CAR DONATIONS:
If you are interested in donating your vehicle to The Cause Church for tax purposes, please contact Shannon Reeve (714.255.0930 x108 or ShannonR@thecause.cc). If the vehicle is not currently running, you can use the banner below as The Cause Church partners with Cars2Charities as one way of receiving vehicle donations.
Why donate a vehicle?
Tired of paying storage fees – or other ownership costs.
Repair bills higher than the car is worth.
To avoid the headache of selling a car.
A dealership will not give you the value your car deserves.
STOCK DONATIONS:
Thank you for your interest in support of The Cause Church. To help you facilitate a gift of stock, please use the following three simple steps:
STEP 1: INITIATE THE STOCK TRANSFER
Securities can be gifted to The Cause Church quickly via electronic transfer (in which your broker transfers shares using the The Cause Church’s DTC number) or by physically mailing the paper certificates to The Cause Church. Either method is acceptable, but it is necessary for you to contact your broker to initiate the transfer. Click here to download a sample letter for your use.
If you would like to donate the shares physically, please contact Shannon Reeve at 714.255.0930 x.108.
STEP 2: SEND THE SECURITIES TO THE CAUSE CHURCH
If Sending Electronically:
Ask your broker to donate through Securities America.
Broker/Dealer: Cambridge Investment Research/ Pershing
DTC Number: 0443
Account Name: The Cause Community Church (Tax I.D. Number 20-2018776)
ACCT Number: TH8541551
3. NOTIFY THE CAUSE CHURCH
Each time a gift of stock is donated, regardless of the method chosen to deliver a gift of stock, information about the gift for audit and acknowledgment purposes is needed. Please email ShannonR@thecause.cc with the following info:
Full Name
Address
Phone Number
Email
Date of Transfer
Number of Shares
Name of Securities
The approximate value of the securities
Any other notes
Why gift stocks?
The satisfaction of knowing your money is invested in a cause important to you.
Capital gains taxes on the stock are avoided.
You will be eligible to receive an income tax charitable deduction for the full fair-market-value of the stock at the time of the gift.
To qualify for these special tax advantages, the security must have been held for at least one year. A gift of stock in certificate form should be postmarked by December 31 or your financial advisor can arrange for a year-end gift of stock from your account. Your gift of appreciated stock is fully deductible up to 30% of your adjusted gross income. For example, if your adjusted gross income is $100,000, up to $30,000 of long-term appreciated stock and other capital gain property may generally be deducted, although high-income donors may be subject to a partial phase-out of itemized deductions. Any excess can generally be carried forward and deducted over as many as five subsequent years.
Click on the button below to see how giving away $10,000 in stock can benefit you!
DIGITAL CURRENCY DONATIONS (CRYPTOCURRENCY)
The Cause Church accepts cryptocurrency donations. Adding this emerging donation type is a first step in learning more about how blockchain technologies can help us do more to reach people with the life and love of Jesus. And, yes, your cryptocurrency donation is tax deductible! The Cause Church offers supporters with cryptocurrency the ability to support us in a tax-efficient way. The IRS classifies cryptocurrency donations as property, meaning they are not subject to capital gains tax and are tax-deductible. Your contribution is tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law. For example, for donors in the United States, the IRS has classified Bitcoin as property for tax purposes. This means that when you donate Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit like The Cause Church, you do not have to pay capital gains tax and it is tax-deductible if you provide your email address.
*Please consult your tax advisor. See example about Stock Donations below.