DONATE TO Kids In The Middle®

Client fees do not come close to covering the cost of counseling services offered by Kids In The Middle®. Your donations enable us to provide a sliding scale fee to make it easier for families to access our services. Whether it is a small donation or a Major Gift of $5,000 or more, or a donation of stocks, we are thankful for your support. It's easy to make a tax-deductible contribution to Kids In The Middle®. We accept credit card donations online and by telephone.

If you prefer to mail in your tax-deductible contribution, please direct your check made out to Kids In The Middle to: 121 West Monroe Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63122. Call Jackie Smith, Development Director, at (314) 909-9922, ext. 119, or Meredith Hanis, Associate Development Director at ext. 116 for more information.

Scroll down the page or click on the items below to learn more:

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About the Kids Campaign

Donate Where It's Needed Most

Korenblat Scholarship Fund

Michael Turken St. Charles Fund

Susan P. Bartlett Kids Fund

Planned Giving

Tributes and Memorials

In-Kind Donations

Kids In The Middle is still processing 2011 Missouri State Tax Credits donations through the Youth Opportunities Program (YOP) for Missouri donors. If you haven't turned in your YOP application for donations made in 2011, please do so before it is too late.

We are in the process or renewing our YOP tax credits for 2012 - 2013. Watch this space for future information.

To make a donation through our secure on-line process, simply click on the Donate icons below. Thank you for supporting Kids In The Middle's counseling services for children.

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You will be able to allocate your donation to "where it's needed most" or to one of our specified funds. See below for more information.

Donate to the 2012 Kids Campaign. Help Us Reach Our $100,000 Goal.

Why?

In the United States, one million new kids become part of divorced families every year.

Kids In The Middle helps of 1,000 children every year adjust to their parents' divorce and other related family changes.

8 out of 10 of the families we serve are unable to pay for counseling without financial assistance

Kids In The Middle unique and the best resource for helping children and their families through this difficult time in their lives.

How?

Donate by check, credit card, or even stocks.

Use this website's secure donation options.

Consider a multiple year pledge.

Obtain a matching gift through your company.

Leave a legacy through a bequest.

How Much?

Every dollar helps. If you have the capacity......

Gifts of $5,000 or more will help us reach our 2012 goal and ensure the sustainability of our services.

.......As a Kids In The Middle Donor

You will not only experience the joy of helping kids but you will receive our newsletter and invitations to all Kids In The Middle® events. We would be happy to add your name or those of your friends to our Kids Campaign or Annual Campaign Distinquished Donors list. As a Kids In The Middle® donor As a Kids Campaign Donor you can designate your donation as you see fit such as . . . .

. . . . . Where It's Needed Most

Let us decide where the funds are needed the most. Whether it is a child needing group therapy . . . a parent needing support....at our Kirkwood office....at our St. Charles office. . . . We will be sure to put your donations to the best use.

. . . . . Arleen and Dr. Phillip Korenblat Scholarship Fund

The Arleen and Dr. Phillip Korenblat Scholarship Fund provides full scholarships for families who are unable to pay for counseling for their children, even at the lowest end of the sliding fee scale.

. . . . . Michael Turken St. Charles Fund

The Michael Turken St. Charles Fund is dedicated to his memory and his desire to provide KITM counseling services to the children and families living in St. Charles County. All donations to the Michael Turken St. Charles Fund will provide counseling services for children and their familie exclusively at our St. Charles Kids In the Middle office.

Donations of $1,000 or more will receive special recognition on our St. Charles Office Memory Wall unless the donor specifies an anonymous donation.

. . . . . Susan P. Bartlett Kids Fund

The Susan P. Bartlett Kids Fund enables Kids In The Middle® to provide a sliding fee scale so that families are able to pay what they can afford according to their income.

Planned Giving

Planned Giving – Create a Legacy of Compassion
Kids In The Middle has created a planned Giving Program that offers ways individuals can protect their assets through tax-deductible donations while supporting KITM programs. Planned Giving is a thoughtful and generous way to meet your personal financial objectives and also provides Kids In The Middle the ability to help children and families now and in the future.

Ways of Giving

Cash Gifts

Cash gifts provide an immediate way to assist Kids In The Middle. An outright gift qualifies for a full charitable deduction for most donors who itemize their federal income tax returns.

Bequests

A gift can be made through your Last Will and Testament as an outright, residuary, contingency, or restricted bequest. Bequests to Kids In The Middle are fully deductible as charitable gifts for federal estate-tax purposes.

Life Insurance

Kids In the Middle can be named as the beneficiary of a new or existing life insurance policy. If Kids In The Middle is also named as the owner of the policy, all of the donor’s premium payments are charitable deductions.

Charitable Trusts

Kids In The Middle can be named as the ultimate beneficiary of a charitable remainder trust or the income beneficiary of a charitable lead trust. Both are highly effective estate planning tools that can benefit donors now or later.

Appreciated Property

This includes gifts of stocks, bonds, real estate, or other appreciated assets that cause capital gains to be realized when the asset is sold. By giving the asset to charity instead of selling it, capital gains tax is avoided.

Tributes and Memorials

Donors can designate their contributions to be made as a tribute or a memorial. Tributes are a great way to honor a friend, family member or co-worker. Birthdays, anniversaries, and graduations are perfect opportunities for a tribute. Memorial contributions are a thoughtful way to remember a loved one and show their family members how much you care. Recipients of tributes or memorials will be informed of your donation by mail without being told the dollar amount.

Bequests

Have you considered Kids In The Middle in your estate planning? If not, and the idea appeals to you, please inform your attorney or estate planner of your wishes and leave a legacy to help children receive the counseling they need.

In-Kind Donations

While monetary donations are always appreciated, we also accept in-kind donations. Making an in-kind donation can be as easy as purchasing a few extra sets of markers or bubbles the next time you are shopping and dropping them off at our building in Kirkwood. Or, to donate furnishings and technology items, please contact our Associate Development Director, at (314) 909-9922, ext. 116, to discuss purchase and delivery options. As always, with any type of donation, we will be happy to provide you with a donation letter for tax purposes. Scroll down the page to check out our "Wish List" to see what we currently need.

Special thanks to these companies for their in-kind donations in 2010 and 2011:

Wish List.........

A new building of 10,000 to 12,000 square feet that our crowded Kirkwood staff and clients can move into!

Questions?

If you have any questions about how you can contribute to Kids In The Middle®, or if you are having problems with the online donation program, please contact Jackie Smith, KITM Development Director, at (314 909-9922, ext. 119 or Meredith Hanis, KITM Associate Development Director at ext. 116 for more information.

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