WAYS OF GIVING

Thank you for making a gift to MARE. Your tax-deductible donation will support our recruitment efforts to find a permanent, loving adoptive family for every child waiting for adoption in Massachusetts foster care. Your help will bring a brighter future to these children and teens who only want “a permanent place to call HOME.”

MARE is a 501-c-3 charitable organization; your donations to MARE are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.

You can make a gift in any of the following ways:

Give online now
Use your credit card or debit card to donate now using our secure PayPal donation form. Don't have a PayPal account?  You can use your credit card or bank account (where available). Look for the link marked “Continue”.

Give by mail
Write a check made payable to MARE and send it to:

Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE)
45 Franklin Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02110-1301

Give a gift in memory or in honor of an individual
No matter how you decide to give to MARE, you can make your gift in honor or in memory of someone special. A card will be sent from MARE to the recipient. If you mail in your donation, please include a note with the NAME of the person you are recognizing, whether the gift is IN HONOR or IN MEMORY of that person, and the NAME & COMPLETE ADDRESS of the person who should receive the card that tells them of your donation in their honor (or memory). We will also send you a letter of thanks, confirming the donation, and to whom the card was sent, for your tax records.

If you make the donation on line, please click the Add special instructions for this gift button, and provide the following information in the box - I’m making this gift “In honor (or in memory) of the NAME of the person you are recognizing, and “send card to NAME & COMPLETE ADDRESS” of the person who should receive the card that tells them of your donation in their honor (or memory).

Matching Gift Program
If your company has a matching gift program, you can increase the size of your gift to MARE! Check with your Human Resource Department to learn more about the matching gift program available to you. We will gladly fill out any paperwork you need.

For other ways to give to MARE, please see the Car Donation Program and Volunteer Opportunies.

PLANNED GIFTS

Planned giving is increasingly becoming popular as a means to transfer wealth to a charitable organization and to heirs. Planned gifts to MARE can generate lifelong income, convert low yielding assets into a higher income stream, reduce or eliminate capital gains and estate taxes and obtain significant income tax deductions for the donor.

MARE can offer a variety of life-income arrangements, including:

• Appreciated securities
• Bequests
• Charitable Gift Annuities
• Charitable Remainder Trusts

Donors often find that a combination of planned gifts produces the best results. We are happy to meet with you and your financial advisors to design the most advantageous ways of giving for you.

For more information, please contact Janice Halpern at MARE at 617-54-ADOPT (617-542-3678) or 1-800-882-1176.