Ways to Donate

Thank YOU for Your Support!

The Delaware Valley Legacy Fund values the many generous donations from people like you throughout the country.  Working together, we can make a lasting and meaningful investment in the future of our entire community. 

Annual donors contribute mightily to our ability to engage in endowment building for the future as well as help fund our ongoing grantmaking efforts.  Donors who commit to annual gifts of at least $1,000 are recognized through their membership in the Barbara Gittings Circle of Donors and receive more frequent communication about our initiatives and complimentary tickets to a major fundraising event of their choice during the year.  Barbara Gittings was a founding mother of the modern gay civil rights movement and a founding Board Member of the Delaware Valley Legacy Fund.

Bequest gifts are usually the most significant gifts of our lifetime and form the backbone of our endowment at The Philadelphia Foundation.  We recognize and thank community members who have already completed estate plans which include bequest gifts to DVLF through membership in the Legacy Society.  In the past 2 years, over 40 people have notified us of their bequest provisions and their combined future gifts are estimated to value over $8 million.  We greatly appreciate the leadership of Stephen Glassman as Chair of the Legacy Society. 

You can make donations:

• One-time donation online through our secure server.
• Through Workplace Combined Campaigns
• By mail to:

                        Delaware Valley Legacy Fund

                        c/o The Philadelphia Foundation

                        1234 Market Street, Suite 1800

                        Philadelphia, PA 19107

In addition to gifts of cash or checks, donations and bequests may be made in the form of:

• Publicly-traded securities
• Tangible Personal Property, including real estate gifts
• Life Insurance Real Property
• Closely-held Stock
• Retirement Plan Assets
• S Corporation Stock
• Life Tenancy
   

DVLF also maintains an up-to-date "wishlist" of items it needs for its administrative infrastructure. Please contact us directly if you can provide any of the following items:

• Office chair
• Several basic laptops with Windows XP, wireless internet capability, and Microsoft Office Suite
• Blackberry

DVLF maintains a referral list of financial planners and lawyers familiar with the special concerns of LGBT individuals and couples. For questions or assistance, please contact Chris Bartlett at 215-563-6417 ext. 117 or cbartlett@dvlf.org