Make a contribution to BCYS Now!

What can you do to help?

You can help support the efforts of Beatrice Caffrey Youth Service (BCYS) through
your financial or in-kind contributions.  Your support is extremely important and your
in-kind contributions such as: computers, professional services, school items and toys
can be a tremendous help.  

However you choose to give, remember you are helping BCYS in making a difference
in the lives we touch.

          How do you make your contributions?

Cash Gifts

Contributions of any size are welcome.  An outright gift is the simplest and most
usual form of giving.  All donations receive recognition as “Friends of Beatrice
Caffrey Youth Service.” Additional recognition levels are:


        $5,000             Presidents Club

        $2,000             Platinum Member   

        $1,000             Gold Member

        $500                Royal Member


In-Kind Gifts

BCYS accepts in-kind donations from school supplies for the children, equipment
and/or services that are offered in lieu of cash donations.

Matching Gifts

Some companies will match gifts made by employees.  Ask your employer if they
participate in a matching program.  If they do, please send us your donation along
with the form and we will be happy to complete it and send it back to your employer.

In Memory or Memorials

Please consider a gift made in memory of or in honor of a family member or a
friend.  We also would be happy to acknowledge a birthday, graduation, anniversary
or someone near and dear to you.

Estate Planning

This process offers an opportunity to share, through articulated goals, and provides
a vehicle for giving that can be exactly the way you want it.

Stocks and/or Bonds

By contributing stock and/or bonds to BCYS, you may obtain a tax deduction for the
full market value of the gift; and you may avoid a tax in the increase in value.

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Beatrice Caffrey Youth Service
Beatrice Caffrey Youth Service, 4924 S. King Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60615, Phone: 773-624-5087, Fax: 773-624-4892
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BCYS is a not-for-profit 501(c) (3).  All gifts and donations are deductible based
on Federal and State Tax Regulations.