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Your charitable donation provides training for those with disabilities. Charitable donations make an enormous difference for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Your gift makes it possible for one more person to learn a skill to get a job, or to get badly needed services or to take a trip of a lifetime. Melwood offers job training, employment, housing, recreation and life skills to more than 2,100 people with disabilities in the Washington, DC region.

Here are some ways to give to Melwood:

DONATE MONEY

Financial gifts may be made by mailing a check or by charging to your Visa or MasterCard. All financial contributions to Melwood are tax deductible as applicable by law. You may contribute to Melwood online by visiting Melwood's convenient online donation page. The mailing address for checks made payable to "Melwood" is:

Melwood Fund Development
5606 Dower House Road
Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772
Fax: (301) 599-0180

DONATE YOUR CAR OR VEHICLE

Melwood´s Vehicle Donation Program is an easy way to dispose of your car, or other vehicle -- van, motorcycle, truck, boat, or even a small plane. Your charitable car donation is tax deductible if you itemize deductions on your federal tax return. For more information visit our Vehicle Donation Program page.

MEMORIAL AND SPECIAL GIFTS

Some donors choose to make gifts to Melwood in memory of loved ones, and group gifts are made by family members, co-workers, or civic organizations to pay tribute. These gifts can be given as memorials or in commemoration of birthdays, anniversaries, and other significant life events.

MATCHING GIFTS

Many companies match an employee’s contribution to Melwood. Please check with your employer’s human resources department.

WILLS AND BEQUESTS

Planned Giving involves integrating a donor’s charitable gift into his or her overall financial, tax, and estate planning objectives so as to maximize benefits to both the donor and Melwood. Planned gifts typically come from a donor’s assets rather than income, and can be either outright or deferred. Also, it is highly recommended that donors consult with their tax or legal advisors prior to making a planned gift.

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