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Matching Gifts

Matching gifts are a type of giving program that essentially doubles your initial donation to Second Heart Homes. Many corporations offer matching donations to nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations to encourage charitable giving by their employees. Matching gifts may be offered by individuals or charitable foundations, as well. To make a matching gift, check with either your corporate human resources representative or your foundation administrator about eligibility, guidelines, and forms.

For proof of Second Heart Homes’ eligibility to receive a gift from your employer’s or foundation’s giving program, please contact Megan Howell at 941-201-9353 or megan@secondhearthomes.org.

Make a Tribute

Making a tribute gift to Second Heart Homes is a powerful way to honor someone, celebrate a special occasion, or recognize a significant milestone. Perhaps your special someone has struggled with mental health issues or homelessness in the past. Maybe he or she has championed economic advancement. Your honoree could even be an ardent supporter of the community.

Designating Second Heart Homes as the recipient of a tribute gift is easy. Simply click the button below.

In-Kind

In-kind gifts are contributions of goods or services, other than cash gifts.

Please check with us from time to time as we have new needs, specifically when we are opening a new home.

  • Scott Toilet paper
  • Laundry Detergent Pods
  • Dish soap and sponges
  • Deodorant, for Men and Women
  • Bleach Spray
  • Windex
  • Breeze Transit 30-day Bus passes
  • Gift cards to businesses like: Walmart, Dollar General, Ace Hardware, Home Depot, Lowes, Big Lots, Target, Publix, Walgreens, CVS, etc.
  • New or like-new furniture on an as-needed basis
  • Adult clothing in good condition on an as-needed basis

For information about what is needed most at this time, and to make an in-kind donation, contact Carly Ducher at 941-557-8322 or carly@secondhearthomes.org.

Due to strict hygiene policies, we are not able to take any personal products that are opened. This also extends to used bedding, food, and cleaning products. Thank you for understanding!

Legacy Gifts

A legacy gift is a planned future gift that designates some part of your estate as a donation to Second Heart Homes. This type of gift allows you to create a powerful philanthropic legacy by making a direct impact on the causes most important to you. Most legacy gifts are made through wills and trusts. Other financial instruments, such as pooled income funds and annuities, may be used as well. Legacy gifts can even be made by listing Second Heart Homes as the beneficiary of your bank or pension account. Legacy giving can have some significant tax advantages, too. 

Please email or call us at 941-201-9353 to let us know you have established a legacy gift so we can thank you and recognize your generosity.

Easy Ways to Make a Legacy Gift

Wills, Bequests, and Living Trusts

If you wish to add Second Heart Homes to your will or living trust, you can do so by adding one sentence to your will to complete your gift:

Legal Name: Second Heart Homes, Inc.
“I give to Second Heart Homes, Inc., of Bradenton, Florida, Federal Tax ID#: 84-1848246, (all, or __ percent of) the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate for its general purposes.”

This type of donation in your will or living trust helps to ensure that we are able to give homeless men and women with mental health issues the opportunity to secure a permanent home and attain their highest level of self-sufficiency.

Sample bequest language:

RESIDUARY BEQUEST: Residue is the term used to describe the portion of an estate that remains after all debts, expenses, and specific bequests to others have been fulfilled.

“I give to Second Heart Homes, Inc., of Bradenton, Florida, Federal Tax ID #: 84-1848246, [all, or ______percent of] the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate for its general purposes.”

SPECIFIC BEQUEST: “I  give to Second Heart Homes, Inc., of Bradenton, Florida, Federal Tax ID #: 84-1848246, the sum of $__________________ for its general purposes.”

DONATION OF REAL ESTATE BY WILL: “I leave the real estate described as follows: (property description) to Second Heart Homes, Inc., of Bradenton, Florida, Federal Tax ID #: 84-1848246, for its general purposes.”

The suggested language above is for illustration purposes only. Always consult a professional advisor or attorney when making or revising your will or living trust.

Retirement Accounts

Naming Second Heart Homes as a beneficiary of your retirement account is a simple and powerful way to support the life-changing work of our organization without updating your will. All beneficiary gifts pass directly to Second Heart Homes without going through the probate process. These gifts go right to work to help give mentally ill homeless adults the lives they deserve.

  • Contact your plan administrator or financial institution for a change of beneficiary form. Or visit the beneficiary page on their website where you can complete the form in just a few minutes.
  • On the beneficiary form, decide what percentage (up to 100%) you would like us to receive. Please list us as:

Legal Name: Second Heart Homes, Inc.
Address: 5190 26th Street West, Unit A, Bradenton, FL 34207
Federal Tax ID #:84-1848246

Bank Accounts, Investment Accounts, CDs

You can leave a legacy by naming Second Heart Homes as a Payable-on-Death (POD) or Transfer-on-Death (TOD) beneficiary for any percentage up to 100%. Contact your financial institution for a change of beneficiary form.

The beneficiary you name has no rights to the funds until after your lifetime. You are free to use the money in the account, change the beneficiary, or close the account as you wish.

Life Insurance

You can name Second Heart Homes as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy by submitting an updated beneficiary designation form with your policyholder. You can designate Second Heart Homes, Inc. of Bradenton, Florida as a primary beneficiary for any percentage up to 100%.

You can also make Second Heart Homes a contingent beneficiary, which means that we will receive the balance of your policy only if your primary beneficiary does not survive you.

Unrestricted Stock and Mutual Funds

Donating stock to charities like Second Heart Homes can be one of the most tax-smart ways to give. We welcome all stock and mutual fund transfers, with no minimum requirements. Both types of gifts confer the same tax benefits. If you have any questions about gifts of stock, please call David Welle, board chairman, at 612-730-1044.

To make your gift, complete the form below and contact your broker to facilitate the transfer.

Facebook Fundraiser

Dedicate your birthday to raise money for Second Heart Homes! Facebook gives users the opportunity to create a birthday fundraiser quickly and securely on its platform. It’s a fun way to rally friends while raising money and awareness for our work.

Two weeks before your birthday, start your fundraiser on your Facebook page, with the goal of raising $200-$500 or whatever you’d like it to be. Cut and paste the following description into your fundraising appeal:

Second Heart Homes is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides housing and critical support services to adult homeless residents with mental health issues to revive dignity, establish stability, and teach independence. For my birthday, I’m seeking to raise $200 or more to help Second Heart Homes purchase homes, provide for supplies, maintenance and repairs, secure daily living products and services for clients, and pay operating expenses. Please make a donation today and share my birthday wish with your friends and family!

Volunteer

Second Heart Homes is deeply grateful for all of the talented volunteers who help bring our mission to life. We could not be as successful as we are without them.

We’re always looking for dedicated partners who want to share their skills, time, and love. If you would like to join us as a volunteer, please fill out the application by clicking the link below. We have short and long-term opportunities, front of the house, back of the house, and other opportunities available.

Meet a few members of our volunteer brigade, below, each of whom we consider family!

Become a Volunteer! Learn More & Apply Today.

Donate Your Way

Second Heart Homes makes it easy to donate your way with multiple giving options. For questions about any of our giving options and how to begin the gift-giving process, please contact Megan Howell, founder and executive director, at 941-201-9353 or by clicking the link below.

EIN# 84-1848246

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