Ways To Give

Your unrestricted gifts of cash allow Open Door Mission to meet immediate needs every day. You may choose to designate your gifts or donate money in honor or in memory of a loved one, too. Make your donation here.

When you donate appreciated stock held one year directly to Open Door Mission, you avoid capital gains tax and you may still deduct the full fair-market value from your income tax.

Provide for Open Door Mission in your estate plan using this simple codicil:
I, [name], of [city, state, zip], give, devise, and bequeath to Open Door Mission, Houston, Texas, [percent or amount] of my estate for its unrestricted use and purpose.

Designating Open Door Mission as the beneficiary of your retirement account offers several tax advantages. Unlike individual beneficiaries, charities do not pay income tax on withdrawals from these accounts, plus the sum you give will not be included in your adjusted gross income.

You can name Open Door Mission as a beneficiary of part or all of your life insurance. For instance, you can provide 80 percent of the benefit to family and 20 percent to the Mission. Or name the Mission as a contingency beneficiary in the event your primary beneficiaries cannot accept the gift.

Open Door Mission always appreciates your in-kind gifts of items we’ve included in our needs lists. When considering a donation of real estate, equipment, vehicles and other large items, please contact Rachel Kuenstler, director of development, at: Rkuenstler@opendoorhouston.org before making your donation.

Contribute to Open Door Mission through your established Donor-advised Fund (DAF). A donor-advised fund is a giving account established at a public charity, allowing donors to make a charitable contribution, realize an immediate tax deduction and then recommend grants to their favorite charities whenever they choose.