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Tuition assistance at UrbanPromise makes quality Christian education accessible to all, empowering students to reach their full potential. Learn how you can support their journey.
Together, we provide opportunities for young people to live into their full potential. The collective generosity of our community is what makes this work possible.
EIN 22-3229121
Child sponsors support engaging and educational programming within our neighborhood-based after school and summer camp programs. Each year, these sponsorships allow hundreds of children to participate in activities that improve their academic performance, support the development of necessary life skills, establish positive relationships with caring adults, and nurture their faith.
StreetLeader sponsors support costs associated with our foundational youth leadership and employment program. Through an innovative, hands-on approach to job training, the StreetLeader Program offers employment to 50+ Camden-area teens throughout the year. In addition to preparing StreetLeaders for the professional world, UrbanPromise offers academic enrichment and support, college preparation assistance, health and fitness classes, and community service activities.
Wellness Sponsors support our work to address the impact of toxic stress on children and teens, providing the opportunity for optimal wellbeing of body, mind, and spirit. Our primary goal to build resilience and reducing the impact of toxic stress among our 500+ youth is accomplished through various educational and behavioral health services.
UrbanTrekker Sponsors provide hands-on learning and journey-based experiences to high school students. Through travel to places beyond their everyday lives, youth are motivated to learn more about themselves and the world around them and to develop their potential as young leaders. Trekker Sponsors enable UrbanPromise to offer experiential and expeditionary trips at little to no charge to participants.
Sponsoring a student through UrbanPromise’s Partner Program provides a child or teen with a year of quality Christian education within a safe, structured, and stimulating environment rich in love and compassion.
UrbanPromise encourages Partners to get to know their student(s) by engaging with them throughout the school year at onsite events and also through communications. Partners commit to $3,000 per year, $6,000 per year, or $8,000 per year based on giving level; all gifts underwrite educational costs for our students.
Contact the School Donor Relations Manager at 856-382-1862 or email info@urbanpromiseusa.org for more information.
Benefits:
- 1 table (12 tickets) to Night of Promise Annual Banquet (Fall)
- 1 foursomes for UrbanPromise Golf Classic (Summer)
- 10 VIP tickets to the Taste of Promise Food & Wine Tasting (Spring)
- Full-page ad in all UrbanPromise event programs throughout the year
Your Impact:
Provides the children and youth in Camden with year-round, safe and stimulating environment and programming that promotes academic success, life skills, and leadership. Donors choose the UrbanPromise core programs they would like to sponsor. Year-round sponsors may select:
- StreetLeader program (teen job training and employment)
- After school and summer camp programs
- UrbanTrekkers (experiential learning program)
- BoatWorks (wooden boat building and on-the-water program)
- CamdenForward School (K-8)
- UrbanPromise Academy (9-12)
Benefits:
- 1 table (10 tickets) to Night of Promise Annual Banquet (Fall)
- 1 foursomes for UrbanPromise Golf Classic (Summer)
- 6 VIP tickets to the Taste of Promise Food & Wine Tasting (Spring)
- Full-page ad in all UrbanPromise event programs throughout the year
Your Impact:
Provides the children and youth in Camden with school-year, safe and stimulating environment and programming that promotes academic success, life skills, and leadership. Donors choose the UrbanPromise core programs they would like to sponsor. School-year sponsors may select:
- StreetLeader program (teen job training and employment)
- After school program
- UrbanTrekkers (experiential learning program)
- BoatWorks (wooden boat building and on-the-water program)
- CamdenForward School (K-8)
- UrbanPromise Academy (9-12)
Benefits:
- 1 table (10 tickets) to Night of Promise Annual Banquet (Fall)
- 1 foursomes for UrbanPromise Golf Classic (Summer)
- 4 VIP tickets to the Taste of Promise Food & Wine Tasting (Spring)
- Full-page ad in all UrbanPromise event programs throughout the year
Your Impact:
Provides the children and youth in Camden with summer, safe and stimulating environment and programming that promotes academic success, life skills, and leadership. Donors choose the UrbanPromise core programs they would like to sponsor. Summer sponsors may select:
StreetLeader program (teen job training and employment)
Summer camp
UrbanTrekkers (experiential learning program)
Urban BoatWorks (wooden boat building and on-the-water program)
CamdenForward School (K-8)
UrbanPromise Academy (9-12)
A named scholarship is a great way to honor/memorialize a loved one who values access to a quality education, Christian faith, and experiential learning in a familial environment.
A gift of $30,000 has a deep impact on families in Camden who financially cannot afford to send their children to UrbanPromise. This one time or multi-year commitment ($10,000+ per year for 3 years) offers the opportunity for you to name a scholarship if desired. Additionally, you are invited to opt into our Partner Program and be paired 1:1 with a student, if desired.
Gifts can be made at any level, with the following suggestions: $5,000, $3,000, $1,000, $500, Other
A gift of life insurance can provide a significant year-end charitable deduction. You can purchase a new policy or donate a policy that you currently own, but no longer need. To receive a deduction, designate UrbanPromise as both the owner and beneficiary of the life insurance policy. Check with your insurance agent for the details.
If you’d like to speak with one of our team members, please contact us at (856) 382-1886 or majorgifts@urbanpromiseusa.org.
Donors age 72 or older may direct the annual Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from their traditional or 401(k) IRA to UrbanPromise and avoid claiming the distribution as income on their year-end tax filing. This process is called a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) or sometimes called an IRA Rollover.
When directing a gift to UrbanPromise, be sure to search by EIN 22-3229121 or by UrbanPromise Ministries (no space between “Urban” and “Promise”). This will ensure that your contribution is directed to UrbanPromise in Camden.
Naming UrbanPromise as a beneficiary of retirement assets (IRA’s, 401K’s, etc.) is another way to provide support for the youth of Camden.
If you’d like to speak with one of our team members, please contact us at (856) 382-1886 or majorgifts@urbanpromiseusa.org.
An excellent way to provide for the future of UrbanPromise and leave a lasting legacy is to remember us in your will. You can leave your entire estate, a percentage of your estate, a specific dollar amount, or the residue. Your attorney can provide guidance regarding specific wording.
If you’d like to speak with one of our team members, please contact us at (856) 382-1886 or majorgifts@urbanpromiseusa.org.
Our event sponsorships are a great way for a corporation, church, organization or individual to support UrbanPromise while also receiving great benefits. Contact us to learn more about upcoming events and sponsorship opportunities.
UrbanPromise can receive gifts through Donor Advised Funds (e.g., Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Schwab Charitable Fund, Vanguard Charitable Endowment, etc.).
When directing a gift to UrbanPromise, be sure to search by EIN 22-3229121 or by UrbanPromise Ministries (no space between “Urban” and “Promise”). This will ensure that your contribution is directed to UrbanPromise in Camden.
If you’d like to speak with one of our team members, please contact us at (856) 382-1886 or majorgifts@urbanpromiseusa.org.
You can support UrbanPromise through the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey’s Donor Choice program by selecting designation code 10157.
1. Make a cash, check, or credit card donation. Keep your gift receipt in case your workplace requires it. Most corporate matching programs allow you up to one year to request their match on your donation.
2. Check to see if your company matches employee donations.
3. Submit your match request. Here are two ways:
Download your company’s matching gift verification form using the provided link. Print, fill out, and mail it to us: UrbanPromise, PO Box 1479, Camden, NJ 08105.
If your company provides a link to their intranet, use this information to log in and submit your matching gift request. It will be processed and sent to us.
Once we receive your form or online request, we’ll take care of the rest. Your company will send its matching donation directly to UrbanPromise.
If you own an appreciated stock, it is more tax-wise to contribute the stock , rather than cash. A gift of appreciated stock generally offers a two-fold tax savings. First, you avoid paying capital gains tax on the increase in value of stock. Second, you receive an income tax deduction for the full, fair market value of the stock at the time of the gift.
Stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc. can be transferred to UrbanPromise. Check with your financial advisors (attorney, accountant, etc.) to learn about tax advantages. Please contact us at (856) 382-1886 or majorgifts@urbanpromiseusa.org after transfer for receipting and tax-deductions.
BROKERAGE:
Karen Prather
Morgan Stanley
330 Fellowship Road
Suite 400
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
(800) 596-5668
DTC NUMBER: 0015
ACCOUNT NAME: UrbanPromise (Tax ID # 22-3229121/000)
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 672-027304
In-kind gifts—non-monetary contributions of goods or services—enable us to direct the majority of dollars to our programming and youth. A significant budget reduction for UrbanPromise, each in-kind gift is tax-deductible and an alternative way for donors to influence the lives of those we serve.
Contact us for information on current needs or upcoming in-kind drives at (856) 382-1877 or inkind@urbanpromiseusa.org.
UrbanPromise WorkGroups provide unique community service and team-building opportunities to groups of between 10-40 individuals. We welcome teams of all kinds-from churches, youth groups, corporations, high schools, colleges, etc.-to spend a weekend or entire week engaging in service projects and/or assisting with our after-school and summer camps.
Learn more on our Volunteer page.
We will not sell, share or trade our donors’ names or personal information with any other entity, nor send mailings to our donors on behalf of other organizations. This policy applies to all information received by UrbanPromise, both online and offline, as well as any electronic, written, or oral communications. To the extent any donations are processed through a third-party service provider, our donors’ information will only be used for purposes necessary to process the donation.
NJ Charitable Registration
Information filed with the Attorney General concerning this charitable solicitation and the percentage of contributions received by the charity during the last reporting period that were dedicated to the charitable purpose may be obtained from the Attorney General of the state of New Jersey by calling 973-504-6215 and is available on the internet. Registration with the Attorney General does not imply endorsement.