Why Your Financial Gift to AHEDD is So
Important!
One of the best and most
convenient ways to help individuals with disabilities to gain greater social
and economic self-sufficiency is through your thoughtful contributions.
Philanthropy is not just for the wealthy. You can show that you care about
others by making plans today to leave a time-honored gift to support the
employment services offered by AHEDD.
Each year, AHEDD provides
competitive employment training and follow up support services to over 400
individuals with a disability. These are individuals who have made the
conscious decision to overcome the myriad of barriers that often make the
difference between someone who is chronically unemployed or someone who is
gainfully employed and an active contributing member of their community. The
need for services far outstrips the available funds that AHEDD receives in
service fees, contracts and grants. Oftentimes, AHEDD is required to provide
a financial match in order to draw down federal funds available through
grants awarded to the organization. Your gift will enable AHEDD to expand its
ability to serve more individuals who need assistance in reaching their goal
of a competitive job in the community.
Your gift to AHEDD is
tax-deductible in keeping with the IRS Codes for contributions to recognized
501(c)(3) public charities.
Ways in which you can help someone to
GET AHEDD
- Consider leaving a gift to
AHEDD in your will.
- Leave a specific dollar
amount or a percentage of your estate to AHEDD.
- Consider using existing
assets for your charitable gift.
- Include AHEDD’s name as
a beneficiary of your IRA or pension plan.
- Consider naming AHEDD as the
beneficiary of your life insurance policy.
- Purchase a new life insurance
policy naming AHEDD as the beneficiary.
- Remember deceased loved ones
with a memorial gift to AHEDD.*
- Honor a close friend, family
member, or colleague with an Honors gift.
- Encourage family members and
friends, who might be considering leaving charitable gifts in their
wills, to consider AHEDD.
- Ask your financial advisor to
include AHEDD among their list of possible charities for recommendation
to their clients.
- Participate in AHEDD’s
annual benefit golf tournament – The
Sheriff Open
*Memorial and Honor Gifts
Why a Memorial or Honor
Gift?
Your privacy as the donor
is always maintained. Unless otherwise notified, AHEDD will never reveal the
amount of a donor’s gift. This eliminates the "keeping up with the
Joneses" syndrome.
Your gift will serve a
dual purpose: It honors your friend or loved one, and also helps AHEDD to
continue the work of assisting individuals with a disability to receive
employment services and live independent lives in the community.
Memorial or Honor Gifts
offer you a convenient and easy way to meaningfully promote the cause of
independence and community integration for individuals who have disabilities.
Want to make a donation
to AHEDD online?
If you wish to make your
gift online, just click on the convenient GuideStar contribution link for online contributions. It
offers the security features necessary to allow you to safely contribute in
the memory or honor of someone you love.
For more information
about our government partners, school programs or sponsors, please select the
appropriate link, below.
Interested
in financially supporting AHEDD's mission? Please select the "Making
Contributions" link.