Give to the families of Beitar Illit
Every gift is pooled into the general fund and distributed by the review committee in the same cycle it is received. Almost nothing is held back: at our last year end the fund held $37,407 against a year of distribution — under two weeks of cover.
Why monthly matters
A family's need is not a one-off event
Hardship in Beitar Illit is rarely a single bad week. It is a season of illness, a stretch of unemployment, a winter that costs more than the household earns. Our committee can only commit to a family for as long as it can see the funding.
A recurring gift is what turns “we can help you this month” into “we will carry you until you are standing.” Monthly partners currently fund just over half of our weekly grocery programme, and they are the reason we can approve a case in five days rather than waiting to see what the post brings.
What a gift covers
These are our actual 2025 unit costs, averaged across the programme. All amounts are in United States dollars (USD).
- $25
- Bread, milk and eggs for one household for a week.
- $54
- One grocery voucher for a large family — the backbone of the food programme.
- $180
- A month of prescription co-payments for a chronically ill parent.
- $360
- Winter heating for two households through the coldest eight weeks of the year.
- $500
- A complete Yom Tov package for one family: food, clothing and children's shoes.
- $1,800
- A full Kimcha d'Pischa distribution for ten households before Pesach.
Beyond the card
Other ways to give
Every method below carries the same tax deduction and receives the same written receipt. Whichever route you choose, please include your full name so we can issue your receipt correctly.
Cheque by post
Make cheques payable to Partners Charity Fund For Israel.
Zelle & Chase QuickPay
The fastest route, and the one that costs us nothing in processing fees.
Bank transfer (ACH or wire)
Preferred for gifts above $5,000. For security we do not publish our account details online — email bepartners@gmail.com or call 718-969-9705 and we will send them directly to you, together with written confirmation once the funds arrive.
Donor-advised funds
We accept grants from all major DAF sponsors, including Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, the Jewish Communal Fund, OJC Fund and The Donors Fund. Recommend your grant to Partners Charity Fund For Israel, EIN 20-5550560.
Appreciated stock & securities
Donating long-held appreciated securities directly usually avoids the capital-gains tax you would pay on a sale, while still deducting the full market value. Contact us for our brokerage transfer instructions.
IRA qualified charitable distributions
If you are 70½ or older, a QCD transferred directly from your IRA can satisfy part or all of your required minimum distribution while being excluded from your taxable income. Ask your custodian to make the distribution payable to our legal name above.
Employer matching
Many employers match charitable gifts dollar for dollar. Submit our legal name and EIN through your company's matching-gift portal and we will confirm receipt of your original donation on request.
Donation terms in plain language
Currency and charges
All donations are charged in United States dollars (USD). Your card statement will show the descriptor PARTNERS CHARITY FUND. If your card is issued outside the United States your bank may apply its own currency-conversion fee, over which we have no control.
Recurring gifts
A monthly gift is charged on the same calendar day each month, starting on the day you set it up, and continues until you cancel. There is no minimum term, no notice period and no cancellation fee. To change the amount, pause, or cancel, email bepartners@gmail.com or call 718-969-9705; we action requests within two business days and confirm in writing.
Receipts
An emailed receipt is issued immediately for every online gift, and a consolidated annual receipt for the prior tax year is sent each January. No goods or services are provided in consideration of any contribution, so the full amount of your gift is deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Mistakes and refunds
If you donate in error — the wrong amount, a duplicate charge, an unintended recurring gift — contact us and we will refund it. Our full Refund & Cancellation Policy sets out the timeframes.
Use of funds
Undesignated gifts enter the general fund and are allocated by the review committee to the areas of greatest need. Where you restrict a gift to a specific programme we honour that restriction; in the rare case that a restricted programme is fully funded we will contact you before redirecting your gift elsewhere.
Give through your fund
We accept grants from every major donor-advised fund
Recommend a grant to Partners Charity Fund For Israel, EIN 20-5550560. Most sponsors process a recommendation within five business days, and the deduction was already taken when you funded the account.
Named sponsors are organisations from which we are able to receive grants. Listing them does not imply any partnership with, or endorsement by, them.
Questions before you give?
Talk to a person, not a form.
We answer the phone. Call 718-969-9705 during New York business hours, or email us and you will hear back within one business day.