Your gift matters.
Your gifts to The New York Bar Foundation make an important difference in helping to support charitable and educational law-related endeavors throughout New York State. Charitable contributions to The New York Bar Foundation are tax deductible, as allowed
by law. Listed below are some of the ways that you can give:
Click here to make a credit card donation online.
GIFTS OF CASH
A gift of cash is the easiest way to give to The Foundation. Make your check payable to THE NEW YORK BAR FOUNDATION and mail to:
The New York Bar Foundation
One Elk Street
Albany, NY 12207
Or call Foundation headquarters at 518/487-5651 to give your gift through your credit card. You may give an unrestricted gift to be used for general purposes or you may direct your gift to one or more of our Restricted Funds. Please click here to go
to our Restricted Funds page for further information.
Charitable contributions of cash are fully income tax deductible up to a maximum of 50% of your annual adjusted gross income, with a five-year carryover of any unused deduction.
Learn more about Planned Giving here.
WHEN RENEWING YOUR NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP
The New York Bar Foundation is grateful to those members of the New York State Bar Association who contribute to The Foundation by including their gift when paying annual membership dues. All members of the New York State Bar Association are encouraged
to include a charitable contribution to The Foundation when paying your membership renewal dues each year. Your voluntary tax-deductible charitable contributions help The Foundation to award grants throughout New York State to fund charitable and educational
law-related programs that facilitate the delivery of legal services, improve the justice system and the law, increase public understanding of the law, and enhance professional competence and ethics.
IN MEMORY OF A LOVED ONE OR COLLEAGUE
You can give a charitable contribution to The New York Bar Foundation as a fitting and lasting tribute to a deceased loved one or colleague. The family of the deceased will receive an acknowledgement of your gift, although the amount of your contribution
will not be specified.
All lawyers, in whose name contributions are made, will be listed in a Foundation Memorial Book maintained at the New York State Bar Center in Albany. In addition, the names of deceased members, in whose memory bequests or contributions in the amount
of $1,000 or more are made, will be permanently inscribed on a bronze plaque mounted in Memorial Hall facing the lovely courtyard at the Bar Center.
Such gifts will also be acknowledged in the Foundation’s Annual Report.
TO HONOR A LOVED ONE OR COLLEAGUE
Upcoming Birthday? Graduation? Wedding? Firm Anniversary?
Oftentimes there are occasions when you would like to do “something special” to celebrate a special occasion for a loved one or colleague. Making a contribution to The New York Bar Foundation in honor of a friend, colleague or loved one on a special
occasion is a fitting way to acknowledge the occasion and to support law-related charitable and educational programs. Examples of such occasions might include: the anniversary of a firm, the promotion of a colleague, receiving a special professional honor
or passing the bar exam.
The honoree will receive an acknowledgement of your gift, although the amount of your contribution will not be specified. In addition, such gifts will be acknowledged in The Foundation’s Annual Report.
THROUGH CORPORATE OR FIRM MATCHING GIFTS
Corporate or Firm Matching Gifts are an important way for you to maximize personal contributions to The New York Bar Foundation and will increase the impact of your gift. By taking advantage of a company’s Matching Gift Program, you may be able to double
or even triple the amount of your contribution.
How to get your gift matched
Each company has its own guidelines for employees, spouses and retirees but most Matching Gift procedures are very simple and usually include the following steps:
1.Request a Matching Gift Program form from the Human Resources Department or other appropriate department at your company or firm.
2.Complete and submit the form to The New York Bar Foundation along with your gift.
3.The Foundation verifies your gift and sends the form to the proper institution.
4.The institution issues a Matching Gift contribution to The New York Bar Foundation.
Completed forms should be sent with your check to:
The New York Bar Foundation
One Elk Street
Albany, NY 12207
