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Ways to Give

Your Generosity Creates Opportunity.

When you give to Outreach, you help create opportunities for children, youth, adults, and families to build stronger, more hopeful futures.

Give Today

Make a Difference Today

The simplest way to support Outreach is with a direct gift. Your generosity helps Outreach continue serving neighbors, strengthening families, developing young people, and creating opportunities throughout the communities we serve.

Most Direct Way to Give

Give to Outreach

Make a one-time gift or become a recurring donor and help sustain Outreach's mission throughout the year.

Prefer to give by phone? Call (630) 892-1910.

Choose your gift

$100 each month: Covers a month of after-school programming for one student.

Outreach is a 501(c)(3). Gifts are tax-deductible. Payment processing is coming soon. Call (630) 892-1910 to give today.

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Find the Way to Give That's Right for You

A direct gift is just one way to support Outreach. Whether you want to give monthly, contribute appreciated assets, make a gift through your estate, donate furniture and goods, or partner through your business or foundation, there are many ways to make an impact.

Most Direct Way to Give

Give Money

Make a direct gift to Outreach quickly and securely.

Give Monthly

Recurring gifts provide consistent support that helps Outreach serve neighbors and communities throughout the year.

Give Stock

Support Outreach through gifts of publicly traded stocks, securities, mutual funds, or other eligible appreciated assets.

Give Through Your IRA or DAF

Eligible donors may support Outreach through retirement assets or recommend a grant from a donor-advised fund.

Give Furniture & Goods

Turn furniture, household goods, clothing, vehicles, and other useful items into opportunities for greater community impact.

Give Real Estate & Other Assets

Some donors choose to make an impact through property or other significant non-cash assets.

Legacy & Planned Giving

Give Through Your Estate

A gift through your estate can help Outreach continue restoring hope and creating opportunities for generations to come.

Corporate & Foundation Giving

Businesses, foundations, churches, and community organizations can partner with Outreach to strengthen communities and expand opportunity.

Most Direct Way to Give

The Simplest Way to Create Opportunity

A direct gift goes to work right away, helping Outreach serve neighbors, strengthen families, develop young people, and create opportunity across the communities we serve.

Ways to complete a gift

  • Online giving
  • Credit or debit card
  • Check by mail
  • One-time gifts
  • Pledges
  • Tribute gifts
  • Major gifts

Prefer to give by phone or ask a question first? Call (630) 892-1910 and our team will help.

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Give Monthly

Make Your Impact Last All Year

Monthly giving turns generosity into steady, dependable support. It helps Outreach plan ahead, keep programs running through every season, and stay present with neighbors for the long haul.

Why donors choose monthly

  • Support that continues all year
  • Easier to plan around your budget
  • Change or pause your gift at any time
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Give Stock

Gifts of Stock & Appreciated Securities

Many donors choose to give appreciated assets rather than cash. Outreach can share current transfer instructions and work directly with you or your advisor to complete the gift.

Assets donors often ask about

  • Publicly traded stock
  • Bonds
  • Mutual fund shares
  • Other eligible securities

Transfer instructions are provided directly by our team so the details you receive are always current. Call (630) 892-1910 to request them.

The information provided is general in nature and is not intended as legal, tax, or financial advice. Please consult your professional advisor regarding your individual circumstances.

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Give Through Your IRA or DAF

IRA, Qualified Charitable Distributions & Donor-Advised Funds

These gifts often involve your advisor or fund sponsor. Here is a plain-language look at the three paths donors ask about most.

Qualified Charitable Distribution

  • Eligible individuals may be able to make charitable distributions directly from an IRA.
  • Your IRA administrator handles the distribution to Outreach.

Donor-Advised Fund

  • If you have a DAF, you can recommend a grant to Outreach through your sponsoring organization.
  • Our team can provide the information your sponsor requests.

Retirement Assets

  • Retirement accounts can also play a role in charitable and estate planning.
  • Beneficiary designations are one way donors include Outreach.

Please consult your financial, tax, or legal advisor regarding your individual circumstances.

The information provided is general in nature and is not intended as legal, tax, or financial advice. Please consult your professional advisor regarding your individual circumstances.

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Give Furniture & Goods

Gifts in Kind

Donated items become furnishings for a family's first apartment, inventory that funds programs, and paid training jobs inside our social enterprises.

Items donors often bring

  • Furniture
  • Household goods
  • Clothing
  • Vehicles
  • Technology
  • Office equipment
  • Program supplies
  • Event supplies
  • Professional or pro bono services

Where your items go

  • Jubilee Furniture
  • Jubilee Resale
  • Twice is Nice
  • Jubilee Cars

Accepted items, drop-off details, and pickup availability vary by location. Check with the store before you load up, or call (630) 892-1910.

Donate Goods
The sales floor at Jubilee Furniture

Give Real Estate & Other Assets

Property & Other Significant Assets

A conversation is the best first step. Our team will review the opportunity with you and explain what Outreach is able to accept.

Assets donors ask about

  • Real estate
  • Land
  • Commercial property
  • Business interests
  • Privately held stock
  • Bonds
  • Valuable personal property
  • Art and collectibles

Acceptance of non-cash assets is subject to Outreach's gift acceptance policies and review.

The information provided is general in nature and is not intended as legal, tax, or financial advice. Please consult your professional advisor regarding your individual circumstances.

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Legacy & Planned Giving

Create a Legacy of Opportunity

Legacy gifts let your generosity keep creating opportunity for children, youth, adults, and families long into the future. Our team would be glad to talk through what fits your plans.

Ways donors include Outreach

  • Bequests through a will
  • Gifts through a trust
  • Retirement account beneficiary designations
  • Life insurance beneficiary designations
  • Bank or investment account beneficiary designations

Options to discuss with our team

  • Charitable gift annuities
  • Charitable remainder trusts
  • Charitable lead trusts
  • Retained life estates

Availability of specific planned giving vehicles is confirmed by our team before a gift is arranged.

Outreach does not provide legal or tax advice. We encourage you to consult with your attorney, financial advisor, or tax professional when considering an estate or planned gift.

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Corporate & Foundation Giving

Partner With Outreach

Organizational partners bring people, resources, and relationships that multiply what any of us could do alone.

Corporate Giving

  • Corporate gifts
  • Sponsorships
  • Corporate grants
  • Employee giving
  • Matching gifts
  • Workplace campaigns

Foundations

  • Private foundations
  • Family foundations
  • Community foundations
  • Foundation grants

Churches & Community

  • Congregational giving
  • Mission partnerships
  • Special offerings
  • Civic organizations and service clubs

Our team will confirm what Outreach can accept and walk you through the next step.

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Also possible

More Ways to Make an Impact

Employer Matching Gifts

Your employer may be able to match your charitable contribution, potentially increasing the impact of your gift.

Tribute Gifts

Celebrate someone special or remember a loved one through a gift to Outreach.

Fundraise for Outreach

Invite your friends, family, coworkers, or community to join you in supporting Outreach.

Philanthropy Team

Considering a Significant Gift?

Some gifts require a more personal conversation. If you're considering a major gift, gift of property, planned gift, foundation grant, or another significant contribution, our team would be glad to talk with you about your goals and how your generosity can make a meaningful impact.

Outreach Central Office

373 S. Schmale Rd., Carol Stream, IL 60188

Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm · (630) 892-1910

Ask for the Development team and we will connect you with the right person.

Your Gift at Work

See What Generosity Makes Possible

From a childhood marked by instability to pursuing a law career, Serena's story shows how faith, mentorship, and Outreach can help turn dreams into possibilities.

Why give to Outreach

Give With Confidence

Outreach restores hope, creates opportunities, and strengthens communities. For more than 50 years we have served neighbors close to home, grounded in Christian faith and a commitment to excellence and careful stewardship of every gift.

  • Mission first

    Every gift supports the work of restoring hope and creating opportunity for people and communities.

  • More than 50 years

    Decades of serving neighbors, families, and young people across the communities we call home.

  • Christian identity

    We serve because we believe every person is created with purpose and God-given potential.

  • Community based

    Programs are delivered where people live, through resource centers and neighborhood partnerships.

  • Committed to excellence

    Professional staff, credentialed services, and a culture of continuous improvement.

  • Careful stewardship

    Outreach is a 501(c)(3) organization and takes seriously the trust behind every gift.

The information provided is general in nature and is not intended as legal, tax, or financial advice. Please consult your professional advisor regarding your individual circumstances.

Ready to give? Your generosity helps make the way forward possible.