Supporting Abilities, Inc.

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Your generous gift today will enhance our ability to empower people with disabilities to be active, independent, and self-sufficient participants in our society.

You can make a difference in the lives of adults with disabilities by contributing to Abilities, Inc. Your gift can also help men and women put their lives back together after a serious accident or illness.

Outright Gifts

Gifts you make today for immediate use are known as outright gifts, and there are many ways to make them. Outright gifts are primarily unresricted, which means that the donor allows Abilities, Inc. to determine how the money is used.

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Designated Gifts

A donor may wish to designate a gift to a particular program, or purpose. To accomplish this, a donor simply needs to place his or her request in writing and submit it along with a gift to Abilities, Inc. Gifts may also be restricted to:

Abilities!

Research & Training Institute

Smeal Learning Center
Research Department
Global Institute

Nathaniel H. Kornreich Technology Center

Henry Viscardi School

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Special Occasions

A gift made in honor of a person or an event, such as a birthday, anniversary, or retirement, should include a note with the following information:

Name and address of the person(s) to be honored and the event (if applicable) for which he/she/they are being honored
Telephone number of the person to be contacted in case there are any questions

The honoree(s) will be notified of the gift and the name and address of the donor (but not the amount of the gift). Special funds may be set up in the name of the honoree depending on the amount of the gift.

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Memorial Gifts

When making a memorial gift, please include a note with the gift with the following information:

Name of the deceased and date of death (copy of obituary is very helpful)
Telephone number of the principal donor, in case there are any questions about the gift(s)
Name of surviving family member, other benefactor, or estate executor to whom notice of the gift should be sent
Name, address and amount of each donation included in gift total

Abilities, Inc. sends a note to the surviving family mentioning the name and address of the donor, but not the amount of the gift. Special funds may be set up in the name of the deceased, if requested, depending on the amount of the gift and whether or not donors intend to make additional gifts in the future.

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Matching Gifts

Many employers provide a corporate matching gift which may double or triple a donor’s contribution to Abilities, Inc. This is an effective, no-cost way for friends to increase the impact of their personal gifts to Abilities, Inc. Many organizations match the contributions of spouses and retirees, too.

Contact the Human Resources office where you work to find out if your company has a matching gift program. Each company has its own guidelines for employees to follow and may have a form for employees to complete. Most matches are initiated by a form submitted to Abilities, Inc. by the donor or by a phone call to the company’s human resources (or corporate contribution) office from the donor.

Once the form is submitted to Abilities, Inc. with your gift, it will be verified by the Development Office and returned to your company. Your company will then issue a matching gift contribution to Abilities, Inc.

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Making Your Gift to Abilities, Inc.

By Phone (credit card)

Abilities, Inc. accepts Visa, MasterCard and American Express. To make a credit card gift by phone, please call Harriet Goldberg in the Development Office at (516) 465-1590.

By Mail (check or credit card/money order)

Abilities, Inc. accepts Visa, MasterCard and American Express. To make a credit card gift via mail, please send your credit card number, expiration date, a daytime telephone number and instructions on your gift intent in an envelope to:

Development Office
Abilities!
201 I.U. Willets Road
Albertson, New York 11507

To make a gift by check or money order, please make your check or money order payable to "Abilities, Inc." and send it in an envelope to:

Development Office
Abilities!
201 I.U. Willets Road
Albertson, New York 11507

Please do not send cash by mail.

Gifts of Securities

Gifts of appreciated securities often confer significant tax benefits for the donor. For example, contributions of securities held for over a year are generally deductible at market value, regardless of what the donor paid for the securities. In addition, the donor avoids paying any capital gains tax.

When making a gift of securities to Abilities, Inc. please contact the Development Office prior to making your transfer. It is very important for us to have complete donor information (name, address, phone number), the name and type of securities to be gifted (publicly traded, private, restricted, mutual fund, etc.), the number of shares and the date you intend to make a gift.

To learn more about making a gift of securities, please contact Barbara Kilarjian in the Development Office by telephone at (516) 465-1520.