Ways to Invest
JCLC uses the term Investment Partner in place of more popular terms such as ‘donor’ and ‘volunteer’. We believe that where our Staff Team goes, our Investment Partners go, whether that be through intercessory PRAYER, connecting with the kids and moms we serve in PERSON, or the PROVISION of finances. We are all in partnership together to develop unfathered or at-risk boys and girls into Global-minded LEADERS of God’s Design.
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Serve as a child and mother’s Virtual Prayer Partner
At JCLC, we build a Mentorship Team around the boys and girls in our programs. A Mentorship Team is a group of stable, supportive adults who work in partnership with JCLC Staff to invest in the life of an unfathered, at-risk youth and help him/her pursue God and His plan for their life.
A key member in each child’s Mentorship Team is his/her Virtual Prayer Partner. This person commits to pray for one child and his/her mom. The JCLC Staff sends out quarterly updates about the child and mom, and how you can be praying. This is a wonderful way to invest in the life of an at-risk child, interceding for him/her through prayer, without any in-person commitment.
Commitment:
- Read the quarterly updates with specific prayer requests
- Pray
Next Steps: Sign up for a Zoom Prayer Partner Orientation meeting (offered 2x per month).
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WAYS TO GET INVOLVED
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Attend a JCLC Info Session
The first step to getting to know who we are, what we do and how you can serve with us is attending an Info Session. These in-person meetings occur every month from 6-7pm EST at Luther Memorial School (4464 Pearl Road, Cleveland).
Signup HereServe on a Team Night Team
If you like to build relationships with boys and girls in 4th-8th grade engaging in conversation, large group games, dinner, and learning about Jesus, then serving at our Team Nights is for you. Team Nights take place throughout the month on Monday nights from 6-8pm EST.
Next Steps:
Attend a JCLC Info Session. Signup Here
Serve on a Food Service Team
JCLC provides dinner at each of our monthly Team Nights, and we are always in need of individuals who would like to engage with the kids through helping to serve this meal.
Next Steps:
Contact Kathie McNeilly, Kathie@joshuacalebleaders.org
We require all those who are taking part in the life of a child through mentorship or serving at events to undergo a background check.
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JCLC is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and all donations are tax-deductible.
To donate by mail, please send a check made out to “Joshua and Caleb Leadership Center” to:
Joshua & Caleb Leadership Center
10076 Barr Road
Brecksville, OH. 44141
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10 Ways YOU Can Help Advance the Work of Joshua Caleb Leadership Center
Russ Bauman • Russ@JoshuaCalebLeaders.org • (216) 570-7408
This list provides a quick look at a variety of donation options. It can help you and your advisors choose the best ways to maximize your gift’s charitable impact while providing important tax and financial benefits.
- Cash Donations
Cash donations are the simplest form of giving. Cash helps nonprofits immediately and gives you a simple tax break. - Securities That Have Gone Up in Value
When you donate stocks or other assets that have increased in value, you avoid paying capital gains taxes and get a tax break for the full fair market value of the securities. - Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from an IRA
If you are 70½ or older, you can give up to $100,000 annually from your IRA directly to a charity and not have to count this amount in your gross income. This QCD counts toward your required minimum distribution (RMD). - Donor-Advised Fund (DAF)
Establishing a giving account at a public charity allows you to make charitable contributions, receive an immediate tax deduction, and recommend grants to nonprofits from your DAF over time. - Life Insurance
You can name a nonprofit as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy or transfer ownership to a nonprofit. You may qualify for an income tax deduction if you give the policy to your nonprofit. - House or Land
Giving real estate can have big tax benefits, like avoiding capital gains taxes and getting a tax break based on the property’s fair market value. - Gifts Made Through Your Will or Trust
You can name a nonprofit to receive a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate, or what’s left after all the other bequests are made. - Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA)
You get guaranteed income payments for your life, a partial tax deduction, and better treatment for capital gains when you set up a CGA. If you’re over 70½, you can rollover money from your IRA to a CGA. It’s a smart way to have your cake and eat it, too! - Charitable Trusts
Charitable remainder trusts (CRTs) and charitable lead trusts (CLTs) give you income or wealth transfer benefits while supporting your nonprofits. They give you choices for tax breaks and smart estate planning. - Testamentary Gifts from Retirement Accounts
Naming a nonprofit as a retirement account beneficiary avoids income and estate taxes on that amount, so the full value of your gift supports the charity.
Other specialized options exist, including customized financial and estate plans for special situations. Let’s talk about what matters most to you!