Bishop’s Partnership in Charity

As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace.”
                                                                                                       - 1 Peter 4:10

The Bishop's Partnership in Charity is a special alliance of Catholic men and women who take a leadership role in the work of the Church by pledging $1,000 or more to help support the Lord's work. If you are capable of making such a pledge, please do so today - for never has the need for your leadership been so great.

• Partners In Faith: $1,000 – $4,999
• Partners In Hope: $5,000 – $9,999 
• Partners In Charity: $10,000 or more

Gift Options for Your Consideration

•Cash Gifts: This is the most common method of completing a financial pledge. Your gift to the Catholic Charity Fund Appeal is tax deductible and can be paid over the next twelve months.
  
•Credit Cards: You may now use your MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover Card to make Catholic Charity Appeal gifts. Click here for more information. 

To make your gift securely online, please visit givecentral.org/2024cca. You may also call the Office of Stewardship and Development at 401-277-2121 to make your gift via credit card. Thank you, in advance, for your generosity.

•Gifts of Securities: When you make a gift of appreciated publicly traded securities (including stocks) you have owned for at least one year, you avoid all capital gains taxes. In addition, you may take a charitable deduction for the full market value of those securities on the date of your gift. Please contact Rich Popovic at [email protected] or 401-277-2115 for any questions on gifts of stock, IRA's, mutual funds, etc. Please consult with your tax advisor on the applicable tax savings since this may vary among individuals.
  
•Click here for Charity Appeal stock transfer instructions.
  
•Gifts of Real Estate or Tangible Property: Property can be gifted as an outright gift or by bequest.
  
•United Way: Donor designated gifts to the Catholic Charity Appeal can be done through payroll deduction with your employer or by utilizing the United Way Philanthropy Fund and designating your gift to “Catholic Charities of Rhode Island.”
 
•Matching Gifts: Your gift’s value may be increased if you or your spouse is employed by a company with a matching gift program. Please contact your Human Resource Department and forward the appropriate forms with your gift. Matching gift opportunities are often extended to retired employees also.
  
•Parish Credit: Please remember that your Catholic Charity gifts will be credited to your parish’s Catholic Charity Appeal effort.