Make a Difference. Make a Donation.

The cost of a home-delivered meal is under $7.00, so making a donation to feed a hungry senior is affordable for nearly everyone.  Annual contributions of $10, $25, $50 or $100 made by thousands of donors raise $100,000+ every year.  You can make your annual gift in any amount you choose.

You will receive:

• A gift acknowledgement letter for tax purposes
• A donor recognition newsletter each March
• An annual Kane Chronicle Newsletter to see your gift at work

Tribute gifts of any amount can also be made in memory of a loved one or in honor of an individual to commemorate a birthday, anniversary, end-of-year holiday, or special occasion. The Council will send a card acknowledging your gift to the one you have honored or to surviving family members of the one you have remembered.

There are a number of options for making a gift of $1,000 or more, which can also provide tax savings: 

• Gifts of cash (or check), which are tax-deductible as allowed by law
• Gifts of stocks, bonds or mutual funds that have increased in value provide regular tax savings, and may also eliminate capital gains tax for qualified assets
• Gifts through an IRA may result in a tax savings when gifts take the place of required minimum distributions that would otherwise be 100 percent taxable

Download our Stock Transfer Procedures printable information.

Download our IRA Gift Opportunity printable information.

To discover how your gift can help those in genuine need, contact Bonnie Ares Royster, our Director of Development, at 772-223-7831 or e-mail her at broyster@kanecenter.org. 

Private tours of the Council on Aging are gladly arranged by appointment.

• Copy of Personal Affairs Record
• Latest Edition of Visionary, the Council's informative publication, Reduce the Tax Bite on Your Investments
• Copy of Directions
• Suggested Wording for a Bequest

There are even more ways you can support the good work of the Council on Aging of Martin County.  Several of these options also offer the benefit of doubling your donation.

United Way
You can fulfill your United Way commitment and support the Council on Aging at the same time. United Way contributions made anywhere in the United States can be designated to benefit the Council on Aging of Martin County. The Council already receives individual, donor-designated gifts through United Way chapters from Florida to Connecticut. Contact your local United Way for more information. 

Volunteer Involvement Programs
To encourage community involvement, some companies contribute to the non-profit organizations where their employees and retirees volunteer (for example, a $1,000 donation for 40 hours of volunteered time). ExxonMobil is one company that generously offers this program. Check with your employer to see if this opportunity is available to you.

Matching Gift Programs
Many employers (such as Wachovia, Pfizer and Prudential) match the amount of charitable contributions made by their employees and retirees (certain restrictions may apply). If your employer offers a matching gift program, your gift to the Council on Aging can double!

The Council on Aging offers a "hard times” pantry for seniors in acute need of nutrition assistance. Our care managers, nutrition staff and health care professionals use this pantry as an emergency resource for seniors who are in critical need of food. The emergency pantry is an immediate solution until we can bring in other services (such as Meals on Wheels) on a long-term basis.

Several organizations help to keep our pantry stocked by holding regular food drives at their meetings, asking that attendees bring a canned food item. If you belong to an organization that can help out with a food drive, contact Bonnie Ares Royster, Director of Development, at 772-223-7831 or broyster@kanecenter.org.