How to Give

Cash gifts are crucial to our work and can be put to use immediately. Make a gift online using the above form, or mail a check to:

Misericordia Foundation
6300 N. Ridge Ave.
Chicago, IL 60660

Double or triple your contribution to Misericordia Foundation by requesting a match from your employer. Find out if your organization will match by inquiring with your human resources team. You will receive recognition credit for matching gifts, but the match must be recorded on the organization's record for tax purposes.

You can give through your donor advised fund or family foundation. Your donation is received through Misericordia Foundation with EIN# 23-7285834.

For information on making a wire transfer of cash gifts to Misericordia Foundation, please contact Mike Howlett at mikeh@misericordia.com.

Securities can be transferred from your brokerage account to Misericordia Foundation. Please notify us of your intention to transfer shares, as donor information does not transmit through the DTC wiring system.

Naming Misericordia Foundation as a beneficiary of your qualified retirement plan (IRA, KEOGH, 401(k) or 403(b)) may be tax advantageous; doing so may result in more assets being passed on to your heirs than if you make a bequest from other funds in your estate.

Donors can specify that they would like their estate to benefit Misericordia Foundation. A Special Needs Trust (SNT) can provide for your loved one without impacting SSI funding.

Real property can be deeded to Misericordia Foundation to benefit Misericordia Home. For residential properties, it is possible to arrange a sizable tax deduction by deeding a home to Misericordia Foundation, while continuing to occupy the property for life.

You may transfer money, securities, or real estate in a trust to Misericordia Foundation and receive income for yourself or another beneficiary for life. You may receive immediate tax benefits, and ultimately Misericordia receives the trust property.