Ways You Can Plant HOPE Within our National Communities™
Memorial Fund:
The Memorial Fund is a wonderful way to recognize a
friend or love one who has passed. Family, friends or
corporations can contribute to the fund to memorialize
the individual's lifelong contributions. Grants will
be awarded in the person's name. Each grant will be
accompanied by a biographical sketch celebrating the
life of the individual.
Community Action Fund:
Gifts to this Fund will be invested as grants in local
organizations, and are used to address urgent community
needs. Donors may focus their contributions on specific
issues.
Endowment Fund:
An endowment is an established fund of cash, securities,
or other assets which is set aside to provide a long-term
stream of income for the maintenance of a non-profit
organization. Distributions are made from income only.
Cash:
A gift of cash is the most straightforward way to establish
a fund. It is fully tax-deductible. You may add to the
fund at any time — and you may also choose to
use other approaches to grow the fund in the future.
Grants may be made with the annual proceeds from the
fund.
Matching Gifts:
If you would like to double your gift, ask your company
about matching gift opportunities.
Workplace Campaigns:
You can designate the Stephanie Starks HOPE Foundation
Fund in your workplace campaign.
Appreciated Assets:
Assets that have appreciated over time, such as securities
and real estate, present additional advantages. These
gifts are tax-deductible at their fair market value
while allowing the donor to avoid the payment of capital
gains tax on the asset's growth
Planned Gifts:
Wills and bequests make a lasting contribution toward
planting hope within our communities and may provide
substantial estate tax savings.
Private Foundation Transfer:
Trustees are encountering new regulations that make
the private foundation's operation increasingly costly
and cumbersome. In fact, private foundations pay an
excise tax, whereas Stephanie Starks HOPE Foundation,
as a public charity does not. A transfer from a Private
Foundation can be made directly to an SSHF Donor Advised
Fund. Future donations to the fund can be made under
public charity rules, which provide enhanced tax advantages.
Life Insurance:
A gift of life insurance can also be made to your named
fund. A policy that has cash value may be donated to
the fund and the cash value taken as a donation. New
or ongoing premiums on life insurance policies donated
to the fund may also be taken as a donation.
Naming Opportunities:
To recognize exceptionally generous gifts in a lasting
way, Stephanie Starks HOPE Foundation provides the opportunity
to associate your name with buildings, endowment funds,
internships, and fellowships.
Donate online or by mail!
Contributions to SSHF can now be made online!
Please make checks payable to the Stephanie Starks
HOPE Foundation and mail them to us at 10736 Jefferson
Blvd. #755 Culver City, CA 90230
We are eager to partner with you in fulfilling your
immediate and long-term philanthropic objectives. If
you have questions or need additional information about
making a gift to the Stephanie Starks HOPE Foundation,
please submit our Donation contact form.
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