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Like your gift of time, energy, and expertise, your financial contribution is a valuable way of participating in the life of the meeting. Each year, the meeting determines a budget, to support activities that carry out our values. Your contribution helps to make that budget a reality.
Our budget is frugal. About one quarter goes to keep the meetinghouse physical plant running; about one quarter goes to Baltimore Yearly Meeting; we contribute to other Quaker organizations and community organizations; and the remainder goes to the meeting's own activities, including the Aid Fund and all of our committees. Budget Details.
Yes, if you itemize. Here are some considerations in fitting your contribution in with your tax situation.
You may place cash or a check (made out to Adelphi Friends Meeting) in the box in the foyer of the meetinghouse. Or give or mail your check to:
Bud AntrimYou can also authorize your bank to deduct an amount each month (the auto-donor program). You are encouraged to take part in the auto-donor program if you can, as it gives the meeting a much better sense throughout the year on how we are doing in meeting the budget. Instructions for the auto-donor program.
If you would like advice on how to include the meeting in your will, designate the meeting as a beneficiary of an IRA, life insurance policy, or retirement plan, set up a charitable gift annuity, or contribute appreciated property, please contact the Assistant Treasurer (details above).
Certainly! Actually, all gifts to the meeting are anonymous — our donors' names are never published in any written source and donor information is kept confidential.
This is a personal decision and people end up giving different amounts based on their financial position, other commitments, and other contributions. Here is some information that may help guide you: In recent years, roughly 100 Friends/Families have made a financial contribution in a given year. If you divide the amount of projected contributions in the 2012 budget ($107,451) by 100, that comes to about $1,075 per contributor (or nearly $100 per month). Here are the statistics for the fiscal year ending Nov. 30, 2011:
Ninety-nine Friends/Families supported the Meeting in 2011 with donations totally $86,286 (not including donations-in-kind). The following table indicates the range of donations received:
| Annual donation range |
No. of Friends/Family |
Average Donation Amount per Family |
Annual Total 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to $99 | 11 | $48 | $528 |
| $100 to $249 | 16 | $156 | $2,496 |
| $250 to $499 | 21 | $336 | $7,056 |
| $500 to $999 | 19 | $696 | $13,224 |
| $1,000 to $2,500 | 26 | $1,476 | $38,376 |
| Above $2,500 | 6 | $3,852 | $23,112 |
| Total | 99 | $872 |
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Last updated: 04/15/2012