Give Now

Literacy Partners supporters share significant rewards from their donations. Though their gifts, donors get the personal fulfillment of knowing that they have made a meaningful investment in the community.

Donors also experience the satisfaction of knowing that they are helping to bring the joy of reading into the homes of their less fortunate fellow New Yorkers. The following page outlines the many ways you can donate right away, but there are other options of Planned Giving.

Cash

Nothing could be easier and more direct than making a cash gift, by check or credit card, to Literacy Partners. While making an immediate impact in support of our mission, you will also receive a tax deduction of up to 50% of your adjusted gross income. Any excess is deductible over the next five years.

Donate Online Now

Make a donation right now using PayPal. Literacy Partners and PayPal accepts Visa, Mastercard, or American Express. A gift from your credit card can be a one-time or monthly deduction.

Literacy Partners is committed to safeguarding the privacy of your information. To provide a secure and trusted online payment gateway, we have partnered with Paypal. Upon clicking on the Paypal logo below, you will be redirected to a secure payment page.

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Submitting Gifts via Mail

Please make your check payable to Literacy Partners and send your donation to:

Literacy Partners, Inc.
30 East 33rd Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Attention: External Affairs

If you would like, you may print out our donation form to mail along with your contribution.

Securities

Gifts of appreciated stock and publicly traded securities can be extremely beneficial to both you and Literacy Partners. Appreciated securities that have risen in value and you have held for at least one year are a great gift option. You can deduct the full fair market value and pay no capital gains taxes as well as making a significant donation to Literacy Partners.

Transferring Stock for Charitable Giving

Using appreciated stock to make a gift is a great way to eliminate capital gains taxes, get a handsome income tax deduction, and provide important resources to help further the mission of Literacy Partners.

Here are several pieces of information you will need to complete the transfer of stock:

  • Our legal name is Literacy Partners, Inc.
  • Our investment broker is:
    Merrill Lynch
    Office Center at Short Hills
    51 JFK Parkway, 3rd Floor
    Short Hills, NJ 07078

    You may contact our representative, Daniel Monahan at (973) 912-7571.

  • Our DTC # is 5198
  • Our account # is 859-07005

The value of your stock gift is determined on the day it is received in our account. You will receive a formal letter of thanks and acknowledgment for your tax records.

Contact Us

For additional information regarding opportunities to support Literacy Partners, please contact the Department of External Affairs at 646-237-0122 or development@literacypartners.org.

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Making Donations

There are many ways to support Literacy Partners mission, but the easiest way is by pledging funds to sustain our ongoing programs.

Nothing could be easier and more direct than making a cash gift, by check or credit card, to Literacy Partners. While making an immediate impact in support of our mission, you will also receive a tax deduction of up to 50% of your adjusted gross income. Any excess is deductible over the next five years.

Learn more about how to contribute »

Upcoming Events

This section features upcoming events at a glance. To learn more about individual events, please browse the link provided.

May 12, 2008

An Evening of Readings Annual Gala to benefit Literacy Partners at Lincoln Center - an important sponsorship opportunity.

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