ALTERNATIVE GIVING OPTIONS

THE IMPACT OF YOUR GIFT

It costs us $17 a day to care for one child at the Mwana Refuge. With approximately 45 children in care at the Refuge, your generosity is critical in meeting their needs. Your gift of $510 provides for the comprehensive needs of one child for one month; a gift of $6205 provides for a child’s needs for one year.

Please see below for non-cash options to support Mwana.

ASSET-BASED GIVING

ways you can donate to Mwana Villages…

Some of the ways to donate, either now or through Legacy giving in wills and trusts, are through charitable gifts of stocks, mutual funds, and other securities from your investment account to ours (U.S.-based donors only). Gifts of appreciated stock can allow donors to deduct the full current value of transferred stock, avoid long-term capital gains tax, and avoid the healthcare tax on net investment income.

If this is something you are interested in…

To transfer stocks to Mwana Villages, please provide the following details to your brokerage firm then contact Scott Howell with Wells Fargo Advisors (or via phone 205.317.4918) to inform us of the amount (dollars or shares) and stock name. In addition, we are happy to talk with you or your investment or tax advisor about this opportunity.

Here are a few articles that can give a little more insight into this topic:

From Fidelity Charitable | From Forbes | From Schwab