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Friendly House is a nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to Friendly House are tax deductible. Our Tax ID number is 93-0524232.

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There are many ways to support Friendly House.

Contact our Development Department at donate@fhpdx.org or by calling (503) 228-4391. 

It’s easy to donate.

By mail
Friendly House
Attn: Development Department
2617 NW Savier St.
Portland, OR 97210

By phone
(503) 228-4391

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Bottle Drop Give

Friendly House participates in the Bottle Drop Give program to raise funds through recycling. Participate by following these simple steps.

  1. Pick up a blue recycling bag with Friendly House’s special code at either our front desk (1737 NW 26th Ave.) or by emailing our Development Department at donate@fhpdx.org
  2. Fill your bag with OR deposit containers. Plastic, aluminum, and glass all go in the same bag.
  3. Drop off your full blue bag at any Bottle Drop location and Friendly House will receive the refund for your recyclable containers.
  4. For more information about Bottle Drop Give, please visit their website.

Corporate Matching Gifts

You can increase your donations to Friendly House by taking advantage of employer gift matching. Many local and national companies offer this benefit as a way of supporting the nonprofits that are important to their employees.

Many larger companies are using portals such as Benevity (Nike, Intel, Apple, Adidas, Google) and YourCause/CSR Connect (The Standard Insurance, Vanguard, Chevron.) If your business uses one of these donation portals, you should be able to find Friendly House in their list of registered charities.

Please inquire with your employer to see if your company has an available matching gift program. If you need any information from Friendly House to complete a match, please contact donate@fhpdx.org or call (503) 228-4391.

Fred Meyer Rewards

When you link your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to Friendly House, a percentage of all your purchases come back to us. This is a simple way to support Friendly House while shopping as usual.

Choosing Friendly House as your beneficiary does not affect your personal reward status—you will still receive your personal rewards points and rebates for all your purchases—this is an additional rewards program for nonprofit organizations.

Signing up is simple!

  1. If you do not already have a Fred Meyer Rewards Card please request one from any Fred Meyer cashier.
  2. Visit www.fredmeyer.com and log into your existing account or create a new one to link to your Fred Meyer Rewards Card.
  3. Go to “My Account”—in the left-hand column select “Community Rewards.”
  4. Select Friendly House (EL536) as your designated charity.
  5. Friendly House will receive quarterly donations from Fred Meyer. Remember to use your Rewards Card for every purchase!

Stock Giving

If you are considering a gift to Friendly House, making your donation with appreciated stocks or mutual fund shares offers tremendous tax advantages. It’s simple, efficient and can allow you to give more that you thought possible.

If you donate your securities directly to Friendly House, you avoid paying capital gains on the profit you’ve gained – and you may receive a full tax deduction for the value of your gift.

Making the gift is easy.

Just use the information below to transfer the funds to our brokerage account.

If you have any questions, please contact our Development Department donate@fhpdx.org or (503) 228-4391.

 

Tax Savings Comparisons

Cash

Securities & Give Cash

Securities Outright

Gift Value

$10,000

$10,000

$10,000

Ordinary Income Tax Savings

$3,960

$3,960

$3,960

Capital Gains Tax Saved or Paid*

N/A

$1,600 paid

$1,600 saved

Net Tax Savings

$3,960

$2,360

$5,560

                         *assuming 20% tax rate

    This makes a stock gift much more tax-wise than a cash gift (see chart). Many donors find they can make much larger gifts than they thought possible.

    Making the gift is easy. Just use the information below to transfer the funds to our brokerage account.

    Some important facts to remember about donating stock to Friendly House

    • Please notify Friendly House’s Director of Finance about the stock transfer. You may email elizabeth@fhpdx.org or call (503) 935-5285.
    • To figure out the amount of your contribution for tax purposes, multiply the number of shares you are donating times the average of the high and low price that the stock was trading at on the day that you donated it. This may not exactly match the total amount that Friendly House receives. A short period of time elapses between when you donate the stock and when Friendly House’s broker sells the stock. During this time, the price of the stock may go up or down.

    • It is Friendly House’s policy to sell shares of stock as soon as it receives them, rather than to hold on to them. Therefore, when you donate stock to Friendly House, you can expect that it will be liquidated as soon as possible.

    • Any information that you provide to Friendly House’s broker is private, privileged communication and will not be shared with anyone other than Friendly House.

    Brokerage Information

    Charles Schwab

    Direct transfer account DTC #: 0164 Brokerage # 4337-0408

    Friendly House Inc. Tax ID number: 93-0524232

    Vehicle Donation

    Friendly House partners with Volunteers of America Oregon to accept your vehicle donations. All you need to do is contact them and they will walk you through each step of the process. Please remember to let them know you would like your donation to benefit Friendly House, Inc., tax ID number: 93-0524232.

    To get more information or to donate your vehicle please call (503) 235-8655, email vehiclesgroup@voaor.org or visit their website