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Bella Fortezza relies on the support of grants and donations from public agencies, corporations, and individuals to carry out its dual missions of affordable housing and financial education.  Without continuing support, our vision of suitable housing for hard-working families and education for those less able to navigate our financial and public support systems would go unfulfilled. 

Due to a generous pledge of ongoing support for all administrative overhead, every single dollar of your contributions will go directly to supporting our charitable missions.  Contributions may be directed to either of our missions or to our general fund.

As a 501(c)(3) Charitable Organization, all contributions to Bella Fortezza are tax-deductible.  Please consult your tax advisor for details.to determine the extent of your deduction.

 

There are numerous ways to support our mission.  The simplest is a monetary contribution.  But even here, there are options!

By Check

Bella Fortezza, Inc.; P.O. Box 375, Indian Hills, CO 80454

Paypal.Me – use your PayPal account to instantly send a contribution.

Give with Bing — A Microsoft supported program that allows one to contribute their Microsoft Rewards Points to Charitable Organizations.  They also provate a Cash Donation option that allows one to use a Credit or Debit Card.

PayPal Giving Fund – a PayPal backed Donor-Advised Fund.  

 

We are also registered with some shopping sites.  When shopping through these sites, they will donate a small percentage of the sale to Bella Fortezza.  It costs you nothing to contribute — all contributions come from the vendors.

You shop on Amazon.  Same selection, same prices.  Amazon donates 0.5% of your purchase cost.  Uses your existing Amazon account information.  Must start shopping at smile.amazon.com and select “Bella Fortezza Inc” from the drop-down in the upper left corner.

iGive supports charities by partnering with a multitude of retailers that offer to donate a percentage of your purchases to the charity of your choice.  Sign up at iGive.com and search for the cause “Bella Fortezza”.  Browse their stores and make sure to activate an offer before you checkout.  Even better, install their optional Button which automatically tracks when you’re shopping at an iGive partner store.  Another feature of the Button is that it will contribute 10 cents each day you open a new window in your browser and let iGive direct you to your search engine of choice!  A little bit each day goes a long way.

eBay supports charities by allowing sellers to donate a percentage of their listing sales (up to 100%) to the charity of their choice.  “Bella Fortezza, Inc.” is a listed supported charity.  Also check out our own eBay listings.  100% of net proceeds from our listings go directly towards funding our charitable programs.

 

There are also other novel ways to support Bella Fortezza.

Microsoft Rewards is a loyalty program created by Microsoft to incentivize adoption of Microsoft Accounts and use of their Bing search engine and their Microsoft Edge browser.  You earn points by using Bing to search the web while logged into your Microsoft Account.  They have daily activities through which you can learn trivia and keep up on current events while earning points.  You can designateBella Fortezza, Inc” as your supported non-profit and points you earn and donate will reward us with a cash contribution for our charitable programs.  Microsoft has already contributed more than $12.1 million to non-profits through this program.

Please consult your tax advisor for advice regarding the tax-deductibility of your contributions.

Your tax advisor can evaluate the specific circumstances which may apply to you, but in general you are permitted to deduct up to 60% of your Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in cash donations or 50% of your AGI in non-cash donations.  Corporations are typically limited to 10% of AGI in cash donations.

However, for tax years 2020 and 2021, thanks to the CARES Act individuals may deduct up to 100% of AGI in cash donations (non-cash donations are still capped at 50% of AGI).

IRS: Charitable Contribution
Deductions

IRS: CARES Act Provisions