Creative Funding
Benevolence Fund
Open Door Fellowship Benevolence Fund LLC
A not-for-profit organization. All financial gifts are tax deductible. Checks made payable to: “Open Door Fellowship Benevolence Fund.” You can also give electronically on our giving page near the bottom!
The Open Door Fellowship Benevolence Fund exists to extend support and meet needs within the fellowship and the neighboring community. Every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, the Food Bank is open to the public providing full food boxes which may include: canned vegetables, canned soup, canned meat, canned fruit, peanut butter, pasta, rice, spaghetti sauce, cereal, pinto beans. We also receive fresh vegetables and bread from time to time to distribute as well.
If you have any questions regarding Open Door Fellowship Church’s Food Bank, please contact Open Door Fellowship Church at 602.242.4414 during regular office hours 8:00am-5:00pm Monday through Thursday.
How We Fund It:
Open Door Fellowship Benevolence Fund is funded from our fellowship.
Having a balance allows us to respond in generosity to those coming to us with significant needs.
As a not-for-profit organization, all of your financial gifts are tax deductible.
Annually, up to $800 of your financial support to Open Door Fellowship Benevolence Fund is eligible for the Arizona Working Poor Tax Credit (now called the Credit for Donations made to Qualifying Charitable Organizations) (SEE TAX CREDIT). Gifts must be made in the form of check or cash or online donation through our give page. Checks: Pay to the Order of: Open Door Fellowship Benevolence Fund.
Tax Credit
Current Arizona tax code allows for charitable donations of up to $800 per married taxpayers filing jointly and up to $400 per taxpayer filing as single to be redirected to a qualifying charity and returned to the taxpayer not as a deduction but as a tax credit.
Taxpayers filing in Arizona have the unique opportunity to actually redirect a portion of the state tax dollars they already pay into charitable channels at no additional financial cost to themselves.
Open Door Fellowship Benevolence Fund is a qualified charitable organization under the state charitable tax credit program.
For Taxpayers
You don’t need to itemize to take advantage of this credit
The credit allowed for married taxpayers is $800
For single taxpayers, the allowed credit is $400
For more information and tax forms, see the Arizona Department of Revenue Website or call 602.255.3381.
Donors who use this tax credit may also qualify for other Arizona tax credit programs. We are a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization making donations eligible for appropriate tax deductions on state and federal taxes. The Qualifying Charitable Organization Code for ODF is 20568. This code will be used for your tax credit records.
The Open Door Fellowship Benevolence Fund does not offer legal or tax advice. Always check with a qualified and licensed professional regarding all matters related to tax or legal issues. Information can be found at the Arizona Department of Revenue website www.revenue.state.az.us under Refunds & Credits or by calling Tax Payer Assistance at 602 255 3381.
www.azdor.gov/TaxCredits/QualifyingCharitableOrganizations.aspx
Grocery Store Programs
The Fry’s program. Every time you swipe your Fry’s VIP card (once registered online) for purchases of groceries, gas, pharmacy—a portion returns to ODF!
Fry’s Program sign-up required for all participants. Sign-up takes less than 5 minutes. Each year, after August 1st, please reselect Open Door Fellowship Church
Coffee bar: When you buy at the ODF courtyard coffee bar, your dollars go global! Proceeds benefit our Beyond our Door missions and outreach team during part of the year, and other church programs depending on the month. So, snack it up!
Any questions? Please contact Jenny Miller, Director of Operations at 602.242.4414 x116 or jenny.miller@odfchurch.org.
DEACON’S FUND
Our hope is to be a resource to provide temporary assistance to attendees of Open Door Fellowship on an emergency basis when no other sources of help are available. Please contact one of our Deacons or pastoral staff members to begin the first steps in our process. You can do that by going to our staff page on the website.
When you are ready to access the form you will need to click the circle with the words “open door since 1973”. The form will be located on a password protected page and you might need assistance from one of our Deacons or pastoral staff to have access the password.
Please let us know if you have any further questions. We are happy to help and hope that we can assist you in this time of need.
God Bless,
Deacons of Open Door Fellowship
