Donations can be made through paying tribute to or honoring the memory of somebody, or to celebrate a special occasion. Donors may request to send a personalized acknowledgement, indicating that a gift has been made in the name of someone special. Simply provide the name and complete mailing address for the individual to whom you would like the acknowledgment sent, as well as the person being honored or remembered. Please indicate whether this is a tribute or a memorial and include your phone number in case we have any questions.

Stone Belt appreciates the generosity of donors who share material resources—vehicles, appliances, medical equipment, event tickets, clothing, and other items—with the agency. If you are interested in making an in-kind contribution, contact development associate Adam Hamel at 812-332-2168, ext. 269, or e-mail ahamel@stonebelt.org to discuss the items you have in mind.

If you are interested in discussing the directing of a gift to a specific Stone Belt program, please e-mail development@stonebelt.org or call 812-332-2168, ext. 269.

Many companies offer an Employer Matching Gift Program as a way to encourage employee charitable giving. Employer Matching Gifts are an outstanding way to increase the value of your gift. Please check with your employer to see if this is a giving option and if Stone Belt's mission meets the criteria set by the company. To work with Stone Belt to determine eligibility or to complete the necessary paperwork for an Employer Matching Gift, please email development@stonebelt.org or call 812-332-2168, ext. 269.

Becoming a corporate donor today is the premier way to show your support for remarkable achievements in the lives of individuals with disabilities. Each giving level provides unique marketing opportunities for your company to benefit, while also celebrating with us the impact we’ve made in individuals’ lives and in strengthening our community. Some of these opportunities include, mentions in publications for our events, our website, the Touchstone Newsletter, and our Annual Art Calendar.

When you support Stone Belt with your corporate gift, you support individuals with disabilities in attaining their first job in the community and providing vital volunteer services, such as meal delivery to home-bound seniors and food collection for the hungry. You contribute to the achievement of new life skills and the development of healthy habits. You help to create programs of excellence.

Your support is vital in helping Stone Belt reach further and in having a more significant impact than our current resources allow. Send your pledge form today. For more information on how to get involved, e-mail development@stonebelt.org.

An endowment fund is an outstanding tool for cultivating financial stability. Gifts to an endowment fund provide a permanent income stream, as only the earned interest is utilized; the principle of the fund is never touched. Donors to an endowment fund know that their gifts will continue to provide for an agency into perpetuity, creating a lasting legacy of support.

Stone Belt believes in the importance of planning for the future and ensuring the viability of programs of excellence that are not supported by ever-dwindling government funding. Stone Belt has two endowment fund options available to donors:

Stone Belt Excellence Endowment

Gifts to the Stone Belt Excellence Endowment support ongoing initiatives that enable the agency to reach levels of excellence in supports, training, and outcomes for both clients and staff. Examples of programs funded through the Excellence Endowment include the Awards for Excellence—a program that annually honors five exceptional staff members—and the Employee Continuing Education Scholarship Program.

The Joan Burton Memorial Fund at the Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County

Joan Burton served as the first executive director of Stone Belt Arc from 1965-1985. Mrs. Burton's impact on the agency and community was truly significant, and her advocacy work on behalf of individuals with developmental disabilities was inspirational. Gifts to the Joan Burton Fund are made directly to the Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County, with the income of the fund directed to Stone Belt.

For more information on endowment giving, e-mail development@stonebelt.org or call 812-332-2168, ext. 269.

Indiana regularly grants tax credits to Stone Belt, and we are able to pass along these tremendous tax savings to our donors. Through NAP, a contribution to Stone Belt of a minimum of $100 makes a donor eligible to receive 50 percent of the total contribution in tax credits—allowing the donor to receive half of a contribution back as a TAX CREDIT when filing an end-of-year Indiana tax return. In addition, donors are also eligible to claim the total amount of the gift as a tax deduction on an itemized federal income tax return, extending the savings even further. Therefore, a gift to Stone Belt goes more than twice as far!

NAP contributions are used to support Milestones Clinical and Health Resources—a Stone Belt program of excellence that provides much-needed psychiatric and behavioral services to individuals with developmental disabilities. Through NAP, Milestones is able to provide thousands of additional hours of clinical supports, enhancing individuals' efforts to become more independent and active members of our community.

For more information on the NAP tax credit program—and to check on currently available tax credits through Stone Belt—e-mail development@stonebelt.org or call 812.332.2168, ext. 269.