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“Giving is not just about making a donation. It is about making a DIFFERENCE.” ~Kathy Calvin
You Can Change the Life of an Adult with Developmental Disabilities in Archuleta County, Colorado.
Raising the needed funds to build Aspen House requires a multi-tiered approach. Our Board and Staff will raise funds through fundraising events, donations, grants and resident payments. Please consider supporting the building of Aspen House by donating and/or volunteering. We are constantly striving to remain 100% transparent with all of our financial and organizational information. This is why AH/AS uses Colorado Gives to accept all online donations. Donors can also review all of the organization’s financial records.
Donations (by check) are also accepted by mail to:
Aspen House
PO Box 5913, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
More Ways to Support Aspen House
SUPPORT PS FroYo and Aspen House Truffle Company
Get your favorite frozen yogurt flavors and amazing homemade bagel sandwiches at PS FroYo or purchase decadent truffles from Aspen House Truffle Company!
CASH: Cash is good! This may be done with greenbacks, a check, online thru PayPal or by a credit card charge via Square at PSFroyo. The mailing address is PO Box 5913, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147-5913. PSFroyo is located at 459 Lewis Street.
PAYPAL: Scroll to bottom for a QR code to donate.
IN-KIND: Donated items are always welcome at ASPiP. Please call the office to make arrangements.
VOLUNTEER: Volunteers are even more welcome at ASPiP! And there are many facets within the organization so nearly anyone may help and have fun at it!
Please call us for more details. (970) 398-1636
CITY MARKET REWARDS:
(Residents of Pagosa) Now, you can help A Safe Place in Pagosa, Inc. make Aspen House a reality just by buying groceries! We have partnered with City Market Community Rewards Program and all you have to do is enroll your City Market card and choose Aspen House as your favorite charity. City Market will donate a percentage of what you spend on your groceries.
Just follow these easy steps:
Go to https://www.citymarket.com/account/communityrewards
Sign in to your account OR create an account (new account)
Complete Registration or Sign in
This will send you to Account Summary
Near the bottom, click on Community Rewards, then click on Enroll
Enter your info. This will send you to Find Your Organization.
In the box under ‘Find your organization’, type in ‘Aspen House’, click Search and Select Aspen House.
Then click Enroll and you’re done!
It’s as simple as that to help adults with developmental disabilities in our community realize their dream of their own home!
STOCK TRANSFER:
Three ways of tax-smart donating to Aspen House:
- Give directly to Aspen House and receive a tax deduction for the amount of money donated.
- After age 70.5, give directly to Aspen House from your IRA. IRA money is never taxed and the amount donated is maximized. This is called a Qualified Charitable Distribution.
- At any age, avoid taxes on selling stocks, bonds, securities, or other property held for more than one year by gifting them directly to Aspen House. This maximizes the donation and saves on taxes by giving the stock directly instead of selling it first and donating the proceeds.*
*IRS annual limits apply on all gifts.
Process of transferring stock from the donor’s brokerage account to the ASPiP SEI investment account:
To send the stock via DTC, it can be sent to:
SEI Private Trust Company
DTC Clearing Number: 2663
Account of: A Safe Place In Pagosa, Inc. dba Aspen house
Account Number: 888718
If the stock isn’t transferrable by DTC (electronic), we can easily contact our broker and determine what next steps need to be taken.
Bryan Looper – Investment Advisor Representative (IAR)
Leading Edge Financial Planning, LLC, 2800 Cornerstone Drive, B-1, U-2, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
Bryan@leadingedgefp.com , Direct: (970) 251-0313
Southwest Enterprise Zone – Contribution Tax Credit Example
The following is one example of what can happen by investing your state income tax liability to local Enterprise Zone projects. This is based on the assumption that the contributor is a Colorado resident in the 32% Federal marginal income tax bracket:
Assume you owe $17,500 in Colorado State Tax. |
Cash Donation |
In-Kind Donation |
| Say your Cash Donation Total is: | $5,000 | |
| You will receive a 25% state tax EZ credit of: | $1,250 | |
| Colorado charitable deduction @ 4.55% on $5,000: | $227.50 | |
| Federal charitable deduction (Schedule A) @ 32% on $5,000: | $1,600 | |
| After your $5,000 Cash Donation, you have a total tax savings of: | $3,077.50 | |
| **Say your In-Kind Donation Total is: | $5,000 | |
| You will receive a 12.5% state tax EZ credit of: | $625 | |
| Colorado charitable deduction @ 4.55 % on $5,000: | $227.50 | |
| Federal charitable deduction (Schedule A) @ 32% on $5,000: | $1,600 | |
| After your $5,000 donation In-Kind Donation, you have a total tax savings of: | $2,452.50 | |
| If you were to give both a $5,000 Cash Donation and a $5,000 In-Kind Donation ($10,000 total donation) your overall tax savings would be: | $5,530 | |
Remember – this is just an example of what can happen when you donate to an Enterprise Zone Project. You should contact your own tax preparer for specific benefits related to your individual contribution(s). Some Enterprise Zone Projects require a minimum contribution to qualify for the Colorado EZ tax credit.
If your Colorado tax liability is less than your benefit (tax credits), you may carry forward excess credits for up to five tax years. The maximum credit you can claim in one year is $100,000. Please refer to the Colorado Department of Revenue FYI Income 23 for more information regarding Enterprise Zone Contribution Tax Credits.
**Gifts of property, equipment, labor, or stocks are eligible for in-kind tax credits of 12.5% of the estimated value.
For more information: call Terry Blair-Burton with Region 9 at 970.247.9621 or email terry@scan.org
