If you like what you see here, please give — To Someone Else!!!
Proverbs 19:17 New International Version (NIV)
17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he will reward them for what they have done.
Here are some great Charities:
Hope for Haiti’s Children does a phenomenal job! Not only have they earned the highest 4-star rating on Charity Navigator, but they are one of less than 1% of thousands of charities receiving a perfect score for financial health, accountability, and transparency. You can be sure your dollars goes to serving children, not self promotion and administrative fees.
Tax ID 31-1811917
Agape of NC is a small organization, but does a fantastic work locally in NC providing foster care, adoption and counseling services. Remember what we are called to do: James 1:27.
Tax ID 59-1760036
I’m a Wikipedia addict! They usually pop up first when I google something and I usually don’t have to look further. Consider donating.
Tax ID 20-0049703
Did you know that just by buying through Amazon Smile instead of the regular Amazon website that they will donate to your charity a percentage? It’s easy, and it adds up! Hope for Haiti’s Children has received thousands this way.
According to the foundation’s website, The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5 percent of the purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases. The purchase price is the amount paid for the item minus any rebates and excluding shipping & handling, gift-wrapping fees, taxes, or service charges.
As you start giving more, consider a donor advised fund. It gives some of the same benefits as having your own personal foundation, but at a very low cost. You can set up automatic-scheduled, or one-time gifts to your charities (including your church), remain anonymous if you choose, and save on taxes by bunching your donations. Fidelity Charitable is one such donor advised fund. It is actually a charity (Tax ID 11-0303001). When you give to Fidelity Charitable, the money is held in an account waiting for your advice. When giving to any charity, tax law has strict restrictions against your ability to direct what they do with your donations. In this case, you’re not telling them, but only advising them. They’re model is to listen to your advise. They manage billions of dollars this way!