Financial Donations

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Become a community partner so that you can build lives and make a difference with EHC LifeBuilders. You can give in so many ways, including:

For more information about any of these ways to give or for more assistance in setting up your gift, contact our Development Department at 408-539-2103.

Cash Gifts

Outright gifts of cash enable you to claim an income tax deduction for the full value of your gift. You may donate online to make a secure, tax deductible financial donation right from your computer.

Or send donations to EHC LifeBuilders at:
EHC LifeBuilders
ATTN: Development Department
507 Valley Way
Milpitas, CA 95035

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Memorial or Honorary Gifts

Your memorial gift to EHC LifeBuilders can help perpetuate the values and ideals that guided someone's life. Gifts may also honor a person during his or her life or commemorate a significant event like a birthday, wedding or holiday. Honorees receive a letter acknowledging the honor and who made the gift without gift amounts mentioned. Donors will receive a tax acknowledgement.

To make a gift in memory or honor of someone, check the Memorial or Honorary Gifts box when you donate online. Or download the Memorial of Honorary Gifts form (PDF - 184KB) to print it, complete it, and return it with your gift.

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Monthly LifeBuilder Club

The monthly LifeBuilder Club makes giving easy. By joining the LifeBuilder Club, you provide reliable and predictable revenue to help us end homelessness. The LifeBuilder Club is an easy way for you to provide hope and opportunity to the poor and homeless in our community.

We offer three different ways to donate on a monthly basis:

  • We automatically charge your credit card.
  • We automatically transfer funds from your checking account via EFT.
  • You mail a check to us.

In addition to the knowledge that you are providing dependable and essential support to people in need, membership in the LifeBuilder Club comes with the following benefits:

  • Opportunity to purchase pre-sale tickets for Rivers of Chocolate, a consistently sold-out event
  • Special mention in EHC LifeBuilders’ Annual Report
  • Exclusive invitation to the LifeBuilder Club Mixer/Annual Report Launch Party
  • Recognition as a significant contributor to ending homelessness in our community

We encourage you to give generously today! To join the LifeBuilder Club, complete the Join the LifeBuilder Club section when you donate online. Or download the LifeBuilder Club Sign-Up Form (PDF - 176KB) to print it, complete it, and return it with your first check.

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Gifts of Appreciated Stock

Making a gift of securities is a great way to support EHC LifeBuilders. Giving stock that you have held for more than one year is an excellent way to make a "cashless" gift, avoid capital gains tax and receive a tax deduction. You can use the stock's fair market value (the value of the high and low price the day we receive it) as your charitable deduction, up to 30% of your adjusted gross income.

Please contact the Development Department by email or by by telephone at 408-539-2103 or email for the latest stock transfer directions.

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Matching Gifts/Employee Giving

One of the easiest ways to increase your gift to EHC LifeBuilders is through your employer’s Matching Gift program. Thousands of employers – including corporations, foundations, not-for-profit organizations and associations – match their employees charitable contributions, sometimes for as much as double the amount of the initial gift.

Here’s how to participate:

  1. Contact your employer’s Human Resources office to determine if your company matches employee donations.
  2. Obtain a matching gift form and review the program guidelines to ensure that EHC LifeBuilders is eligible to receive matching gifts. Conditions and criteria for gift matching vary by employer.
  3. Complete the donor section of the form and submit it along with your check or credit card authorization to:
    EHC LifeBuilders
    ATTN: Development Department
    507 Valley Way
    Milpitas, CA 95035

Our development department will verify receipt and return the form to your company for matching funds.

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Planned Gifts

Include EHC LifeBuilders in your will. A simple way to make a lasting impact is by including EHC LifeBuilders in your will. By having your attorney revise your will or add a simple amendment, you can make a charitable bequest of a specific dollar amount, specific property, a percentage of your estate or what remains after providing for heirs.

Planned gifts can provide you with enduring support while offering significant tax savings, increased income, better estate planning and permanent recognition. Other ways to give include life insurance policies, retirement plans, real estate remainders, charitable remainder trusts and charitable lead trusts. Check with your personal attorney, CPA or investment advisor to see about leaving a legacy through planned gifts.

EHC LifeBuilders legal name for tax purposes is Emergency Housing Consortium. Our tax ID number is 94-2684272. EHC LifeBuilders recommends consulting your attorney when you make or modify a will.

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