Financial Support
With your financial support, families can build strength, stability and independence with Habitat for Humanity by building a safe and secure place to call home.
Families who partner with Habitat build their own homes alongside volunteers, pay an affordable mortgage and are grateful for your help.
GEM (Give Every Month) Partners make automatic donations every month, which makes it easier for Habitat to plan long-term, budget more efficiently and create more life-changing outcomes. You choose how much to give and for how long, and you can change your amount or cancel at any time.
If you’d like to make a donation to Habitat by check, please make your check out to "Habitat for Humanity of Craven County" and mail it to our administrative office:
Habitat for Humanity of Craven County
321 Fleet Street
New Bern, NC 28562
In-Kind Support
If you have an older car, truck, van, trailer, RV or boat that you no longer need, consider donating it to support affordable housing in the Craven County area. Car donations to Habitat for Humanity of Craven County support the local and global mission of providing safe and affordable housing AND save you the time and energy of finding a buyer. By donating a car to our vehicle donation program, you can help volunteers in our area build houses in partnership with families in need of a hand up, not a hand out.
It is quick and easy to donate a vehicle whether it runs or not! Plus, you may be eligible for a tax deduction (consult your tax advisor or the IRS for details).
To donate a car, truck, boat, or RV to Habitat’s official car donation program, call 877-277-4344 toll-free or start the process here. It’s a convenient way to support us locally and create more space in your driveway! Be sure to mention that you would like your donation to support Habitat for Humanity of Craven County so that your donation is directed toward our community!
Donations of building materials, furniture, housewares, appliances, cars, boats and more can be made to our ReStore. ReStore proceeds help support our building programs and cover administrative and fundraising costs. So donate your unwanted items and you’ll be helping to build homes in our community. Click here to learn more.
Land is the first step in building affordable houses, so we are always looking for buildable land in Craven County. If you have buildable land that you would consider donating to Habitat for Humanity of Craven County, please contact our Executive Director (Tracey Lilly) at tlilly@cravencountyhabitat.org Executive Director, Tracey Lilly.
Planned Giving
You may be looking for a way to make a big difference to help further our mission. If you are 70½ or older, an IRA charitable rollover is a way you can help continue our work and benefit this year.
Benefits:
- Avoid taxes on transfers of up to $100,000 from your IRA to our organization
- Satisfy your required minimum distribution (RMD) for the year
- Reduce your taxable income, even if you do not itemize deductions
- Make a gift that is not subject to the deduction limits on charitable gifts
- Help further the work and mission of our organization
How an IRA charitable rollover gift works:
- Contact your IRA plan administrator to make a gift from your IRA to us.
- Your IRA funds will be directly transferred to our organization to help continue our important work.
- Please note that IRA charitable rollover gifts do not qualify for a charitable deduction.
If you have any questions about an IRA charitable rollover gift, please contact our Executive Director, Tracey Lilly. We would be happy to assist you and answer any questions you might have.
A bequest is one of the easiest gifts to make. With the help of an advisor, you can include language in your will or trust specifying a gift be made to family, friends or Habitat for Humanity of Craven County as part of your estate plan.
Benefits:
- You leave a lasting legacy to be remembered
- You lessen the burden of taxes on your family
- You may receive estate tax savings
- You can gift a specific dollar amount or asset
- You can gift a percentage of your estate
- You can gift from the balance or residue of your estate
- You can make a beneficiary designation of certain assets
If you have any questions about Bequest by Will or Trust, please contact our Executive Director, Tracey Lilly. We would be happy to assist you and answer any questions you might have.
Many donors choose to make stock gifts each year. A charitable gift of stock held for more than 12 months offers a two-fold tax savings:
- Avoid paying capital-gains tax on the increase in value of your stock
- Receive a tax deduction for the full fair market value of the stock on the date of the gift
The fastest and easiest way to make a gift of stock is to have your broker perform an electronic transfer. You can also contact Executive Director, Tracey Lilly.
Finally, when you make a gift of securities, please contact us so we can acknowledge your gift in a timely and efficient manner. For more information, contact Executive Director, Tracey Lilly.