Tempe Friends Meeting

of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)

Friends do not "pass the hat" for donations, or request a financial pledge, but we welcome any contributions.

If you would like to make a contribution to the Meeting, you can (1) drop it in the small wooden box in the Library (labeled Contributions: Tempe Friends Meeting), or (2) put it in an envelope in the Treasurers slot in the Mulit-Purpose Room, or (3) send it by mail to the Treasurer, at the following address:

Tempe Friends Meeting
318 E. 15th Street
Tempe, AZ 85281-6612

Your contributions to Tempe Monthly Meeting could support the following:

• I-Help
• Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL)
• American Friends Service Committee
• Ramallah Friends School in Palestine
• Prisoners Visitation and Support
• Juan Pasco Fund for Lawful Temporary Workers
• Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors
• Friends House Moscow
• Paz de Cristo Community Center
• WHEAT
• Tempe Emergency Assistance Ministries
• Arizona Ecumenical Council

Planned Giving

If you have some assets that you would like to contribute to the Meeting, there's a way to do that, and earn yourself some money. With a Charitable Giving Annuity, if you make a gift through Friends Fiduciary Corp. with the Meeting as a beneficiary, you can earn a high interest rate and get federal tax benefits. At your death, whatever remains goes to the beneficiary. The interest earned is a function of age, with a minimum age of 50, and a minimum gift of $5,000.  At age 60, as of 7/22/10, for a $10,000 gift, the interest earned was 5.2%; at age 90, it was 9.5 %.

For more information, contact Ed Kearns, 480-831-3351.