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Other Ways to Donate

The Friendship Community Group is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.

If you would like to make an online donation, please visit this form: Make an Online Donation

Cash & Check

Cash and check donations can be mailed to:

FCG Treasurer

PO Box 9180

Pittsburgh, PA 15224

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Please make checks payable to Friendship Community Group.

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Note: FCG would like to acknowledge our donors on the website. Kindly indicate the donor name/how you would like your donation to be acknowledged by including a note in either the PayPal form or along with your check or cash payment. If you do not specify a name, your gift will be made anonymously. Thank you!

Zelle

Donations using Zelle can be sent to treasurer@friendship-pgh.org

Does your company match donations and volunteer hours?

Many employers match employees' donations to non-profit organizations like FCG. Inquire with your company's HR department to get started.

 

Benevity is one platform companies use to manage matching donations. If your company uses Benevity, follow the steps below to make a matched donation. If your company uses another method for donation matching, follow their process and reach out to fundraising@friendship-pgh.org with any questions.

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Instructions for Benevity Employer Matching Gifts

  1. Login to your companies’ Benevity portal

  2. Enter “Friendship Community Group” in the search bar “Find nonprofits”

  3. Click Search

  4. Select our organization with our logo in the search results

  5. Click “Donate Now” to start the donation OR click "Track Time" to record volunteer hours 

  6. Enter your donation amount

  7. Choose a donation frequency of one-time or recurring

  8. Choose a payment method and information you would like to share

  9. Enter an optional comment if you would like

  10. Click “Review Donation”

  11. Confirm the payment details to submit the donation

Tax deductions and donating stock are other ways to donate.

Tax deductions: If someone itemizes their taxes, donations to qualified charities may be tax-deductible.

Donating appreciated stock: A donor may be able to deduct the full fair market value of the stock and avoid paying capital gains tax on the appreciation.

Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs): If a person is age 70½ or older, they can donate directly from their IRA to a charity. This distribution is not counted as taxable income. Once the donor reaches the age when Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) begin (generally age 73, or 75 for some individuals depending on birth year), the QCD can also help satisfy their RMD requirement.

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