Old School Is Sometimes Best
Want to avoid online and credit card fees? Give more to the cause and less to the middleman? You can always send a check payable to “Safe Connections” to:
Safe Connections
2165 Hampton Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63139
Join Our Sustainers Circle “50 for 50”
You can provide hope for survivors and predictability in your budget by joining our Sustainers Circle. To join, you set up an automated monthly donation on a credit card or debit card through our secure site here. You can earn points or rewards on many cards, please check your accounts before selecting the best card to use. For our 50th anniversary year in 2026, we are holding a “50 for 50” campaign where if you join the Sustainers Circle or increase your monthly giving from 2025, you will be entered in a quarterly raffle to win select prizes provided by our 50th Anniversary Community Partners.
Appreciated Securities & Legacy Giving
Make a lasting impact through stock gifts and legacy giving. Your generosity today provides safety and support for survivors for years to come. Safe Connections welcomes gifts of appreciated stock and estate gifts as powerful ways to sustain our mission. Always consult your financial, tax, or legal advisor when considering these forms of giving.
Appreciated Stock
You can donate publicly traded securities such as stocks, bonds, or mutual funds directly from your brokerage account to Safe Connections.
Many donors choose to give appreciated securities held for more than one year to potentially reduce capital gains exposure and may be able to claim a charitable deduction, subject to IRS rules.
To make a gift of stock, please contact your broker and provide them with the following:
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Account name: Safe Connections
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Brokerage firm: LPL Financial
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DTC number: 0075
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Account number: 52375063
- Broker: Chris Ward, chris.ward@commercebank.com
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To help us properly acknowledge your gift, please provide your name and contact information as well as name of shares transferred. Send this information to Deb Cottin at the time of transfer.
Estate Planning to Ensure Your Legacy
Estate gifts ensure that your values live on and that survivors continue to receive life-saving services in the future. Common ways to include Safe Connections in your estate plans:
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- Bequests in a will or living trust (a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate, or the remainder after other gifts are made).
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- Beneficiary designations on retirement accounts, life insurance policies, or donor-advised funds.
- Other planned gifts, such as charitable trusts or gifts of real estate, subject to our gift acceptance policies.
Employer Matching
Does your employer match gifts to charitable organizations you support? We provide the administrative support necessary to double your donation!
Learn more about the specific gifting opportunities above. Contact Karen Aroesty at 314.646.7500 x110 or Deb Cottin at 314.646.7500 x111.
Safe Connections reduces the impact and incidence of relationship violence and sexual assault in the St. Louis community. As an independent, private, 501(c)(3), we appreciate the wide array of individuals and organizations who support our work. Individuals, government and foundation grantors, corporate underwriters, special event sponsors and participants, and the United Way of Greater St. Louis support our work.