Planned Giving

Why make a planned gift to the Center?
Because our work is valuable and important. Your support will increase fundraising capacities of low income and social change organizations and ensure that our work extend into the future. Also, the need to reform philanthropy will continue. Even if the Center meets its goals of providing stable ongoing support for organizations working for social and economic justice, there will be new horizons and new organizations seeking recognition from mainstream funders.

Who will shepherd my gift?
The Board of Directors of the Center is a well informed, responsible board. It has developed strategic short- and long-range plans for each year of the Center's existence. It assumes responsibility for policy planning, fundraising, and legal issues. You can count on the Board for sustained and dedicated leadership.

How can I make a gift?
Gifts of Cash - Most gifts to the Center are made by check. If you itemize, these outright cash gifts are deductible.

Gifts of Stock - Stock with capital appreciation which you have owned for a number of years may be a particularly taxwise gift. Were you to sell your stock, you would have to pay capital gains taxes... by contributing the stock to the Center, you do not pay thoses taxes.

Planned Gifts - Name the Center as a beneficiary in your will. Name the Center as a beneficiary of your retirement account or pension plan. Legal designation of the Center for Responsible Funding.

Endowment Gifts - In memory of a valued employee who died suddenly in 1998, friends of the Center endowed a charitable trust at The Philadelphia Foundation. The June Cephas Walker Fund for the Center for Responsible Funding welcomes contributions of cash, stocks, or planned gifts.

Designation through Philadelphia Combined Campaign or UWSEPA Donor Choice workplace giving campaign - The Center's code number is 11-03498.

For any further questions or comments about how to make a contribution to the Center for Responsible Funding, please call 215-925-6140.

To make a cash/check gift, please click here for a form.