Make
a Financial
Contribution
The
Burlington
Emergency Shelter (BES) is a Christian Homeless shelter, established in
1982. We are a
homeless shelter for up to 16 men and 4 women. In
addition, we run the Good Neighbor
Program with the ability to house up to 8 men. Most
of these men are from the
Corrections system looking to change their lives and become productive
members of society once again. They
partner with us in the program from six to twelve months.
BES
is a
nonprofit corporation that is exempt from federal income tax under
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. We
are
a privately funded organization that relies solely on
charitable donations from individuals, churches, businesses and grants.Your
donations to BES are tax deductible. By supporting BES you are
supporting homeless adults looking for employment.
It
is your
contributions that keep BES going. Without the generosity of people
like you, BES would not exist. You can help us by making a financial
contribution to our programs, or by volunteering.
Check/Money
Order
Write
a
check today. Monthly, quarterly, annual, or one-time contributions to
BES are all tax deductible. Make checks payable to Burlington
Emergency Shelter and mail
to:
The
Burlington Emergency Shelter
PO Box 1481
Burlington, VT 05402-1481
Electronic
Transfer/Automatic Pledge
Payments
You
can
also direct BES to deduct a certain amount from your checking or
savings account each month, eliminating the need for stamps and
envelopes. To learn more and sign up for electronic funds transfer,
download a PDF version of our Pre-Authorized
Automatic Pledge Payment Enrollment Form.
Online
Donation by Credit Card
Contribute
using a secure
online form
Employer
Matching Programs
There are a number of businesses and companies that will match
employee's or retiree's gifts to the Burlington Emergency Shelter.
Some of them that we have heard of are: Allstate, Liberty
Mutual,
Waco, IBM, GE, Sears, National Life, Walmart, Ben & Jerry's,
Home
Depot, Best Buy, Starbucks, Green Mountain Roasters, Wachovia.
There are many more.
You need to check how to get a matching gift from you business.
For instance: GE requires that gifts made in 2008 be
registered
by the donor by April 15th.
This is a great opportunity to double you gift to the shelter.
Our tax ID # 03-0287599.
Support the
Burlington
Emergency Shelter with
Planned
Giving Financial Contributions
What
is
Planned Giving?
Planned
Giving is the process by which your charitable giving goals are guided
and
shaped by personal financial and estate planning considerations.
Planned
Giving Options
We invite
you
to learn more about BES Planned Giving Options by exploring the
following:
Making
Outright Gifts (Now)
Making
Estate Gifts (After Your Lifetime)
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