Donations

As an innovative adolescent development organization, St. Christopher’s aims to provide the best possible services to its children. We depend on private donations to enhance our residential and educational programs, including marching band, modern dance, Transitional cottages, and more.

In line with our goal of using technology to the best of our ability, we will be endeavoring to add links to our website that will enable you, the reader, to have better insight and up-to-date information on our organizations objectives. Please utilize our ‘Network for Good’ link and consider making a generous donation to our organization to helping our students develop. Should you wish to become a Volunteer, kindly contact Kurt Kannemeyer in our Development Department directly to find out more on how to join our family.

Though St. Christopher's receives funding from an array of agencies and organizations, we depend on additional private donations in order to fund all the residential and educational programs we provide for our students.

We can accept donations in virtually any form, or by any means, you wish to make them:
Sending a check by mail, contributing over the phone or online via credit card, donating to honor the acts of the living or memory of the deceased, making gifts of securities (with incumbent tax benefits), gifting as part of an employer's matching program, or making bequest by will or annuity.

For more information, click the appropriate topic:
Donating by mail or phone
Donating online
Donating in Honor or in Memory of a Person or Group
Giving Backed by Matching Programs
Bequests by Will or Endowment
Giving Stocks and Securities

Donating by mail or phone:
Donations by check, made payable to St. Christopher's, Inc., or by credit card (Visa, MasterCard, or American Express) may be made by mail to:

Kurt Kannemeyer
Development Office
St. Christopher's, Inc.
71 S. Broadway
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522

Donations via credit card may also be made via phone by calling Mr. Kurt Kannemeyer, St. Christopher’s Inc., 914.693.3030 ext. 2707

Donating Online
For simplicity and security, St. Christopher’s accepts donations online via the Network for Good. To donate, click on this link:

Network for Good

Donating in Honor or in Memory of a Person or Group
St. Christopher's is pleased to make an acknowledgement of your donation to the individual, family or other parties you wish to be notified of such a gift.

Please include the full name and address of the person(s) you want notified of your gift, along with your full name and address. You will receive a letter for tax purposes, and we will notify the person(s) listed of your kindness. They will not, however, be informed of the amount of your gift.

Donations in Honor or in Memory, with the above requested information, should be sent to:

Kurt Kannemeyer
Development Office
St. Christopher's, Inc.
71 S. Broadway
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522

Charitable Giving Backed by Matching Programs
If your employer has a matching program for charitable donations, your gift to St. Christopher's is likely qualify for matching funds with the potential to double the amount of your gift! Be sure to include the necessary form along with your gift, and send both to:

Kurt Kannemeyer
Development Office
St. Christopher's, Inc.
71 S. Broadway
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522

Bequests by Will or Endowment
Bequests by Will often provide our donors with an opportunity to make the substantial gift that they would like to make but cannot while still living. We suggest that a gift by bequest be made for the general purposes of St, Christopher's, which allow us to put monies to use where our needs are greatest.

The following suggested wording for a bequest in your will or by codicil to your will: "I give to St. Christopher's, Inc., 71 S. Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522, (state sum of money or otherwise describe securities or property) to be used for its general purposes."

If you so wish to designate your gift for an endowment, the wording to your will or codicil should be amended accordingly. Establishing an endowment creates a dependable, recurring source of income to St. Christopher. For more information or details, contact Mr. Kurt Kannemeyer, at 914-693-3030 x 2707.

Giving Stocks and Securities
By donating financial instruments such as stock and securities, many donors enjoy the pleasure of donating to St. Christopher’s while realizing significant tax benefits. We recommend you speak with your accountant or tax attorney about tax ramifications of these donations.

At any time, you (or your broker) may wire stock to St. Christopher's using the following information:
St. Christopher's Account #:
Contact: Jim Chin
In order to process and acknowledge your gift properly, please send a letter, email, or fax to St. Christopher's also indicating the following:

Your name and address
Number of shares donated
Date of donation
Purpose (unrestricted gift or specific program)
Name of securities

Please send to:

Kurt Kannemeyer
Development Office
St. Christopher's, Inc.
71 S. Broadway
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
914.693.3030 ext. 2207
914.693.8325 (fax)

kkannemeyer@sc1881.org

When donating stock certificates:
If the physical stock certificate is in an individual or joint name, please include a signed stock power. As per IRS regulations, please include a letter stating your intentions to donate the stock to St. Christopher's.