We encourage you to make a "stretch" gift,
one that feels comfortably challenging to you personally. Below, we outline some
creative ways of giving that may help you increase your gift beyond what seems
possible. Friends in Adoption Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
and all donations are tax deductible. We would be delighted to meet with you to
explore your ideas and options for giving. You are welcome to make your pledge
payments by check, securities or credit card. Thank you!
3-Year Pledges
We encourage you to make a 3-year pledge, spreading
payment of your gift over a 3-year period. For example,
you would pay a $75,000 pledge at $25,000 a year, a
$15,000 pledge at $5,000 a year, and a $3,000 pledge
at $1,000 a year. We would also welcome shorter or longer
pledge periods.
Family Giving
In honor of our core mission of creating families, we
hope you will consider a family pledge -- especially
a 3-year family pledge. FIA parents are asking grandparents
and other family members to join with them in creating
a more significant donation than they could have made
individually. We would be happy to provide you with
packets of campaign materials for family members. Ask
yours to pitch in!
Beyond Family
Some FIA alumni are choosing to reach beyond family
members - to friends, co-workers, business colleagues,
and others. We can furnish you with specific "non-alumni"
campaign materials.
Appreciated Securities
We welcome gifts of appreciated securities, such as
stocks and bonds. Making pledge payments or donations
this way is easy; simply transfer the unsold securities
to FIA according to our written instructions. Tax savings
can be significant, as you can deduct the full market
value while paying no capital gains tax on the appreciation.
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LEARN MORE ...
| Dawn's
Diamonds
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$100,000 |
Rallying
Rubies
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$
50,000 |
Enthusiastic
Emeralds
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$ 25,000 |
Sustaining
Sapphires
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$
10,000 |
Applauding
Amethysts
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$ 5,000
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| Giving
Garnets |
Under
$5,000 |
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Employer Matching Gifts
If your employer has a matching gift program, you may
be able to increase or even double the value of your
gift. Check and see!
Charge Card Installments
We would
be pleased to set up a schedule of automatic monthly or yearly donations charged
to your Visa or Master Card.
Planned gifts, such as bequests and
charitable remainder trusts, are wonderful and welcome,
although we cannot count them toward our campaign goal.
YOUR PLEDGE
Your pledge is vital to realizing our dream for our
agency, our families, and the broader adoption community.
We urge you to "Be a Gem" by making a personally challenging
pledge to this campaign.
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