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Ways to Give

Metro Y Leadership Council is a group of prominent community leaders, philanthropists, board members, and staff, who are highly committed to the values of the YMCA. Founded in 2006 as the President’s Club, this benefactor group was expanded and renamed the Leadership Council. It has grown from 68 to over 300 members and recognizes those individuals who donate $1,000 and above to the YMCA’s Annual Campaign.

• Planned Giving

  The Heritage Club is designed to recognize individuals from all backgrounds and communities who have made an outright or deferred gift to the Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges Endowment Fund.

  You can become a member of the Heritage Club by donating to the:

  The Trustees’ Round Table: recognizes those who make immediate/outright gifts
  

  • Cash

  • Stocks or Securities

  • Real Estate

  The Legacy Society: recognized donors who make deferred gifts to the YMCA:

  • Wills and Bequests

  • Charitable Gift Annuities

  • Life Insurance

  • Charitable Remainder Trusts

  • Pooled Income Fund

  • Charitable Lead Trust

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  The Financial Development staff, in coordination with your financial service professionals, can assist donors with identifying the endowment opportunity that best meets your goals in a tax-advantaged manner. The Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges encourages you to discuss these options with an attorney or financial planner.

  For more information, on the Heritage Club and make a planned gift to the YMCA, please contact our Financial Development Department at 973 758 9622.

• Program Initiatives/General Operating Support

  Program Initiatives

  The YMCA offers individuals, corporations and foundations several sponsorship and underwriting opportunities for key YMCA program initiatives. Here is a partial list of programs and initiatives that are underwritten at our Y:

  Healthy U Program, Leaders Club, Summer Camps, Teen Programs, Computer Programs, etc.

  General Operating Support

  The YMCA offers individuals, corporations and foundations several sponsorship and underwriting opportunities for key YMCA program initiatives. Here is a partial list of programs and initiatives that are underwritten at our Y:

  Healthy U Program, Leaders Club, Summer Camps, Teen Programs, Computer Programs, etc.

• Capital Projects

  Each year, the YMCA makes significant capital improvements to all its branches and facilities. By donating to the YMCA’s capital fund, you can help us to keep our facilities current and up to date for years to come.

• Volunteer Incentive Programs

  A growing number of companies are supporting their employee’s volunteer efforts, by making donations in recognition of volunteer service to a local charity such as the YMCA. Typically, the employer will make a modest gift (up to $500) if an employee volunteers a given number (typically 50) hours to the YMCA. The employer will ask the YMCA to verify your volunteer hours.
  

• Appreciated Stock and Securities

  The YMCA will kindly accept gifts of long-term (owned for over 1 year) appreciated stock or securities. In addition to your charitable deduction, you can avoid capital gains taxes. To receive a sample stock transfer letter with our broker’s contact information, please call 973 758 9622.

• Gifts-In-Kind

  The YMCA will accept selected goods and professional services as gifts-in-kind. Please contact your local YMCA Executive Director for donations of gifts-in-kind.