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.