Ways you can donate to BFHP:

cash or check

credit card

electronic funds transfer

stock

workplace giving

leaving a legacy

In Kind Donations- Please view our Wish List for needed items

Cash or Check

Please mail checks to 2362 Bancroft Way, Berkeley CA 94704 c/o Paul Cwynar, Director of Development or call me: 510-809-8515

Credit Card

You can donate online or call Joanna Lavenberg, Development Associate, at 510-809-8512 with your credit card information and BFHP will process it for you. (Please note 3.3% of each credit card donation is taken out due to processing fees.)

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Stocks and Bonds

BFHP accepts stock donations. You get a tax-break when you donate appreciated stock to BFHP.

For example, if you purchased 100 shares of The Computer Company at $10 a share ($1,000 investment) and the stock is now valued at $100 a share, selling it ($10,000 worth) would mean that you would net $9,000. So donate that appreciated stock to BFHP and get a huge tax break.

BFHP works with a stock broker whenever someone donates stocks to BFHP. If you are interested in donating stocks or bonds to BFHP, please contact Paul Cwynar, Development Director, at 510-809-8515 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Stock Information PDF

Workplace Giving

Some companies have a workplace giving program which allows you to donate to an organization of your choice by deducting a specified amount from your paycheck. Some companies will match your gift. If you are interested, ask your employer about this program.

Federal Employees and Military Personnel of Northern California, you can contribute to us through your CFC! Our code is 47013.

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EFTs

To donate via electronic funds transfer or to Leave a Legacy, please call Joanna Lavenberg, Development Associate, at 510-809-8512.

Leave a Legacy

1. 1. Prepare a will. Only 50% of those who pass away have one. Without a will, you may lose control over your belongings.
2. 2. Leave a gift in your will for Berkeley Food and Housing Project. Less than 6% of American households have included nonprofits in an estate plan. Imagine the positive impact on our community if everyone made a donation to a favorite nonprofit.
3. 3. Leave a specific dollar amount or a percentage of the assets in your will to BFHP.
4. 4. Consider using assets for your charitable gift. These include but aren't limited to: cash, stocks, bonds, CD's, real estate, vehicles, art and jewelry. Such gifts may even provide estate tax savings.
5. 5. Name BFHP as the beneficiary of your pension plan or IRA.
6. Purchase a new life insurance policy naming BFHP as the beneficiary.
7. 6. Name BFHP as the beneficiary of an existing life insurance policy.
8. 7. Remember loved ones with memorial gifts.
9. 8. Encourage family and friends to leave gifts to BFHP in their wills.
10. 9. Ask your financial advisor to include charitable giving as part of counsel to clients.
11. 10. IRA Charitable Rollover As enacted in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 on October 3, 2008, taxpayers age 70½ and older are permitted during 2008 and 2009 to make tax-free “qualified charitable distributions” totaling up to 10,000 per year from traditional Individual
12. 11. Retirement Accounts
13. 12. (IRAs) or Roth IRAs!

click this link to learn more:
IRA Charitable Rollover (pdf)

In-kind

Please read through our Wish List for items we need on a continuous basis. Our needs are ever changing, so please contact Wanda Williams, Community Services Coordinator, if you have an item you would like to donate at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , (510) 649-4965 X506.