Thank you so much for considering supporting camp! Eden Village is only possible because of the generous support of donors likeyou. We welcome a variety of donations, from financial contributions to vehicles, services, or program equipment.
Time
Your time is your most precious gift, and you can help Eden Village tremendously this way!
- Virtually staff an Eden Village table at a local event
- Help promote camp to local families, synagogues, health food stores, newspapers, Facebook and more! You can download this one page poster and put it up around your community.
- Volunteer your skills.
- Host a virtual house party for Eden Village or bring us to your school or synagogue.
- Click here to refer a friend or family member to Eden Village.
Financial Contributions
In addition to camp tuition, Eden Village Camp relies on generous donations from individuals and foundations to operate our camp. Your support is critical to our capacity to offer financial aid (camperships) to our participants. Eden Village Camp is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization.
- Donate online via credit card.
- Mail a check to 392 Dennytown Rd, Putnam Valley, NY 10579.
- Via a Donor-Advised Fund or Family Foundation
- Via a stock contribution (email development@edenvillagecamp.org for brokerage details).
Memorial and Honorary Gifts
You may make gifts to Eden Village Camp in memory of a loved one or to honor special occasions and milestones. You may also invite donations to Eden Village when you have a celebration like a b'mitzvah. These contributions enable you to pay special tribute while supporting an amazing organization. Contact us to set up your own fundraising page for your event.
Eden Village Camp sends gift acknowledgments to honorees or their families. You may make an honorary gift to the Eden Village Camp Scholarship Fund using our secure online donation form. If you would like us to include a personal message in the acknowledgment letter sent to the honoree/family, please email development@edenvillagecamp.org.
B'Mitzvah Projects and Gifts
Many synagogues and shuls encourage students to initiate a mitzvah project in order to contribute to the community, as part of becoming a Jewish adult. We welcome you to do your mitzvah project in connection with Eden Village Camp as a way of creating a healthier and more sustainable world. Via your project, and by encouraging your community to donate to Eden Village in your honor, you have real power to make a positive difference. Contact us so we can discuss your interests and create a project, based either at camp or in your home community, that excites and inspires you.
Wish List and In-Kind
During any given year, Eden Village accepts a number of in-kind donations (gifts of camp equipment or supplies, tools, office products, labor or services and even automobiles). These items or services, worth a wide range of dollar value, can be hugely beneficial to Eden Village, as they offset the costs of purchasing said items, thereby reducing operating expenses. Generally, you can claim the value (as determined by a qualified appraiser) of the in-kind donation on your taxes.
Before you make an in-kind donation to Eden Village, we ask that you contact us to be certain that we are able to use the goods or services.
To make an in-kind donation, please contact us!
Your employer may be one of more than 7,500 companies that provide matching dollars for qualified charitable causes. Giving opportunities and organizational focus areas vary by company.
To find out if your employer provides matching funds and inquire about the process (it usually just involves filling out and sending a form), visit your human resources or personnel office.
Planned gifts may be UNRESTRICTED, to be used for the area of greatest operational need, or DESIGNATED to a particular program or area, such as Eden Village Camp’s Campership Endowment, where they will assist Eden Village Camp campers in perpetuity.
Individual approaches to planned giving will vary based on age or financial planning goals. Through your investment in Eden Village Camp’s future, your objective may be to:
- Create a source of life income
- Save on capital gains
- Save on gift or estate taxes
- Lower estate liability taxes or even create a tax-free legacy for your family
There are a number of gift options that will create tax savings and/or income benefits for you, while assisting Eden Village Camp in carrying out its mission. The most frequently applied planned giving vehicle is BEQUESTS, which may take the form of:
- Cash
- Securities (Gifts of stock, bonds and mutual funds)
- Real estate holdings
- Tangible property such as art work
- Residuary or contingent bequests (gifts left to Eden Village Camp in your Will)
- Retirement Contributions (see important note below!) (e.g. gifts from IRA, Keogh, tax-sheltered annuity, qualified pension, or profit-sharing plans)
Please use the following language in your Will, in the event that you would like to incorporate a bequest to Eden Village Camp therein:
“I give ( __ dollars / __ percentage or all of the residue of my estate) to Eden Village Camp Inc, a 501(c )(3) nonprofit organization located in Putnam Valley, NY, 10579, for the benefit of _______________ (area of designation or program, unless “unrestricted” bequest).”
Other Planned Giving Options -
Additional and more in-depth planned giving may include establishment of life-income gifts such as charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts and pooled income funds, or contributions established through charitable lead trusts.
Making a Planned Gift to Eden Village Camp
Please contact Andrew Ziv at Andrew@edenvillagecamp.org, who can assist you and your professional advisor/counsel with more detailed information on these various planned giving tools, specific legal language, and additional information.
Our Federal Tax ID number is 26-4373931