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Support Serra Center
Serra Center is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit
corporation, and your contributions may be
tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
The generous gifts we receive from individuals,
businesses, trusts and foundations are very important to
Serra Center’s ability to provide the best possible
support for the men and women we serve.
There are many ways you can help further the mission of
Serra Center:
Cash Donations
What your gift can provide:
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$25
= One month’s supply of a prescription medication
not covered by Medi-Cal.
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$50 = 6 weeks of Special Dance Class for an individual with
Autism.
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$75 =
One month of utilities in one of our
Residential Care Homes.
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$250 =
One week’s supply of groceries for a Residential
Care Home.
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$500 =
One month of ILS Services for an individual
requiring 15 hours of training.
Your gift in any amount is valued and greatly
benefits the mission of Serra Center.
YOU can make a difference today!
Make a donation to support Serra Center.
eScrip
 Through eScrip, participating business partners contribute a percentage of
your grocery loyalty cards, credit card, and debit/ATM
card purchases to Serra Center. Imagine your every day
expenditures for food, clothing, travel and
entertainment, as well as miscellaneous family purchases
directly benefiting Serra Center! Even your extended
family and friends who live in and out of town can
participate.
Signing-up is fast and
simple! Here’s how it works:
Go to
www.eScrip.com Click on the Sign-up Link and enter
the following information:
Group Name: Serra Center
Group ID#: 962082
- Register any one or all of your existing grocery
loyalty, debit and credit cards for use in the program.
- Participating merchants will make contributions to your
chosen group, based on purchases made by you, just by
using the cards you have registered.
- Your
purchases are tracked and available to you online,
allowing you to see just how much you are earning on
Serra Center’s behalf!
Planned Giving
Remembering the men and
women of Serra Center in your Will is a wonderful way to
make a lasting gift for people with developmental
disabilities. Many people who share a passion for the
mission of Serra Center choose to make a lasting
contribution by including Serra Center in their estate
plans. There are three main ways you can benefit the
men and women served by Serra Center through planned
giving:
Bequest -
A Bequest is a distribution from your estate to Serra Center specified
in your Last Will and Testament. Your estate is the sum
of all your assets, including property you own, the cash
in your bank account, your retirement accounts,
insurance policies and other items that make up your net
worth.
There are four main
types of bequests that can benefit the individuals
served by Serra Center:
- Unrestricted bequest
is
made by designating a dollar amount, a specific asset or
a percentage of your estate to Serra Center for its
general purposes.
- Specific bequest
is
made when the money or property that is bequeathed to
Serra Center is identified for a designated purpose.
- Residuary bequest
is
a gift of whatever is left of your estate after you have
provided for others. Its use at Serra Center can be
unrestricted or specific.
- Contingency bequest
is a gift given in the
event that your primary beneficiaries do not survive
you. This can also be for unrestricted or specific uses.
Charitable Gift Annuity -
A charitable gift annuity provides you, the donor, or
your designated annuitant, with investment income during your lifetime.
To set up a charitable gift annuity, you
put an irrevocable gift into the annuity. The annuity pays a fixed amount of money each year for
the lifetime of one or two
individuals. The payout rate depends on
the number of annuitants and their ages.
After the annuitant's lifetime, the
remainder is transferred to Serra Center for general or designated purposes. You, the
donor, receive a tax benefit in the year
that you make the charitable gift annuity, as well as on
the payments you receive.
Charitable
Trust Remainder -
A charitable remainder trust allows you to irrevocably
transfer cash or property to a trustee and receive income from
the trust for life or a
specified term of years. At the end of the trust, the
remainder is distributed to Serra
Center and any other non-profit organization named as charitable beneficiary. There
are two main types of Charitable Remainder Trusts: Charitable Remainder
Annuity Trust and Charitable Remainder Unitrust.
The information provided on
this website is general in nature and not intended to
serve as legal, accounting or other professional advice.
If you would like further information about planned
giving and Serra Center, contact Lisa Senadenos at (510)
608-3900 or
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