Donation
Donate to us in various waysServing 15 Michigan Counties
Why Should You Give to Orchards?
• Orchards services over 8,000 children and families each year
• Orchards completed 41 adoptions in the past year
• 42 families were reunified this fiscal year
• Over 100 youth received services through the Youth in Transition program, which helps young adults transition to adulthood.
Ways to Give
For over 60 years, Orchards has worked to improve the lives of children. Orchards have done this by strengthening the community through quality services to children and families.
Make A Gift Today
Make a contribution now to help abused and neglected children.
Make a Gift By Mail
Prefer to give by check? Print, fill out, and send us the form.
Wills & Planned Giving
Remember Orchards in your will, trust or through an annuity.
For more information contact Erin Lin – elin@orchards.org
Stocks & Mutual Funds
Support our work through the gift of an appreciated asset.
To help you facilitate a gift of stock, please click the tab below.
Stock Transfer Overview
Securities can be gifted to Orchards Children’s Services in one of two ways:
Either via electronic transfer (in which your broker transfers shares using Orchards Children’s Services) or by physically mailing the paper certificates to Orchards Children’s Services. Either method is acceptable, but it is necessary for you to contact your broker to initiate the transfer.
Benefits of gifting stock to Orchards Children’s Services
There are many benefits to giving a gift of securities as an alternative to a cash contribution. By contributing appreciated securities through Orchards Children’s Services, you make a powerful community contribution while gaining valuable tax advantages. If you have owned appreciated securities for at least a year and a day, your contribution can offer the following benefits:
1. Eliminates Capital Gains Tax
By donating your appreciated securities, you avoid the capital gains tax you would owe if you sold the securities yourself. The deduction of gifts of appreciated capital-gains property is limited to 30% of your adjusted gross income, subject to the five-year-carry forward provision.
2. Enjoy a Last Minute Tax Break
At the end of the calendar year, when tax breaks and timing are critical, securities can be deducted on the date you transfer them.
3. Claim the Market Value
By claiming the market value (versus the cost basis) of the securities, you can enjoy a charitable contribution tax deduction equal to the average of the highest and lowest quoted sales price on the day you make the gift.
How to initiate Transfer
Initiate Stock Transfer
To initiate a stock transfer, please contact Troy Kulick, Chief Financial Officer, Orchards Children’s Services at (248) 593-1552 or tkulick@orchards.org.
Notify Orchards Children’s Services by filling out the form below
Each time a gift of stock is donated, regardless of the method chosen to deliver a gift of stock, information about the gift for audit and acknowledgment purposes is needed.
Please complete the form below and submit for our records.
In-Kind
See a list of in-kind donation items most needed by our children and families.
Kroger
Select Orchards Children’s Services as your non-profit organization of choice.
Sponsor an Event for Orchards
Support children and their families by fundraising for Orchards.
To donate by mail, simply download the form from the link below, print it, and mail the completed donor form with your check to this address:
Oakland/Wayne Counties
24901 Northwestern Highway
Suite 500
Southfield, MI 48075
Phone: 248-258-0440
Fax: 248-258-0487
Remember Orchards in your will, trust or through an annuity.
For more information contact rparker@orchards.org
Support our work through the gift of an appreciated asset.
To help you facilitate a gift of stock, please see the details below:
Stock Transfer Overview
Securities can be gifted to Orchards Children’s Services in one of two ways:
Either via electronic transfer (in which your broker transfers shares using Orchards Children’s Services) or by physically mailing the paper certificates to Orchards Children’s Services. Either method is acceptable, but it is necessary for you to contact your broker to initiate the transfer.
Benefits of gifting stock to Orchards Children’s Services
There are many benefits to giving a gift of securities as an alternative to a cash contribution. By contributing appreciated securities through Orchards Children’s Services, you make a powerful community contribution while gaining valuable tax advantages. If you have owned appreciated securities for at least a year and a day, your contribution can offer the following benefits:
1. Eliminates Capital Gains Tax
By donating your appreciated securities, you avoid the capital gains tax you would owe if you sold the securities yourself. The deduction of gifts of appreciated capital-gains property is limited to 30% of your adjusted gross income, subject to the five-year-carry forward provision.
2. Enjoy a Last Minute Tax Break
At the end of the calendar year, when tax breaks and timing are critical, securities can be deducted on the date you transfer them.
3. Claim the Market Value
By claiming the market value (versus the cost basis) of the securities, you can enjoy a charitable contribution tax
Ways to get involved
Because of you…..Change Happens
Consider committing to two or more activities over the next year.
- Take tour of Orchards to learn about our mission and purpose. Encourage groups to attend:
Direct reports and peers
Leadership teams
Employee community service groups
- Create awareness in your company
- Organize a donation drive. Collect items such as:
Non-perishable food (during our food drive)
Clothing
Backpacks and school supplies
- Participate in group volunteer activities.
Bike Build
Toy Sorting (during the holidays)
- Sponsor an event:
Signature Event
Summer Adventures
Families during the holidays
- Underwrite outings and activities:
Holiday Parties (for Orchards children and their families)
- Make a corporate donation of your company’s products or services.
- Donate company points from participating rewards programs:
Kroger
Other membership programs
- Provide payroll deduction options for employees.
Contact
To further explore how you can get involved at Orchards Children’s Services , please contact our Director of Development at
248-593-1576
Become a Volunteer
Tax-Deductible
Your contribution to Orchards Children’s Services is tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowable.
Contact Us
Have a question about your donation? Call (248) 530-1576 or send us an email at elin@orchards.org
Donation of Gift Securities, refers to the transfer via electronic transfer (in which your broker transfers shares using The Children’s Center) or by physically mailing the paper certificates to The Children’s Center.
Headquarters
Oakland/Wayne Counties
24901 Northwestern Highway
Suite 500
Southfield, MI 48075
Phone: 248-258-0440
Fax: 248-258-0487
Email: info@orchards.org
Website: www.orchards.org
Headquarters
Oakland/Wayne Counties
24901 Northwestern Highway
Suite 500
Southfield, MI 48075
Phone: 248-258-0440
Fax: 248-258-0487
Email: info@orchards.org
Website: www.orchards.org