United Way & Matching Gifts

Many companies partner with United Way to organize workplace giving campaigns, allowing employees to contribute to charities, including specific nonprofits, through payroll deductions or one-time gifts. If your employer participates in employee workplace-giving, you may be able to double or even triple the impact of your gift. Some companies also match gifts made by retirees or spouses.

Here’s how you can donate through your company’s United Way Giving Campaign:

1. Confirm that your employer’s United Way campaign allows donor designation to external nonprofits. This option is usually noted on the pledge form or campaign materials.

2. Provide your employer with this information:

American Syringomyelia & Chiari Alliance Project
PO Box 1586, Longview, TX 75606
EIN – 75-2245195

 

3. You may need to request an application from your human resources department for ASAP to be included in your employer’s campaign.

4. Complete the form once you have confirmed contribution requirements. You are welcome to contact us so that we can confirm your donation was processed.

A matching gift is a way to double the impact of a donation, often through a program where employers match their employees’ charitable contributions.

How to give a matching gift:

1. Obtain a matching gift form and program guidelines from your employer’s human resources department.

2. Fill in the Employee section of the form and send it to us along with your donation. If you’ve made your contribution online, simply complete the form and mail it to:

ASAP
PO Box 1586
Longview, TX 75606

3. ASAP will then complete the form and forward it to your employer. That’s it!

Planned Giving

Bequests: Include ASAP in a will or trust. Use this sample bequest language: “I hereby give, devise, and bequeath [specific dollar amount, percentage or description of asset] to American Syringomyelia & Chiari Alliance Project, a nonprofit organization located at PO Box 1586, Longview, TX 75606, Tax ID 75-2245195, to be used for its general purposes.”

Charitable Gift Annuities: Establish a charitable gift annuity that provides income to you or a loved one during your lifetime, with the remaining funds supporting our mission.

Retirement Assets: Name ASAP as a beneficiary of your retirement accounts (e.g., IRA, 401(k), or pension). Simply update your beneficiary designation form with your plan administrator.

Life Insurance: You can name ASAP as a beneficiary or transfer ownership of a life insurance policy you no longer need.

Charitable Remainder Trusts (CRTs): Set up a trust that provides income to you or other beneficiaries for a set period, with the remainder going to ASAP.

Charitable Lead Trusts (CLTs): Create a trust that provides income to ASAP for a set period, with the remaining assets returning to you or your heirs.

Speak with your financial advisor, attorney, or tax advisor to determine the best option for you.

Gifts of Securities

Donating gifts of securities (such as stocks, bonds, or mutual funds) is a tax-efficient way to support ASAP. This form of contribution can avoid paying capital gains tax on the appreciated value of the securities and allow you to claim a charitable deduction for the full fair market value of the securities on the date of transfer.

Please contact us to make a gift of securities.

For questions regarding tax or legal aspects of your giving, please contact your legal or tax advisor.