Your Generosity to Unity Care Changes Lives!
We applaud your caring commitment to Unity Care.
Without ongoing support from the community, many foster and underserved youth end up facing life’s challenges alone. Join us in supporting our transitional age youth, so that they may build a better future. We welcome cash contributions, gift cards, and in-kind donations. There are many ways to make charitable gifts to Unity Care.
Cash Contributions
Your donation helps us meet the basic needs of the youth and families we serve.
- $10,000 join the Ambassador Circle to help us eradicate homelessness for youth who age-out of foster care
- $6,000 funds one year of rent in shared supportive housing for a foster youth experiencing homelessness.
- $3,500 provides therapy and mental health support to help foster youth heal from trauma.
- $1,500 buys school supplies, books and a bus pass for a foster youth to attend college for a year.
- $1,000 provides funds for rent, food and expenses for two youth for one month during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- $700 buys a computer for a foster youth to use for educational purposes.
- $500 pays one month’s rent in shared supportive housing for a foster youth experiencing homelessness.
- $250 pays one month of groceries for one foster youth.
- $100 buys a pair of jeans and sneakers for a foster youth.
- We appreciate your gift of any amount.
Matching Gifts
Many companies and corporate foundations match their employee’s gifts to nonprofit organizations like Unity Care. If your company has a matching gift program, please request a matching gift for your cash donation or volunteer hours.
Donate Stocks and Bonds
When making a gift of stocks or bonds, paying capital gains taxes can be avoided. You can give stocks and or bonds to Unity Care and receive a tax deduction for the full value of the gifts. We always recommend checking with your your tax advisor when making a gift of this nature to determine the amount you can deduct. Our tax identification number is _77-0323115_.
We (Unity Care) generally sell the stock gift as quickly as possible after we receive it.
When donating stock, please do the following:
- Let your broker know that you are making a charitable gift.
- Be sure to acknowledge the gift is going to Unity Care.
The transfer of stock to Unity Care’s account at Wells Fargo will be done by your broker and go to our account at Wells Fargo Advisors:
Wells Fargo Advisors
UNITY CARE
Account Number: 8483-9901
DTC #0141
Finally, it is important you notify Gary Rummelhoff at Unity Care (grummelhoff@unitycare.org) so that we can be immediately aware of your gift, and to be sure you are properly acknowledged and thanked.
Make an IRA Qualified Charitable Donation
If you are 70½ years old or over, and it is an eligible tax year, you can exclude up to $100,000 from gross income for donations paid directly to a qualified charity from your IRA. This is known as a Qualified Charitable Donation, and it satisfies any IRA-required minimum distributions for the year.
If you are 70½ years old or over and wish to direct a charitable donation to Unity Care you can do so through your IRA by doing the following:
Instruct your broker that you wish to transfer your charitable donation to Unity Care at our Wells Fargo Advisors account:
Wells Fargo Advisors
UNITY CARE
Account Number: 8483-9901
DTC #0141
Finally, it is important you notify Gary Rummelhoff at Unity Care at the following number 408-971-9822 Ext. 4009 so that we can be immediately aware of your gift and be sure you are properly acknowledged and thanked.
