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Faithful Fools

YOUR DOLLARS SUPPORT THE WORK OF FAITHFUL FOOLS

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Here are Some Ways to Give

Faithful Fools is a 501(c) (3) tax-exempt charitable organization.

Faithful Fools’ tax ID# is: 94-3348396

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Write a Check

234 Hyde Street

San Francisco, CA 94102

Payable to Faithful Fools

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Donate Online

NETWORK FOR GOOD

  • You can choose to make a one-time or recurring donation

  • You can choose to cover 3% processing fee

  • You can choose to dedicate your donation

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Donate Online

THRIVENT

  • Thrivent pays the processing fees , 100% of what you give will go to Faithful Fools.

  • You can make a donation even if you aren't a Thrivent client.

Consider making a pledge?

When you make a pledge, you help us plan for the year. You can make your pledge through either Network for Good or through Thrivent, whicheve works best for you. By the way, does your employer match your gifts to non-profits? If so, your pledge or one-time donation will have more "bang for the buck" so to speak. 

You Can Donate Stock, Too

We gratefully accept gifts of securities, including donated shares of publicly and privately held corporations, stock options and shares of mutual funds.

A gift of appreciated stock may have some surprising benefits for you and for Faithful Fools. Here are two of those possible benefits:

  • You may avoid paying any capital gains tax on the increase in value of the stock.

  • You may receive an income tax charitable deduction for the full fair market value of the stock at the time of the gift.

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To make a stock gift, please send your broker may ask you for the following information:

Faithful Fools' Custodial Firm:

National Financial Services

DTC # 0226

Acct. Registration: Faithful Fools St Ministry

Acct. #: 0X2-106593

Feel free to contact our investment manager: 

Tim Rich

trich@progressiveassetmanagement.com

510-587-0800 ext. 1

Deanna Jee 

djee@progressiveassetmanagement.com 

510-587-0800 ext. 3

Here are Two More Ways to Give

Give from Your IRA (Individual Retirement Account)

If you are aged 70 ½ years or older and have an IRA, you're taking your "required minimum distribution" every year and paying taxes on it. You can distribute those funds directly to Faithful Fools as an IRA Charitable Rollover otherwise known as a Qualified Charitable Distribution. By doing so, you satisfy your required minimum distributions while you are supporting the work of Faithful Fools. These distributions are not recognized as income, so Faithful Fools will receive the full amount of your transfer and you won't be taxed either.  

That's a benefit for our community and for you. Not a bad idea, right?

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A Gift from Your

Will or Trust

Making a gift in your will or living trust is one way for you to support Faithful Fools call to a life of presence long into the future.

Past gifts from Fools who remembered us in their estate planning helped to make sure we have the resources to be a steady and trustworthy presence in the Tenderloin. 

These kinds of gifts allow us to do one time investments in things like solar panels, paying off our last mortgage, and building our community's capacity through hiring and training. 

You can name a specific amount or a percentage, and in either case, we will be most grateful for you as we continue to respond to our calling to acknowledge each human's incredible worth.

Got Things to Give Away?

Donate through Our Community Partners

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CARS2ndChance

Cars2ndChance will pick up your vehicle and the net sales proceeds will be shared 50-50 between the Faithful Fools and two SF Bay Area Rotary clubs that run the program.

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Community Thrift

623 Valencia, SF

(415) 861-4910

Drop off donations on Sycamore Street

Do you live in San Francisco? Donate your gently used goods to Community Thrift in the name of Faithful Fools (#204) and we will receive a portion of the proceeds.

WE HAVE WHAT WE NEED BEFORE IT IS ASKED OF US

Faithful Fools is a community.  We are often called upon to be the "space in-between." We are there when other agencies can't be. Sometimes it takes too much time to arrange for a taxi voucher to get to an appointment, so we provide a ride.  Providing extra dollars for an extraordinary expense  sometimes doesn't fit within a traditional non-profit's budget. That might be paying for the cremation of someone whose family is struggling with medical expenses or it might be paying for a background check in order to get a job. That's when we step in. We maintain the human resources to accompany people when needed and we maintain a small assistance budget to help with the expenses that can make the difference between being housed and being homeless. 

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Operating expenses like utilities and salaries are often not covered by grants, so we depend upon donations for the bulk of our budget. The majority of our donors give a few hundred dollars a year (some  give $10 or $15 a month) and it all makes a difference.

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When you are generous, we can be generous too. We live by the adage "We have what we need before it is asked of us." That means we have the time when someone needs to talk and we have those extra dollars for a pair of shoes. 

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READ  THE PENNY STORY  TO LEARN MORE

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