Thank you for considering a gift to Rescue Outreach Mission.
Helping your neighbors when they need it most is essential to keeping Seminole County a great community. It’s inspiring to help others, and we want to make it simple to give.
Here are a few ways to give to Rescue Outreach Mission. Remember, for every $35 you give, you are providing a night in our shelter to someone wanting to get back on track and find a pathway to a home.
For many of these, we can work directly with your estate or financial-planning team to ensure you and Rescue Outreach Mission receive the maximum benefit.
Please contact us with any questions.
Cash, Check, Credit Card
Gifts by cash, credit card, or check are the most frequently used methods for making gifts and are often the best way to help quickly. Of course, a monthly donation directly from your bank account will make a significant difference.
Year-End Giving
In December, many people enjoy giving to organizations that hold a special place in their hearts. It is also a great time to reduce your tax burden. Often, a donor agrees to match all year-end giving, doubling your contribution.
Life Insurance
A gift from life insurance provides a legacy for you when naming Rescue Outreach Mission as a death beneficiary without using current funds. Plus, a gift from a life insurance policy reduces the burden of estate taxes on your heirs.
Securities
Marketable securities are popular choices for making charitable contributions, providing immediate and future benefits. In addition to helping your community, gifts of appreciated securities offer donors the benefit of lowering capital gains taxes.
Retirement Plans
IRAs and 401(k)s are excellent options to give to Rescue Outreach Mission. As a beneficiary of a retirement plan, we receive a distribution; therefore, neither the donor nor the estate owes income taxes on the amount donated to us.
QCD From Your IRA
If you are older than 70, you can donate up to $100,000 annually from your IRA to Rescue Outreach Mission as a Qualified Charitable Distribution. This can significantly assist in reducing taxes when you are forced to take a distribution.
Charitable Trusts
Trusts are one of the key tools used in estate planning, and there are several forms of trusts available to help fulfill charitable intent while benefiting donors and heirs during their lifetime, and your giving can continue after your death.
Donor Advised Funds
By establishing a donor-advised fund gift, you receive a tax benefit by giving, but the funds do not have to be distributed the same year as the deduction is made. This allows you to give a larger gift over time as funds accumulate.
Bequests
A gift designating Rescue Outreach Mission in your will helps solidify your legacy after your death without tapping into funds needed while you are living. Such a gift also reduces estate taxes on your inheritance to loved ones.
Real Estate & Property
Do you have an old car or boat that you would like to use as a charitable gift? Rescue Outreach Mission welcomes and encourages gifts of real estate, cars, and other personal property that can provide cash when sold by us.
Matching Gifts
Many businesses match employee gifts. Many times, gifts from retirees also qualify for a company match. Inquire if your employer has such a matching program and submit applicable forms to your employer to multiply the impact of your gift.
Household Products
Most people come to Rescue Outreach Mission with little, needing the necessities of life. By providing items like toilet paper, soap, towels, shampoo, and other items that are needed, it helps keep our expenses low. Please provide only full-sized items.