simply click on JustGive and follow the directions. JustGive provides information on individual non-profits and allows people to make online contributions to those non-profits. JustGive charges a 3% service fee and a minimum contribution of $5 is required.
Stock Gifts & Other Non-Cash Items
Donations of stock and other non-cash items are accepted on a case by case basis. Please call Amy Walker at 817-281-1164 to discuss your gift.
Planned Giving
You can provide for the Community Enrichment Center through your estate. Planned or deferred gifts enable the CEC to plan for the future because they will be realized at a later date. You can make a planned gift by naming the CEC as a beneficiary in your Will or by naming the CEC as owner and beneficiary of a paid-up life insurance policy.
Your attorney and financial advisor can discuss the various types of charitable trusts and the estate tax benefits of each, and assist you in setting up a planned gift tailored to your personal needs.
One of the easiest ways to make a gift is by leaving the CEC a bequest in your Will. There are several ways you can do this. You can give a specific amount of money to the CEC; give a specific item of property to the CEC; or give a specified percentage of the residue of your estate to the CEC (the residue of your estate is that which is left over after all specific gifts have been made, whether charitable or non-charitable).
A bequest may be included in the body of a will or as an amendment (codicil). Gifts made through a bequest typically provide an estate tax deduction. Please consult your attorney and/or financial adviser for specific information. You may also contact Amy Walker at 817-281-1164 to discuss Planned Giving benefiting the CEC.
The following simple language can be used to make your gift:
"I give and devise to the Community Enrichment Center, or its successor, the sum of _________ Dollars ($_________) to be used for such charitable purposes as the governing body of Community Enrichment Center deems appropriate; provided, however, that at the time of such gift, Community Enrichment Center or its successor, must be a charity as described in Sections 170(c) and 2055(a) of the Internal Revenue Code."
OR
"I give and devise ________ percent (________%) of my residuary estate to Community Enrichment Center, or its successor, to be used for such charitable purposes as the governing body of Community Enrichment Center deems appropriate; provided, however, that at the time of such gift, Community Enrichment Center, or its successor, must be a charity as described in Sections 170(c) and 2055(a) of the Internal Revenue Code." |
