You Can Make a Profound Difference in This World

Children’s Aid and Family Services has been helping people live their best lives since 1899. This would not be possible without the support of people like YOU. There are many ways you can help.

Your gift, whatever you choose, will help us continue to provide life-changing programs. Contact us at (201) 261-2800 for more information on how you can make a difference. To donate items, contact our Volunteer and Resource Specialist at (201) 740-7104 or cdiomede@cafsnj.org.

Make a gift today

to support any of our programs that speak to you.

Sponsor a fundraising event

that will benefit the most vulnerable in the community.

Volunteer

as an individual or group for a project, at our offices or to host a community drive.

Shop

at our unique gift store in Midland Park where 100% of the proceeds directly benefit our programs.

Monthly Miracle Maker

EVERY PERSON DESERVES A DREAM; TO LOOK AT THE FUTURE AND SEE POSSIBILITIES

This is what you, our donors give to the children and families we serve. Become a Monthly Miracle Maker and YOU can give children and families a chance to realize their dreams for a better life. Your monthly gift, no matter the size, gives you the unique opportunity to help make these dreams become a reality. And for those in our care, that is a miracle!

The Children’s Aid and Family Services Monthly Miracle Makers program is an easy and flexible way to help Northern New Jersey children and families by spreading your gift over a period of time.When you become a Children’s Aid and Family Service’s Monthly Miracle Maker, you’ll receive invites to select Children’s Aid and Family Services’ exclusive donor events, and an end-of-year giving summary.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Click on the Monthly Miracle Makers button below, check the recurring donation box, and select the monthly donation amount. For tax purposes, you will receive one gift acknowledgment each January reflecting all your donations from the previous year. Your credit card bill will also serve as a monthly record of your contributions.

You can change or stop your contributions at any time by notifying Children’s Aid and Family Services in writing at least 10 business days before your next scheduled transfer, or by calling 201-261-2800.

Other giving plans can be accommodated. To set up your own schedule, or for more information about the Monthly Miracle Makers program, contact Christina Diomede at 201-740-7104 or email cdiomede@cafsnj.org.

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Thank You For Being A Miracle
For Our Children And Families!

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BECOME A MONTHLY MIRACLE MAKER TODAY!

Give monthly

to children and families in need.

Planned Gifts

Imagine that by sharing your personal resources, you could brighten the future for generations of children and families. It wouldn’t be hard. It wouldn’t take years of research. It would require just a solid commitment to an organization that thousands of people turn to each year for help: Children’s Aid and Family Services.

A planned gift, bequest, donation to the endowment fund or an endowed fund in your name can do good forever. You can build a lifetime gift to Children’s Aid and Family Services into your estate planning and leave a legacy that will help support the children and families we serve for years to come.

ENDOWMENT FUND

The Endowment Fund was established as a “fund for the future,” to ensure that Children’s Aid and Family Services is here to help for generations to come by providing a reliable source of income (interest income). The Endowment’s growth is self-funded through reinvestment of a portion of its income, and is managed by a specially appointed Investment Committee that reports regularly to the Board of Trustees of Children’s Aid and Family Services.If you’d like to honor or remember someone special, you can create your own named fund within the endowment fund with a gift of $20,000 or more.

BEQUESTS

A gift through your will may take a number of forms, including a percentage of your estate, a specific dollar amount, real estate (or other property), or the residue or “remainder” of your estate after all other bequests are made.

LIFE INSURANCE

A life insurance policy naming Children’s Aid and Family Services as a beneficiary is a simple and cost-effective way for you to make a substantial gift. Additionally, if you make the Agency the owner and sole beneficiary of your policy, you can report the annual premiums, or the cash value of a paid-up policy, as a charitable deduction in the year of the gift. Please consult your insurance agent or financial advisor to learn how a small investment in life insurance can yield a generous gift for Children’s Aid and Family Services.

Life-Income Plans

CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES

In exchange for your gift of cash or stock, Children’s Aid and Family Services will establish an annuity that guarantees you or a beneficiary a fixed income for life. Donors can also defer income, if they wish. Deferred payment options often appeal to younger donors who would like an immediate tax deduction, while at the same time, adding to their retirement income. A portion of the gift annuity is tax-free for the life expectancy of the annuitant.

POOLED INCOME FUND

Similar to a Mutual Fund, the Pooled Income Fund (PIF) provides the beneficiary with fluctuating income for life. If you fund your PIF with long-term appreciated stock, you avoid paying capital gains tax.

CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (CRT)

A CRT is an irrevocable trust that you create, with or without contacting Children’s Aid and Family Services (we can take fiduciary responsibility for the trust, if you desire). The trust produces either a fixed or fluctuating income for life or for a term of years. If you fund your CRT with long-term appreciated stock, you will avoid paying capital gains tax.

For further information on any of the above Giving Opportunities, or to make a planned gift, please contact Edith Fiato at 201-740-7101 or email efiato@cafsnj.org

Make a planned gift

to Children’s Aid and Family Services and touch the future.