The efforts of Bluffton Self Help would not be pos­si­ble with­out the gen­er­ous sup­port of the com­mu­nity. Our donors enable us to serve our neigh­bors in need with food, cloth­ing and short term finan­cial assis­tance. Last year, more than 22,000 peo­ple were served with the help of local donors.

A lit­tle goes long way. For every $1 donated, BSH is able to trans­fer 91¢ in direct sup­port to client needs.

There are numer­ous ways to give mon­e­tary gifts to the BSH:

• Cash Gifts
• Match­ing Gifts
• Lead­er­ship Giving
• Endow­ments and Gift Initiatives

Cash Gifts

Gifts of cash, made by check or online, are the most pop­u­lar form of char­i­ta­ble giv­ing. Cash gifts are attrac­tive because they are sim­ple to make, imme­di­ately effec­tive, and eas­ily directed to the great­est needs. Cash con­tri­bu­tions may be deducted up to fifty per­cent (50%) of the donor’s adjusted gross income. Should the gift total exceed this amount for one year, the remain­ing deduc­tion may be used in suc­ceed­ing tax years for up to five years.

In addi­tion to checks, the use of a credit card or direct deposit arrange­ment allows the donor to make a gift with a sim­ple phone call or to make a sig­nif­i­cant gift through monthly install­ments. In every instance, meet­ing the donor’s needs and wishes is our first priority.

Match­ing Gifts

Many com­pa­nies will match the con­tri­bu­tions made by their employ­ees, thereby dou­bling or even tripling the gifts made to their char­ity of choice. Ask your com­pany about its poli­cies and pro­ce­dures regard­ing match­ing gifts.

Lead­er­ship Giving

Annual gifts of $5,000 or more from indi­vid­u­als, cor­po­ra­tions, foun­da­tions, and orga­ni­za­tions sig­nif­i­cantly under­write the pro­grams and ser­vices we pro­vide. We grate­fully acknowl­edge their gen­er­ous giv­ing in the fol­low­ing ways:

• United Way of the Lowcountry
• Berke­ley Hall Char­ity Cup
• Hargray / Car­ing Coins
• Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of the Lowcountry
• Bar­gain Box
• Women in Philanthropy
• FEMA

Endow­ments and Gift Initiatives

Bluffton Self Help seeks gifts to endow its ongo­ing char­ity work, as well as spe­cial ini­tia­tives to pro­vide nutri­tion edu­ca­tion and other ser­vices to those most at risk. We invite donors to meet with us to estab­lish an endow­ment and review our great­est needs.

If you would like to send us a check, our mail­ing address is:

Bluffton Self Help, Inc.
Post Office Box 2420
Bluffton, SC 29910

Upon receiv­ing your check, we will send you a con­fir­ma­tion receipt. Please pro­vide us your com­plete address, tele­phone num­ber, and email address with your check, so that we can assure that your record is accu­rately updated. Or, call Lili Cole­man, our Exec­u­tive Direc­tor, at (843) 757‑8000.

Thank you in advance for your con­tri­bu­tions to Bluffton Self Help!