There are a variety of ways to give before 2019 comes to a close:

• Online – Visit our website at imgh.org to give online by credit card. All gifts made before midnight on December 31 will qualify for a 2019 tax deduction.

• Mail- Mail your check, made out to “Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston” to us at 3303 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002. All gifts must be dated and postmarked on or before December 31 will qualify for a 2019 tax deduction. Please keep in mind that mail has been delayed ever since Tropical Storm Imelda, due to damage to Houston’s main processing center. To ensure your gift arrives by end of year, please mail it early or consider giving online.

• Phone- Call us to make a gift by credit card over the phone at 713-533-4924.Donate stock – You can donate appreciated stock or bonds held for more than one year directly to Interfaith Ministries and usually deduct the fair market value of the donation without realizing any capital gains. The easiest way to donate securities is via electronic Please allow ample time for your transfer to be processed before year end. For info, please contact us at 713-533-4924 or at mmagee@imgh.org.

• Make a charitable rollover from your IRA- Individuals over the age of 70½ may transfer up to $100,000 this year directly from an IRA to one or more The amount transferred is not included in taxable income, and it counts towards the annual minimum required distribution from the IRA. Please allow ample time for your gift to be processed before year end. For information, please contact us at 713-533-4924 or mmagee@imgh.org.

• Shop online for needed supplies – We have partnered with Walmart to create a Registry for Good. We have listed items of highest need for Meals on Wheels/Animeals. Items can be purchased and shipped directly to us. https://www.walmart.com/…/9935f16a-441a-47f3-9bea-3137…/view. Through Amazon, we also have a wish list for our Refugee Services program. Items purchased from the list will be sent directly to Interfaith Ministries to help newly arrived families as they adapt to their new home country. https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/H45G2G3PS5KU…

Thank you for your support!