Employer Matching Gifts.

What’s more powerful than a donation to ABC of Andover? A donation that’s doubled by your employer.

Many companies will match their employees' charitable donations through a Matching Gift Program, which means that every dollar you donate to ABC of Andover could turn into two dollars of support for equity in education.

If they do, please:

• Contact your Human Resources or Member Benefits office and get a Matching Gift Form.

• Mail the form along with your gift to ABC of Andover

Please mail your form along with your contribution to:

A Better Chance of Andover
Attention: Treasurer
PO Box 212
Andover, MA 01810-0004

Donate Stock or Securities.

Gifts of securities allow you to give more with less because you may be able to both take an income tax deduction and avoid capital gains taxes.

Donor information in electronic transfers is not always complete, so please alert us in advance about the type of securities and number of shares you plan to give. Our gift instructions includes important information to help you make your gift quickly and efficiently. When you are ready to make your gift, please alert us via email Monalisa at Treasurer@AndoverABC.org .

Donor Advised Funds.

A donor advised fund (DAF) is a charitable giving program that allows you to combine the most favorable tax benefits with the flexibility to support your favorite causes. An increasingly popular charitable vehicle, DAFs are an excellent way to simplify your charitable giving and facilitate your strategic philanthropic goals.

Contact your DAF manager and inform them of your intent to support ABC of Andover.

Make a Planned Gift.

A charitable bequest lives on – leaving a legacy that will make a difference for generations to come. If you plan to include ABC of Andover in your will or estate plans, or have already done so, please email Carla at Development@AndoverABC.org.

Planned giving is as unique as you are. We can help you choose the planned giving option that works best for you, depending on your financial and charitable goals. Simply contact us at need correct email and we can talk through options with you.

Here are some of the most popular giving opportunities:

Cash, retirement plans, life insurance and gifts of stock.

Just a few sentences in your will are all that is needed. You can give all of your estate, a percentage of your estate, a specific sum of dollars, or the remainder of your estate (after other bequests) to ABC of Andover.

How can you update your will?

Step 1: Get a copy of your current will.
Step 2: Mark the areas you'd like to change.
Step 3: Meet with your estate planning attorney to draft and prepare your new document.
Step 4: Consider discussing changes with us if they affect your bequest to ABC of Andover.

Shop and Give Back

You can make an impact while you shop. Simply shop at AmazonSmile and Amazon will donate to A Better Chance of Andover, at no cost to you. AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service. All you need to do to support ABC of Andover is visit AmazonSmile.

Electronic Funds Transfer.

While most donors send personal checks, ABC of Andover also accepts cash gifts via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). To make a gift to ABC of Andover via EFT, please email Monalisa at Treasurer@AndoverABC.org.