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Our sincerest appreciation for your donation to improve the world. We are able to put contributions of time, money and goods to immediate use.

The John Ernest Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit fundraising organization whose purpose is to assist and promote the advancement of individual and community goals and visions in achieving a more positive world. All gifts are tax-deductible to the extent provided by law. No goods or services have been provided to the donor in consideration of this gift. Our tax ID # is 94:3170824. Please retain this receipt for your records.

  • We meet all qualifications for employee charitable donation matching programs offered by most corporations to their employees.
  • We can always use volunteers, mentors, lawyers, cars, computers, food, Gift cards, food stamps, sporting tickets, airline tickets, books, nurses, social workers, interns, and jobs

If you have other ideas for ways in which you could lend your support or if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at tjef (at) tjef (dot) org or write to us at The John Ernest Foundation, P.O. Box 60225, Palo Alto, CA 94306.

Types of Donations

  • Gifts in honor or memorial
    Your gift will have additional significance and meaning if you choose to contribute in honor or in memory of someone. We will send a card to those you designate to receive notification of your honor or memorial gift. To make a gift in someone’s honor, please include the name and address of that person. To make a gift in someone’s memory, please include the name of that person and also the address of any individual (s), family, friends you would like us to notify.
     
  • Gifts of stock and securities
    The John Ernest Foundation welcomes gifts of stock and securities. All donations are U.S. tax deductible, and it is possible that giving a gift of stock or securities may have the added benefit of helping the donor avoid capital gains tax on appreciated securities.
     
    To make a donation of stock or securities, please contact Teresa Throckmorton at 650-644-3430.
     
  • Corporate matching gifts
    Your place of work may offer a matching gift program, which could double your donation to The John Ernest Foundation. By talking to your Human Resource Department you can find out if this is an option.
     
  • Planned gifts
    Gifts made through your will, trusts, life insurance or retirement assets are some of the ways you can help to provide The John Ernest Foundation with an ongoing source of income that enables us to make the multiple-year investments required to create sustainable projects that will have long-lasting impact for generations to come.
     
    • Creating lasting benefit through your will
      You can retain your assets during your life and defer your charitable support until the donor’s death by naming The John Ernest Foundation in your Will.
       
    • Giving through your revocable living trust
      If, through a revocable living trust, you have chosen to pass your property to loved ones while minimizing probate costs, consider how you might add a charitable dimension to this plan as well. Similar to a charitable bequest through a will, such a gift is tax-deductible from estate taxes and can be delayed until all family members have been provided for.
       
    • Giving through your life insurance
      Life insurance is another way to donate to The John Ernest Foundation. There are a number of different ways to do this. You can name The John Ernest Foundation as a beneficiary to receive a certain percentage of your life insurance; donate a paid-up policy, which enables you to take a tax deduction in the amount of the replacement value of the policy; purchase a new policy and designate The John Ernest Foundation as owner and beneficiary ( all of the premiums are then tax-deductible); buy life insurance to replace a bequest ( this enables you to take the tax deduction now); or designate The John Ernest Foundation as a secondary or final beneficiary, which means that if your primary beneficiary(ies) predeceases you, The John Ernest Foundation is then the beneficiary and the amount we receive when the time comes is deducted from your estate taxes.
       
    • Creative gifts using retirement assets
      Whether you participate in a company pension plan or a fund you have established yourself, such as an IRA, you may accumulate funds beyond your needs for comfortable support of yourself and your loved ones. In such cases, you may wish to consider how you can use these “excess” funds to make charitable gifts in a tax-efficient way. You can also use your retirement assets to establish a charitable trust, designating The John Ernest Foundation as the final beneficiary. Your spouse or heirs will receive payments from the trust for the duration of their life, after which we receive the remainder, without estate or income taxes consequence.

Pledge Form

Please fill the following form to make a pledge to The John Ernest Foundation.

First Name:
Last Name:
Address:
 
City:
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My gift to TJEF:




I wish to give to:
My gift will be matched by:
It is my intention to complete this donation with:



I intend to complete this pledge by:
  Otherwise, all pledges for the 2008 year are due by 12/31/2008.

 

Make a Donation a Donation

Donate by Check
Please send a check to: The John Ernest Foundation, P.O. Box 60225, Palo Alto, CA 94306.

 


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Donate via Pledge Form

Use our online pledge form below to make your donation.

 

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