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Mercy Neighborhood Ministries is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation
registered with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As a non-profit
organization, the ministry depends on the generosity of financial
contributions to help it succeed in its mission.
Your financial contributions will enable Mercy Neighborhood Ministries
to serve the Tioga neighborhood by helping to provide such things
as:
- Day-to-day programmatic and operational expenses.
- Computers and
computer education software.
- Educational and enrichment workshops
for women’s
empowerment.
- Parenting classes and support services
for single parents.
- Adult educational resources.
- Health and wellness resources for
families, the elderly, and persons with special needs.
- Scholarships
for child care and summer camp.
- Sponsorships for women for retreats
and workshops.
- Books, games, movies, art supplies, snacks, play
equipment for at-risk children.
Gifts of Cash
Give the Gift
of Mercy this Holiday Season
Cash gifts can be made on an unrestricted basis, which enables
the ministry to allocate the funds toward its greatest needs,
or designated
to a specific program or service. Make
a secure gift online with your credit
card, by e-check or download a
gift form to
make your gift through the mail. Contact Ann Provost,
RSM, at 215.227.4393
to make a gift over the telephone.
Employer-Matching Contributions
Many companies match charitable contributions made by their employees,
in addition to making corporate gifts and grants. Contact your
Human Resources Department to find out if there is such a program
in your company.
Gifts of Securities, Property and Individual Retirement Accounts
You can make outright gifts of appreciated securities, tangible items—such
as works of art, equipment, books, furniture, antiques, real estate
and similar non-monetary contributions—and rollover amounts
from your IRA for those over age 70½ or by designating Mercy
Neighborhood Ministries as the beneficiary of your IRA. Many of these
forms of gifts offer tax benefits. For more information about making
these kinds of gifts, contact Ann Provost, RSM, at 215.227.4393 or
aprovost@mercyneighbors.org.
Bequests, Memorials and Tribute Gifts
You can make a substantial gift to Mercy Neighborhood Ministries
through a bequest provision or honor a family member, friend, or
other significant person or organization with a memorial or tribute
gift.
Gifts-in-Kind
The ministry is constantly in need of office, computer, and craft
supplies for its programs. Please
download a list of the most commonly needed supplies or contact Ann Provost RSM, at 215.227.4393 or
aprovost@mercyneighbors.org about other in-kind gifts.
Sponsor Keeping It Green: News You Can Use from Mercy Neighborhood
Ministries
Keeping It Green is a monthly electronic newsletter which
is distributed to Mercy Neighborhood Ministries' private subscription-based
mailing
list. If you'd like to sponsor the newsletter, please
click here to download a sponsorship form. Return the completed
form
to
Mercy
Neighborhood Ministries.
Looking
for other ways to sponsor Mercy Neighborhood Ministries? Consider sponsoring
the Trócaire Award event at Citizens Bank Park
on May 16, 2008.
The awarded to the person(s) who have served Mercy Neighborhood Ministries and
whose contribution has made a lasting impression on the organization.
(Trócaire is Gaelic for Mercy.)
Mercy Neighborhood Ministries is a United Way of SEPA donor option,
number 15153. The official title is: Mercy Neighborhood Ministries
of Philadelphia, Inc. |
