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Ways of Giving

Whether by check, credit card, securities, real estate or personal property, your gift to NECHV provides key support to Veterans. Every gift counts, and we thank you! If you wish to make a secure online donation, please visit: https://nechv.org/donations/online-giving/

Help support the Center’s current needs via Amazon Wish List

The list is regularly updated to reflect our current needs. To order items from the list, please click the “Amazon Wish List” hyperlink above. You can choose the size and color of the items and add them to your cart. Our most-needed sizes are described in the comments below some items in the list.

The Center’s address will auto-populate at checkout. The wish lists is automatically anonymous. For an acknowledgement letter, please write your full name and company name or address in the Gift Note box on checkout.

Donor Privacy Policy

Any information supplied to New England Center and Home for Veterans by donors will be used solely to fulfill their donation and shall not be shared for any reason unless permission is granted by the donor to share such information. All requests to remain anonymous shall be honored. NECHV does not sell or share donor lists. Donors who supply NECHV with their postal address or email address may be contacted periodically for solicitation purposes and/or with information regarding upcoming events. All donors have the option of defining the intervals and/or media for contact or solicitation. Donors may request to be permanently removed from NECHV’s lists by contacting the Advancement Department via email, phone or postal mail. All requests to be removed from NECHV’s mailing list shall be honored within ninety business days.

Cash Contributions: Check, Cash, or Credit Card

Direct cash gifts are the most common form of giving and can be unrestricted or designated. Gifts can be designated to NECHV’s greatest needs, capital improvements or educational training. Gifts can also be directed to a specific project, program, or capital campaign area. Cash gifts may be made outright or by pledge, and are tax-deductible as permitted by law. For more information, please contact Charlene F. Pontbriand, Senior Vice President, Advancement.

To make a secure online donation, visit: https://nechv.org/donations/online-giving/

For information about how we protect your personal details, please see our privacy policy.

Matching Gift Options

More than 1,000 corporations, foundations and other organizations will match their employees’ charitable contributions either dollar-for-dollar, or at a ratio of 2-to-1, 3-to-1 or even 4-to-1. See if your company will match your gift. You can double or triple your donation to NECHV by participating in a matching gift.

If you wish to mail your gift, please send a check made out to the New England Center and Home for Veterans to:

New England Center and Home for Veterans

PO Box 961500

Boston, MA 02109

Credit Card Gifts/Pledges by Phone

Call 617-371-1777 during business hours; we will process your gift securely. For security reasons, please do not leave your credit card information on voice mail or include it in an e-mail message. You can also make your gift online 24 hours a day.

Gifts of Stock, Bonds, or Mutual Fund Shares

Outright gifts of appreciated securities (stocks, bonds, mutual fund shares) are tax-deductible at full fair-market value if the donor has owned the asset for at least 12 months. To avoid capital gains taxes, you must transfer the ownership of the securities to the NECHV brokerage account.

Gifts of closely held stock (usually stock in a family-owned business) also carry benefits for the donor. The stock must have been held for at least 12 months for you to claim a charitable deduction at full fair market value.

Stock Gift Instructions

Thank you for your generous intention to make a stock gift to benefit New England Center and Home for Veterans. In order to achieve your philanthropic intentions, kindly follow these instructions.

1. Electronic transfer is preferred. Please instruct your broker to transfer the stocks to the Center’s account. The Center will immediately sell the stocks and credit you with a charitable contribution in accordance with IRS rules, the average stock price of the day of the gift.
2. Please notify the Center immediately preceding the transfer or immediately following so that we may advise our broker of the gift and sell the shares accordingly.
3. Please call if you prefer physical transfer of shares and we will coordinate with you.
4. The New England Center and Home for Veterans is a private not-for-profit organization which was founded under the name Vietnam Veterans Workshop, Inc.

Transfer Instructions:

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
ABA #02100081; DTC #: 0015
Account Name: Vietnam Veterans Workshop Inc
Acct #: 785-224266-301

New England Center and Home for Veterans Contact:

Charlene F. Pontbriand
Senior Vice President, Advancement
NECHV
17 Court Street
Boston, MA 02108
617-371-1777

IRA Transfers

If you are 70 years of age or older, you can make a gift directly from your IRA to NECHV and it will count toward your minimum required distribution.

Personal Property and Gifts-in-Kind

At this time, the New England Center and Home for Veterans is accepting in-kind gifts of clothing, toiletries and household goods to the Center. Please contact community.support@NECHV.org for more information .

Shortages in supply will be addressed on an as-needed basis. Questions regarding gifts-in-kind can be directed to community.support@NECHV.org .

Questions or Concerns

If you have any questions or concerns about ways to support NECHV, please contact the Advancement Office at 617-371-1777.