Make a Difference : L'Arche Boston North

At L’Arche Boston North, we don’t believe anyone should live in the margins of society, and that everyone deserves a chance to live a vibrant and meaningful life. Our staff, board, and Assistants are committed to creating homes where persons with intellectual disabilities are not only cared for but valued for exactly who they are.

When you make a gift to our mission, you’re making that life possible. No politics, no agenda; a gift that simply does a great deal of good. Your dollars support our communities by giving us the resources to provide exceptional care, a roof overhead, and meals to share, but above all, you’re giving the gift of a home for life where a family is formed.

We offer lots of ways to invest in a brighter world where each person’s unique gifts are celebrated, no matter your budget.

Create space for everyone: Give to L’Arche Boston North.

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Step 1: Make a Donation

Give the gift of meaningful community, connection, and transformational relationships.

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Donate to L'Arche

Every day, L’Arche Boston North works to ensure that the adults with intellectual disabilities living in our homes can live full, meaningful lives. We strive to be a sign of hope to the world that places of belonging like L’Arche can be a reality, it’s not just a dream that is out of reach. This requires financial support beyond what is received from the government.

Your recurring monthly donations can make an ONGOING impact in the lives of those with intellectual disabilities.

Set-up your Monthly Donation Circle of Hope Form

$50

Covers a month's worth of essential household supplies for one of our homes Including toilet paper, paper towels, gloves, etc.

$100

Fills up the tank of a L'Arche van for one month Enabling dependable transportation for community integration and coordinated health care

$150

Provides nutritious, well-balanced dinners for a core member for one month Every person deserves to enjoy healthy, tasty food

Your donation makes a difference

If L’Arche Chicago operated solely on government funding:

We would only have food for 288 days of the year.

We are only reimbursed for $2.28/meal for the adults with intellectual disabilities in our homes (this sum would make it almost impossible to provide nutritious, well-balanced meals).

We would only have live-in support professionals for 310 day of the year.

We pay $6,000 more per live-in support professional per year than we are reimbursed.

We would only operate our vehicles for 165 days of the year

Meaningful community integration and coordinated healthcare require dependable transportation. Our vehicle operation expenses for three homes are $18,000/year but we are only reimbursed $8,125/year.

Our Current AppealL'Arche for Life

As L’Arche follows through on its commitment to provide a home for life for each core member, we are building a home that will impact our community in many ways.

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Legacy Gifts

Planned Giving and Estate Planning

Establish an enduring legacy for L’Arche Boston North through charitable gift planning. You will not only be supporting L‘Arche Boston North (a 501c3 charitable organization under IRS rules) and our mission of “lifelong homes” long into the future, you will also realize financial, tax and estate planning benefits.

L’Arche Boston North accepts a variety of planned gifts from generous individual who are dedicated to ensuring the long term future of our community. Read on to learn more about the diverse giving options, or for more information or to discuss planned gift opportunities, please contact L’Arche Boston North Director of Development and Outreach at 978-374-6928.

1. Bequests

Talk to your attorney about including specific language in your will or living trust naming L’Arche Boston North as the recipient is the easiest way to leave a planned gift to benefit our community.

Your will or living trust can include gifts in the form of cash, securities or personal property and you may contribute a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate or the residual of your estate in this manner. In addition, your estate will receive a charitable deduction for the full donation, so your heirs will not be subject to estate tax on these assets.

2. IRA Charitable Rollover

IRA money given directly to L’Arche Boston North is not subject to income tax. Preserving the full amount for charitable purposes. Most contributions to charitable organizations, including L’Arche Boston North, are considered qualified charitable contributions.

However, distributions to donor-advised funds and supporting organizations do not qualify. As always, we advise donors to talk with their accountant and/or attorney in making these decisions.

3. Retirement Plan Donations

Naming L’Arche Boston North as a beneficiary of your retirement funds is an easy and effective way to benefit the community. You also avoid significant and often unanticipated tax penalties as your retirement plan is tax-deferred only until your death.

The remainder of these assets is subject to multiple taxes when included in your estate. Donating retirement accounts can reduce or eliminate these taxes completely and make a significant impact on our community’s future.

4. Life Insurance Donations

The simplest way to donate life insurance money to L’Arche Boston North is to designate our community as a beneficiary of the policy.

Need additional information? Call our L’Arche Boston North Development Director at 978-374-6928 or email at office@larchebostonnorth.org

Set Up YourMonthly Gift

Set-up your recurring monthly donation today, and ensure that the adults with intellectual disabilities in L’Arche Boston can live full and meaningful lives!

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