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Ways to ContributeThank you for considering joining Search for Common Ground in its mission to transform conflict around the world. OnlineTo make a one-time financial contribution via Paypal, use the button below. To set up a recurring contribution online, click here.
To contribute by mail, please download our printer friendly Donation Form and send a check, payable to Search for Common Ground to: Search for Common Ground Stock and Wire Transfer If you are interested in making a gift of appreciated stock or wiring a contribution directly to Search for Common Ground, please contact Susan Dillon, Manager, Strategic Philanthropy, at sdillon@sfcg.org or at 202.777.2231 for details. CFC/United WaySearch for Common Ground is pleased to receive donations made via the Combined Federal Campaign and the United Way Campaign. If you would like to designate SFCG for your payroll donations, our CFC number is 11493, and our United Way number is 1416.
Planned GivingSearch for Common Ground is grateful to the individuals who have included SFCG in their estate planning, or made other long-term gifts to benefit the organization. These gifts include bequests, IRAs, and trusts. We recognize these extraordinary donors and extend our tremendous gratitude to them. Planned gifts play a vital role in providing enduring support for transforming conflict well into the future. Through careful gift planning with a financial advisor, our supporters can have peace of mind knowing that they have provided for their families while fulfilling their financial and philanthropic goals. A gift to the Search for Common Ground Future Fund is one that lives on forever. Members of the Future Fund are listed in SFCG publications in perpetuity. BequestsBequests, the most common of all planned gifts, can be made either by including SFCG in one's will or through the addition of a codicil arranging for a bequest to SFCG. A percentage of one's estate, a fixed dollar amount, or a particular asset can be gifted. Why are bequests important to Search for Common Ground? SFCG acknowledges that conflict will always exist. It is a byproduct of the human condition. We seek to transform the way in which people handle their conflicts, not eliminate them. This is a long-term process that will require our longevity and financial stability over many years. Bequests play an important role in this long-term financial viability. Through a thoughtful and well-planned will, you and your family can help ensure the future success of Search for Common Ground. Bequests may be unrestricted, designated to the general endowment, or, with SFCG’s agreement, dedicated to a particular program. Unrestricted bequests are used where they are most needed. The majority will be added the SFCG permanently restricted endowment. If you are interested in establishing a named fund or designating your bequest to a particular program, we ask that you discuss your plans with Susan Dillon, Manager, Strategic Philanthropy, at 202.777.2231. What is SFCG's legal name? This is an excellent question because it is very important that the name be written correctly in your will. The legal name and address is: Search for Common Ground Retirement Plans and Life InsuranceIRAs, paid up life insurance plans, and other retirement plans are increasingly popular and easy ways to make a planned gift. A donor may list Search for Common Ground as a beneficiary (either as a single beneficiary or with other charities or family members) or as a contingent beneficiary.
TrustsThere are several forms of trusts that involve the irrevocable transfer of assets. Individually established trusts can provide an immediate or deferred income to the donor, to a family member, or to others for a set period or for life, with the remainder principle transferred to SFCG; or a trust can provide income to SFCG for a designated period of time with a family member or other individual as the remainder recipient.
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