Give to East Bay Community Foundation today and know that you are helping advance work to eliminate structural barriers, advance racial equity, and transform political, social, and economic outcomes for all who call the East Bay home.
How to Make a Gift
There are several ways you can make a gift. Click on the sections for more information and instructions. To support EBCF’s full breadth of work including regional grantmaking strategies, our impact investing work, and our innovation in grantmaking, we recommend a gift to our Campaign for A Just East Bay.
All contributions to EBCF received or postmarked on or before December 31 will be credited to the 2023 tax year. (Please note that if your contribution is made after December 13, you will receive your tax receipt by January 20, 2024.)
Complete the online Donation Form and provide your payment information to make a gift to East Bay Community Foundation’s Campaign for A Just East Bay.
Send a check payable to East Bay Community Foundation. To support our Campaign for A Just East Bay, indicate CAMP on the memo line and mail the check to:
East Bay Community Foundation
c/o Donor Services
De Domenico Building
200 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, CA 94612
To make a gift of cash to the foundation via electronic funds transfer, please contact foundation staff at finance@eastbaycf.org or (510) 208-0811.
East Bay Community Foundation often receives gifts of securities without essential donor-identifying information. To ensure proper credit of your gift, please complete the online form. Complete stock and donor information may also be e-mailed to finance@eastbaycf.org or provided over the phone at (510) 208-0811.
Additionally, you can use the following information to transfer your securities:
Account Name: The East Bay Community Foundation
DTC#: Ø226
F/B/O NFS Account #: ØBP798337
For you have any questions, please contact our broker:
Attn: Steve Baumhoff
350 California Street, 18th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: 415-796-5098
Making a cryptocurrency contribution is a simple and tax-efficient way to support your community and help advance an inclusive, fair, and just East Bay. EBCF partners with BitPay to process donations of cryptocurrency. Click here to get started.
Contact your IRA plan administrator and ask them to initiate a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD). We suggest that you begin this process by December 1 to ensure that the distribution is made before the December 31 deadline. All QCDs must be made directly to East Bay Community Foundation by your plan administrator. Your plan administrator may have a form for you to complete.
If you have check writing privileges, make the check payable to “East Bay Community Foundation.” Please allow enough time for the check to clear to ensure that the funds are withdrawn during your preferred tax year.
Please note that QCDs are not permitted to Donor Advised Funds (DAFs).
For supporters over the age of 72, Qualified Charitable Distributions to East Bay Community Foundation are a way to meet your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) while having an impact in your community.
By directly transferring funds from your IRA to EBCF, you can satisfy your annual RMD requirement without increasing your taxable income. Every dollar contributed directly to EBCF’s Campaign For A Just East Bay is a dollar put to work in our community, supporting strategic grants and initiatives that drive meaningful change.
Thousands of companies match donations to organizations like EBCF. You can use Charity Navigator’s lookup tool to see if your will match your charitable contribution.
EBCF fund advisors can support the Campaign for A Just East Bay with a grant from their Donor-Advised Fund. Please reach out to philanthropicadvisors@eastbaycf.org for support or go to the Give Interactive donor portal (use code CAMP).
Resources for Fund Advisors
EBCF fund advisors can support the Foundation with the giving options above. Visit our resources page for information on managing your fund, making grant recommendations, and important year-end giving deadlines.
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