Other ways to give
Besides online giving, we offer several other donation options. Whatever option you choose, you can count on ERRF to use your donation wisely.
General donations
Use either link above to go directly to our secure server where you can designate your gift to Emergency Relief Response Fund. Choose ERRF from the drop-down menu. (The page will open in a new window.)
We use a third-party service through Christian Service Charities. Please note that this is what will appear on your credit card statement, NOT Emergency Relief Response Fund. Using this service saves us time, money and helps us fund more programs! 100% of your donation will go to Emergency Relief Response Fund.
Thank you for your help!
Combined Federal Campaign
Through our association with the Christian Service Charities federation, Emergency Relief Response Fund receives support from employees of the federal government through the Combined Federal Campaign. Our membership number is #10526.
To participate in the Combined Federal Campaign, Emergency Relief Response Fund must meet requirements set forth by the federal government and must belong to a federation. Christian Service Charities federation was founded in 1994 to unite and represent Christian charities in workplace fundraising drives. Each charity within the Christian Service Charities federation has fulfilled specific criteria for membership, including a stringent legal and financial review. To learn more about the Christian Service Charities, please click here to go to CSC’s home page.
If you are a federal employee, or know someone who is, it’s easy to support the work of Emergency Relief Response Fund by designating your workplace contribution to Emergency Relief Response Fund, #10526 in the CFC.
Workplace campaigns
Workplace campaigns, such as the United Way, corporate, or state employee campaigns, are convenient methods of supporting the work of Emergency Relief Response Fund and its affiliates. Many employers conduct workplace fund drives to encourage their employees to support worthy causes. Through the convenience of payroll deduction, donors can spread their contribution across an entire year. Most campaigns will allow you to designate your donation to your favorite organization. Emergency Relief Response Fund has registered with most United Way campaigns, and with the Combined Federal Campaign for federal employees. We are doing business with the CFC and United Way under the name of Emergency Relief Response Fund, an official dba of World-Wide Missions.
IF YOU ARE A FEDERAL WORKER, OUR CFC CAMPAIGN CODE IS #10526 AND WE CAN BE FOUND UNDER THE NAME OF EMERGENCY RELIEF RESPONSE FUND.
Helping suffering people
Emergency Relief Response Fund is an outreach of World-Wide Missions seeking to alleviate human suffering in times of great crisis by providing food, clothing, medical help, temporary shelter, and other emergency efforts supporting life.
General donations
General donations are a vital part of ERRF’s ability to offer hope and love and the message of the gospel to needy people worldwide. Anyone can make a general donation to Emergency Relief Response Fund by using one of these options:
- Use our online donation program.
- Write a personal check and mail it to Emergency Relief Response Fund.
- Mail your donation to:
Emergency Relief Response Fund
P.O. Box 2300
Redlands, CA 92373-0761
Gifts of stock
Giving a gift of appreciated securities (stock) is a great way to support Emergency Relief Response Fund in our goal of changing lives worldwide with the love of Jesus Christ. There are two significant benefits to you, the donor, in making this kind of gift.
1. In most instances, you are entitled to deduct the full market value of the stock from your taxes.
2. You can avoid paying capital gains taxes on the appreciated securities.
How do I make a gift of stock to Emergency Relief Response Fund?
1. Either you or your broker contact Emergency Relief Response Fund to inform us of your intention of making a gift of stocks. We will ask you to provide the following information:
- Your name, address and telephone number
- The name(s) of the stock that you are donating
- The number of shares being donated
2. The simplest way to give a gift of stock to Emergency Relief Response Fund is through your broker. Most brokers can transfer the stock directly to Emergency Relief Response Fund. We will provide your broker with the needed information to make the transfer.
3. If you prefer to send the actual stock certificate, please contact Emergency Relief Response Fund as well as your broker before sending the certificates since donation of stock certificates requires a special form to ensure that the transfer is accomplished correctly.
If you have stock that has gone down in value, you can still support Emergency Relief Response Fund. To maximize your benefit, sell the stock and contribute the proceeds to ERRF. In most cases, you can then receive a tax deduction AND a capital loss deduction. To ensure that you qualify for this program, please consult your financial advisor on all tax-related matters.
Planned giving through bequests, charitable trusts and other estate planning tools
Over the years Emergency Relief Response Fund has benefited from those who have made special provisions in their estate plans to support ERRF. Most planned gifts come from individuals who have made a provision in their will or other estate plans that designate either a fixed amount or a percentage of their estate. However, there are numerous planned gift options that can have profound tax implications benefitting both your estate and Emergency Relief Response Fund. We strongly encourage anyone interested in supporting Emergency Relief Response Fund through a planned gift to consult with their financial advisor and/or tax attorney.
Below is a list of some of the options available to donors making a gift through their will to Emergency Relief Response Fund.
- Outright gifts
- Bequests
- Annuities
- IRA, 401(k) and 403(b) designations
- Life insurance gifts
- Gifts of real estate, tangible and intangible items
- Other planned giving options
“Pure and lasting religion in the sight of God our Father means that we must care for orphans and widows in their troubles, and refuse to let the world corrupt us” —James 1:27, New Living Translation