End of Year Giving 2024

Year-End Giving: Please include Beth Am in your plans!
2024 tax-deductible contributions must arrive by Tuesday, December 31.

There are many ways to make year-end gifts to support our community and provide you with tax advantages for this year’s filing. We hope you will consider Beth Am in your charitable plans, and we thank you in advance for being as generous as possible this year!

Gifts to the Annual Campaign can be made by:

• Check (mail to our office, with “Annual Campaign” in the memo).
• Credit card online.
• Stock gift (a great way to avoid capital gains taxes on appreciated securities). Email  Mandy Eisner for instructions.
• Qualifying donors can make a Qualified Charitable Distribution to Beth Am directly from an IRA. Contact your IRA fund custodian to get started.
• Check your employer’s matching gift policy to see if Beth Am qualifies to receive matching gifts – it’s free money that can double your donation!
• Have an old car parked in your driveway that you don’t drive anymore? We accept vehicle donations and make the process super easy for you.

The Annual Campaign supports the day to day life of this community — funding staff, scholarships and programs for members of all ages. There has always been a gap between what we collect in membership contributions and what it costs to provide our full range of service and care for members. That’s a fact of life for every synagogue. This is true for youth education as well — tuition covers only about 50% of the actual cost. This is intentional, to make membership and education as accessible as possible. But it means that we must rely on additional fundraising to make the system work! The Annual Campaign is a critical resource for ensuring our congregation’s financial stability. 

Designate your Annual Campaign to the Beth Am focus that is most important to you:

• Youth Education
• Security
• Buildings and Grounds
• Young Adults Programs
• Where it’s needed most

We ask that you please consider placing Beth Am at the top of your year-end giving list this year. Visit betham.org/give for more information, or contact Mandy Eisner, (650) 493-4661, ext. 211.