One way to make a contribution to Blessing House is through a Qualified Charitable Distribution from an IRA.

From IRS.gov:

Qualified charitable distributions

What is a qualified charitable distribution?

Can a qualified charitable distribution satisfy my required minimum distribution from an IRA?

Yes, your qualified charitable distributions can satisfy all or part the amount of your required minimum distribution from your IRA. For example, if your 2014 required minimum distribution was $10,000, and you made a $5,000 qualified charitable distribution for 2014, you would have had to withdraw another $5,000 to satisfy your 2014 required minimum distribution.

For additional information regarding potential tax savings, contact your financial or tax adviser.

Blessing House
5440 Grove Avenue
Lorain, Ohio 44055 

Phone: 440-240-1851
Fax: 440-240-9010
E-mail: info@blessinghouse.org

There are a number of ways you can help the Blessing House, each opportunity contributes to the success of our organization. Here are just a few examples:

• Volunteer Opportunities
• Financial Donations
• In Kind Donations
• Endowment Fund
• Speaking Opportunities
• Fulfilling Our Needs List
• Volunteer on a committee

Purchase an item on our Amazon Wish List.

We have needs at various times for specific things that we post on our wish list on Amazon.com.  You can purchase these items and have them shipped directly to us, or have them sent to your home and drop them off so we can have a chance to personally thank you!

Printable Needs List

You can help by sponsoring a collection from our needs list at your church, school, organization or business.  If you have any questions, please call us at 440-240-1851.

Please contact us if you can help or if you have ideas to share!

We would love to come and tell you more about how you can help support our children and families.  If you have a church group, civic group, school or business that would like to hear more about Blessing House, please call us and we will set up a time to come and speak to you.  Limited onsite tours are available by appointment.

Blessing House is eligible to receive designated contributions made through United Way. Any individual making a donation, either through their employer or on their own, has the ability to specify that their donation is to be received by a qualified non profit of their choice. We would like to ask you to please consider designating your United Way contribution to Blessing House.

If you have any questions about how you can designate your United Way contribution to be received by Blessing House, please call us at 440-240-1851.

There are ways to financially support Blessing House that may also yield tax benefits to the donor.

As you consider your giving and tax strategies, you may want to consider:

• Gifts of appreciated stock/property
• Charitable Remainder Trust
• Charitable Lead Trust
• Qualified Charitable Distribution from an IRA

For more information, contact your Financial Advisor.