"It’s so wonderful to open the freezer and find food inside. I haven’t had this much to eat since I retired!”
-- Quote from a senior benefiting from Monthly Groceries.
A family foundation is contributing $3,000 a month to the Council on Aging of Martin County to provide frozen food for 100 seniors struggling with food costs. In total, individual donors and private foundations contribute over $300,000 each year to the Council to help many seniors in need of food and care.
There are a number of options for making a gift of $1,000 or more, which can also provide tax savings:
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Gifts of cash (or check), which are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
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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.
Download our Stock Transfer Procedures printable information.
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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 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 (broyster@coamc.org). Private tours of the Council on Aging are gladly arranged by appointment.
