Donations of appreciated securities or mutual funds provide critical resources to improve peoples’ lives, and offer tax benefits to you as the donor.

Please contact HFUSA before you initiate your gift of securities so we can work with you on the date of transfer to acknowledge your gift properly.

A gift through a will or trust provides for the future humanitarian work of Humanity First USA as you leave a legacy. Your gift in a will or trust has tax benefits, and you are generally able to remove or change this gift during your life. 

You can designate Humanity First USA to receive an amount or a percentage of the value of your estate in your will, or as part of a charitable trust. 

We suggest consulting an attorney for your state’s legal requirements for drafting new wills and trusts or updating your existing plans.

Humanity First USA is part of the Combined Federal Campaign, which is reportedly the world’s largest workplace giving program! If you are a federal employee who participates in this powerful campaign, please select HFUSA to receive your gift. The program offers payroll deductions and direct giving. Our CFC number is 15534 – thank you!

EMPLOYEE MATCHING GIFT PROGRAMS

Every dollar counts for achieving our shared mission. Company employee matching gifts can turn one dollar donated by a match-eligible employee into two dollars, or more! 

What are company matching gift programs? 

Matching gift programs are a type of corporate philanthropy set up to encourage employees to give back to their communities. These companies make donations to the same nonprofits that their employees have donated to. 

Programs vary from company to company, but these elements usually shape the guidelines:

• Match ratio: This defines what kind of donation the company will make in relation to the employee’s initial contribution. A 1:1 ratio indicates that the company will donate the exact same amount, doubling the contribution to the employee’s chosen nonprofit. 
• Minimum and maximum: The minimum is the amount an employee must donate to qualify for a matching gift. The maximum is the total amount that a company will match per employee annually. The maximum may be different for employees that are part time, or full time, or based on their seniority.
• Nonprofit eligibility: Some programs offer different matches based on the type of work a nonprofit does, for example, educational institutions versus cultural organizations. 
• Deadline: Every program identifies a deadline when the matching gift request must be submitted by the employee. This deadline can be either a firm date (December 31st is common) or a threshold based on the donation date (90 days after donation is made).

Do you volunteer with HFUSA? Some companies also offer a volunteerism match, which is a dollar amount in recognition of an employee’s volunteer hours to a nonprofit organization.

Thousands of companies offer matching gift programs. Employees of Merck & Co. (1:1 match + volunteer match), Johnson & Johnson (2:1 match for employees and 1:1 for retirees), The Home Depot (1:1 match up to $3,000), Schneider Electric (1.5:1 match for volunteers) and many other companies big and small have made these programs work for HFUSA.

The impact of these programs can be substantial! More than 18 million people work for companies with matching gift programs, and it is estimated that billions of dollars go unclaimed each year.