How You Can Help
Volunteers and donors are the heart and soul of JFCS. Without the financial support of our donors, and the time and talents of volunteers, the work of JFCS would not be possible. We can’t do it without you.
How You Can Help
There are many ways to support JFCS with a financial contribution. Please read below to find the giving option that is best for you.
Online Gifts
Gifts may be made online by credit card through our Donate page, and may be designated as recurring or one-time support. Please consider selecting Wherever My Donation is Needed Most to meet our community’s most urgent needs, or select a specific JFCS program in the drop-down menu.
Recurring Gift
Knowing we can count on your regular contribution every month, quarter, or year helps us continuously provide services to those who are struggling.
One-Time Gift
Your gift goes to work immediately, directly helping those who need it most.
Matching Gifts
Your employer may sponsor a matching gift program and match contributions you make to JFCS. Some companies even match gifts made by retired employees, trustees, and spouses/partners of their employees.
If your employer uses an online matching partner, please submit a matching gift request through their giving portal.
Hard copy matching gift forms may be sent to the following address: Jewish Family and Community Services, 5743 Bartlett Street, Pittsburgh PA 15217.
Tribute Gifts
Honor or memorialize a special person or event with a Tribute Card. After you make your donation, we’ll send a beautiful personalized card to your chosen recipient, informing them of your thoughtfulness. Select Tribute Card–JFCS or Tribute Card—JFCS Squirrel Hill Food Pantry in the designation drop-down menu on the Donate page. Please be sure to enter all tribute information, including tribute message and signature, and the name and address of where the tribute should be sent.
Donor-Advised Fund
A donor-advised fund is a flexible, easy way to make an immediate impact. Contact your fund sponsor (such as Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, or a local community foundation) and recommend a one-time or recurring grant to JFCS. You may need to provide the following information:
Legal Name: Jewish Family and Community Services
Federal Tax ID: 250965407
If your donor-advised fund sends contributions by check, please direct them to the following address: Jewish Family and Community Services, 5743 Bartlett Street, Pittsburgh PA 15217.
If you give through a donor-advised fund, please reach out to Carina Martin at 412-518-3874 or cmartin@jfcspgh.org to let us know to expect your gift and ensure it is directed according to your wishes.
Stock and Securities
Donating appreciated securities (stocks, bonds or mutual funds you’ve held for more than one year) is typically an excellent way to reduce or avoid capital gains taxes and receive a federal income tax charitable deduction.
Please contact Carina Martin at 412-518-3874 or cmartin@jfcspgh.org for transfer instructions and to let us know to expect your gift.
IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution
If you are 70 1/2 or older, gifts to JFCS can satisfy your required minimum distribution from an IRA. Just ask your IRA administrator to send the distribution directly to JFCS.
If you give through a QCD, please contact Carina Martin at 412-518-3874 or cmartin@jfcspgh.org to let us know to expect your gift and ensure it is directed according to your wishes.
Planned Gifts
Create a legacy of caring. Establishing an endowment or making a charitable bequest to JFCS through your will, trust, or estate provides stability for critical social services to some of our m0st vulnerable neighbors – for generations to come.
Workplace Campaigns
If you participate in the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania’s annual campaign, you may designate all or part of your donation to JFCS by using the agency code 76. For participants in the Three Rivers CFC campaign, our agency code is 95226.
In-Kind Donations
In-kind donations are welcome at JFCS Pittsburgh. Your donated items go to work immediately, directly helping those who need it most. Every item you give strengthens our community and brings comfort, dignity, and hope to someone who needs it.
Accepted Donations:
– Outerwear (winter coats)
– Cold weather accessories (hats, gloves, mittens, scarves)
– Baby diapers
– Feminine hygiene products
– Full-sized hygiene products (shampoo, conditioner, hand soap, body wash/bars of soap, laundry detergent, toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant)
– New or handmade blankets
– New car seats
– New or gently used strollers
Items we DO NOT accept include: bedding, stained clothes or blankets, and used car seats.
Please schedule a donation drop off by contacting our team at: 412.422.7200 or info@jfcspgh.org.
We also accept donations of nonperishable food, personal care items, and diapers at the JFCS Squirrel Hill Food Pantry. Please call the Pantry Coordinator at 412-421-2708 for more details or to schedule a drop-off.
Additional Information
For more information or guidance around making a gift, contact Carina Martin at 412-518-3874 or cmartin@jfcspgh.org.
Jewish Family and Community Services is a 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions are deductible under section 170 of the IRS Code. Tax ID/EIN: 250965407
Our official registration and financial information may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.
We never sell or share donor information.