A DAF is an investment account that allows you to support charitable organizations you care about. You can open a DAF with a financial institution or community foundation with a minimum contribution amount and receive an immediate tax deduction. Then, you recommend that grants be made to us from your DAF. Because this gift comes from funds you have already set aside for charitable giving, there is no impact on your spendable income. 

To make a gift to MLKCH from your DAF, please provide your DAF administrator with the following information:

Full legal name: MLK Community Health Foundation (also known as Martin Luther King Jr. Community Health Foundation)
Address: 1680 E. 120th St., Los Angeles, CA 90059
Federal tax identification number: #45-4433505

MLKCH contact:
Sharon Padua, Director of Major Gifts 
sharon@mlk-chf.org
(310) 592-4982

If you are age 70½ or older you can transfer up to $105,000 from your individual retirement account (IRA) directly to MLKCH—tax free. This popular gift option maximizes the benefit to you and our patients, families and community. Simply make the request to your IRA administrator and let us know in advance of your gift.

Information you may need is provided below:

Full legal name: MLK Community Health Foundation
Address: 1680 E. 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059
Federal tax identification number: #45-4433505

You can also create a planned gift with your IRA by naming MLK Community Health Foundation as a beneficiary. Please contact Sharon Padua, Director of Major Gifts at Sharon@mlk-chf.org to learn more.

Giving securities, stock and mutual funds is a tax-savvy way to improve the health of South LA. When you give stock, you can reduce or even eliminate federal capital gains taxes on the transfer. You may also be entitled to an income tax charitable deduction based on the fair market value of the securities at the time of transfer.

Please contact Sharon Padua, Director of Major Gifts at Sharon@mlk-chf.org to learn more.

Your contribution to MLKCH could easily double or sometimes triple with a matching gift. Ask your employer about your company’s matching gift program.

Please contact Sharon Padua, Director of Major Gifts at Sharon@mlk-chf.org to learn more.

Interested in mailing a gift by check? Please make your check payable to MLK Community Health Foundation and mail it to:

MLK Community Health Foundation
1680 E. 120th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90059

If your gift is designated for a specific purpose, please include a letter of transmittal with your check indicating how you would like the funds to be used.

For questions, please contact Sharon Padua, Director of Major Gifts at sharon@mlk-chf.org.