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Changing Lives… Building Communities

Double Your Gift Today

Thanks to the donation of a generous friend, Catholic Charities is able to match your gift - up to $400,000! Whether you are a regular supporter or a first time donor, your gift will automatically double in size. For example, a donation of $25 becomes $50, while a donation of $100 is matched and becomes $200. It's an easy way to maximize your giving to Catholic Charities, and help us continue our vital work to our neighbors in need.

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens is one of the nation’s most efficient nonprofits, with 91 cents of every dollar you give going straight to programs that reduce poverty, bring food and comfort to those less fortunate, uplift our youth, and assist our elderly neighbors.

To understand how Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens ensures that your online gifts are safe and secure, please read our privacy policy.

Donate by Mail or Phone

You can make a gift to Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens via mail or phone, and all gifts are fully tax-deductible. For more information, contact the Office of Development and Communications at 718-722-6202.

To Donate by Mail: Print out this form and send it along with your check, money order, or credit card information to: Office of Development and Communications, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, 191 Joralemon Street, 12th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201.

To Donate by Phone: Call 1-718-722-6202

Planning Your Gift to Catholic Charities

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A Legacy of Social Services for Brooklyn and Queens

Making a gift to Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens through your will is a powerful way to make a difference.  Your bequest helps ensure that our social services—services that are vital to those among us who are poor, hungry, elderly, isolated, and disabled—will be there when they are needed. Making a bequest from a will or a living trust is very simple.  You do not have to rewrite your will or trust documents.  You simply add an amendment, called a codicil, to your will or trust documents.  For your convenience, we have provided some language that your attorney may review: “I give, devise and bequeath to Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, the sum of _______ dollars ($_____) for the benefit of its general support (or specify the specific program you wish to support).” Instead of naming a specific amount, you may state a percentage of your estate or a percentage of the remainder of the estate after you have provided for your heirs. If you have questions or would like further assistance, please contact Lucy Garrido-Mota, Senior Vice President, at Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, 191 Joralemon Street, 12th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201, email at lucy.gmota@ccbq.org or telephone at 718-722-6211.

Gifts of Appreciated or Depreciated Stocks

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Benefits You and Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens

Your gift of stock can help all those who receive aid through Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens – and bring tax benefits to you and your family. Contributions of appreciated securities held for more than a year are generally deductible at current market value, regardless of what you paid for them.  Additionally, capital gains tax is avoided through charitable gifts. If you make a gift of stock, won’t you let us know? While Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens gratefully accepts all gifts, including anonymous ones, it is very important for us to know the identity of the donors of all securities gifts in order to give prompt and accurate credit for gifts received. Particularly in the case of an electronic transfer, it is often very difficult to obtain this information after the transaction is processed. Also, as soon as a securities gift is received and matched to the donor, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens sends an acknowledgment stating the nature of the gift, the gift valuation date and the gift valuation amount for tax purposes. To properly process your gift and acknowledge your generosity, please contact Lucy Garrido-Mota, Senior Vice President, at Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, 191 Joralemon Street, 12th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201, email at lucy.gmota@ccbq.org or telephone at 718-722-6211.

  • Donor's name and complete address
  • Name of stock and type (common, public, private, restricted)
  • Number of shares or securities transferred
  • Date you intend to make the gift

To properly transfer stock as a gift, your broker will want the following information about Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens:

  • Brokerage: Fiduciary Trust Company International
  • DTC Number: 902
  • Account Name: Catholic Charities Diocese of Brooklyn (our formal corporate name)
  • Credit Account: 140444407 N/O Catholic Charities Diocese of Brooklyn

A Stock and Bond Power form is provided for your convenience* Stock Instructs Form 2017.pdf

Charitable Gift Annuities

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A Meaningful Way to Sustain Vital Social Services

The Charitable Gift Annuity enables you to transfer cash or marketable securities to Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens in exchange for an immediate income tax deduction (the year you make your gift) and guaranteed fixed payments to you for life. But most importantly, your Charitable Gift Annuity is a meaningful way to partner with us as we reach out to each and every individual in need – transforming families, neighborhoods and the life of our communities. A gift annuity is simple to create.  You fund your annuity with a gift of cash or stock. You are then paid a guaranteed fixed amount, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually for life – you choose what works best for you. Annuities generate an immediate charitable tax deduction and can partially bypass capital gains tax.  Your gift annuity can even provide payments for a spouse or other beneficiary of your choosing.  Annuity rates vary with age. A charitable annuity named for the benefit of Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens can provide you with fixed, guaranteed payments and the satisfaction that you are making a significant future gift to sustain our vital social services. We’re here to answer your questions!  If you have questions or would like further assistance, please contact Lucy Garrido-Mota, Senior Vice President, at Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, 191 Joralemon Street, 12th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201, email at lucy.gmota@ccbq.org or telephone at 718-722-6211.

Gifts of Real Estate

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Tax Savings that Transforms Lives

Gifts of real estate are a profound and meaningful way to support Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens and are not limited to personal residences. They include investment or commercial properties, agricultural properties, parcels of undeveloped land and more. In most circumstances, your charitable contribution is based on the appraised value of the real estate at the time the gift is transferred to Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens. Your deduction can equal up to 30% of your adjusted gross income. On an appreciated property, you avoid capital gains tax by donating the real estate to Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens prior to its sale. For those donors who purchased real estate several decades ago, this can be a tremendous tax savings for you and your family while providing vital resources to help transform the lives of our neediest neighbors. If you are considering making a gift of real estate to Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens or you have questions, please contact Lucy Garrido-Mota, Senior Vice President, at Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, 191 Joralemon Street, 12th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201, email at lucy.gmota@ccbq.org or telephone at 718-722-6211.