Ways to Give
Your tax-deductible donation helps us make elder justice a reality.
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To make a donation to Contra Costa Senior Legal Services via wire transfer, please use the following information:
Bank Name: Farmers & Merchants Bank of Central California
ABA Code: FMCLUS66
Account Number: 7550122801
Direct Deposit: 121108441
Please include the name of the donor or institution in the memo field, thank you.
“Cy Pres,” meaning “as near as possible” in French, is a legal doctrine that authorizes a court to allocate unclaimed, unallocated, or undeliverable settlement or judgment funds to a nonprofit organization. In California, this process is governed by the California Code of Civil Procedure Section 384.
Contra Costa Senior Legal Services (CCSLS) would be honored to be designated as the beneficiary of a cy pres or residual fund award. Such a designation would directly support our mission to provide access to justice and enhance the quality of life for older adults in our community.
To discuss naming CCSLS as a recipient, please contact Executive Director Matthew Hulse at
matthew.hulse@ccsls.org or by phone at 925-494-0296. We sincerely appreciate your consideration.
Contra Costa Senior Legal Services happily accepts credit card and check donations by mail. Your tax-deductible donation helps us make elder justice a reality for all those who are struggling.
Please enclose the form below and mail your gift to:
Contra Costa Senior Legal Services, Development Department
2702 Clayton Road, Ste. 202
Concord, CA 94519.
Honor or memorialize someone special with a donation to Contra Costa Senior Legal Services and help make a lasting change in the lives of older adults in need across Contra Costa County.
Note: once you’ve clicked the link below, select the box for “Dedicate this gift” and choose accordingly.
To include Contra Costa Senior Legal Services in your will or living trust, we suggest the following language:
“I give to Contra Costa Senior Legal Services a not-for-profit institution incorporated by the laws of the State of California, having as its principal address 2702 Clayton Road, Ste. 202, Concord, CA 94519, federal tax ID #94-3021000 the sum of $x. or x % of my estate or residuary estate to be used for its general purposes.”
To make a gift through your Donor Advised Fund, please contact your Advisor and tell them you want to make a gift to Contra Costa Senior Legal Services.
Tax ID Number: 94-3021000
Mailing Address: 2702 Clayton Road, Ste. 202, Concord, CA 94519
Support Contra Costa Senior Legal Services by making a gift of stock. A gift of appreciated stock will help you avoid capital gains taxes on the stock’s increased value while also maximizing your income-tax deduction, allowing you to make a positive impact not only on our community but on your wallet as well.
Please contact Matthew Hulse, Executive Director at 925-494-0296.
Starting at 70 ½ or older, you can make a difference through a tax-saving opportunity to support Contra Costa Senior Legal Services.
You can use your Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD), up to $105,000 per person in 2024. And if you’re 73 or older, you can take your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) to support CCSLS’s ongoing work.
Why Consider This Gift?
- Your gift can make a difference today. Not only will your gift enable CCSLS’s continue its work for all elders in Contra Costa, but it helps us with our budget projections as well.
- By making a gift to CCSLS through your IRA, you pay no income tax nor generate any income. So, you’ll benefit even if you don’t itemize.
- Impact on Required Minimum Distribution (RMD): If you are 73 or older, your gift may count towards your RMD for the year in which your check is issued and is excluded from your taxable income.
- Possible Financial Planning Benefits: By making an IRA distribution to a charity, it won’t count as income, and it could lower your Medicare premiums and decrease the amount of Social Security subject to taxation.
- No matter your age, you can always designate the Contra Costa Senior Legal Services as a partial or full beneficiary of your IRA or other retirement accounts.
To arrange a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) or RMD from your IRA, follow these 3 easy steps:
- Contact the financial institution where your IRA is held and instruct them to send all or a portion of your Required Minimum Distribution to Contra Costa Senior Legal Services, federal tax #: 94-3021000.
- Ask that they send the check directly to CCSLS: 2702 Clayton Rd., Ste 202, Concord, CA, 94519, federal tax ID # 94-3021000. It only counts as a QCD or RMD if the check goes from the financial institution directly to a charity.
- Let us know, so we can properly acknowledge your gift. Email Matthew Hulse matthew.hulse@ccsls.org, or call 925-494-0296.
Tip: It is important to notify us if you decide to leave an IRA gift, as some retirement plan administrators assume no responsibility for notifying charities of your wishes. We would love to hear from you about your intentions so we can ensure that they are followed, and to thank you for your generosity.
Even if you decide not to make a distribution this year, you can always designate the Contra Costa Senior Legal Services as the beneficiary of all or a percentage of your IRA and it will pass to the Contra Costa Senior Legal Services tax-free after your lifetime.
Find out if your company has a matching gift policy — talk to your employer or human resources department to get the matching gift form.
Here’s some information you might need for the form:
Tax ID Number:
94-3021000
Mailing Address:
2702 Clayton Road
Suite 202
Concord, CA 94519
Contact:
Matthew Hulse at 925-494-0296
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