Your Gift Makes a Difference.
Donate now to give hope for people in Greater Springfield area.
The need seems overwhelming at times as we serve those who suffer from a harsh life on the streets. Just $2.64 provides a life-saving meal and begins the process of healing and restoration in the lives of our homeless neighbors. Thank you for your gift, and may God bless you for caring.
Ongoing Needs
There will always be ongoing needs for the day to day operations of the Rescue Mission. From urgent needs for water or peanut butter for making sandwiches for our mobile-feeding program. If would would like to donate items for our Emergency Shelter or Rehabilitation Programs, please click on our Ongoing Needs Lists here for more information. To purchased items online through Amazon, please see our Immediate Needs and other lists at: https://a.co/g9AfLcK .
Urgent Needs for Life-Saving Meals
Prepare meals to donate to our Emergency Shelter or Rehabilitation Program to be served at our facilities. Another option is to prepare bagged lunches for Operation SONshine, our mobile-feeding programs that goes out weekly providing lunch to the community. Contact Lenore Masciotra, Volunteer Coordinator, at 413-732-0808, ext. 220, lmasciotra@springfieldrescuemission.org for more information or to arrange a service project.
Sustainers of Hope
Click here to donate and become a Sustainers of Hope to donate monthly! You decide how much you would like to give and how you would like to pay to support our programs. This helps us to continue to offer our vital programs while helping reduce our administrative and overhead expenses.
For more information please contact Georgia Briggs, Donor Relations Coordinator, 413-732-0808 ext. 223, gbriggs@springfieldrescuemission.org
Planned Giving
Many people are thrilled to discover that including a gift to the Rescue Mission in their Will, or other planned giving options, can significantly impact the lives of people in need for eternity. Planned Giving can include things like:
- Gifts from your Will or Trust (Get your free guide here)
- Charitable Gift Annuities
- Donor Advised Funds
- Gifts of Securities
- And much more
For more information, please contact Sabra Ramsdell at 413-732-0808, ext. 219 or email at sramsdell@springfieldrescuemission.org
Memorial and Honorary Giving
There is no better way to remember or honor a loved one than by helping the most vulnerable individuals in our community. Your gift will help provide meals for the homeless and needy families who we encounter every day. To give a tribute in memory or in honor of a loved one, please click here to donate. A memorial card will be sent to friends and family members when you give a donation gift in their name. For more information, please contact Georgia Briggs, Donor Relations Coordinator, at 413-732-0808, ext. 223 or gbriggs@springfieldrescuemission.org.
Corporate Matching Gifts – Double Your Donation
Corporate matching gifts are a type of philanthropy in which companies match the donations their Employees make to nonprofit organizations. When an Employee makes a donation, they can request the matching gift from their Employer, who then makes their own donation directly to the organization.
You can see if your Employer offers a Matching Gift Program here:
When making your online donation, please consider completing the Match Your Donation section. You can also go to the donation page now here: donate now.
If you prefer to mail in your donation, use the above Matching Gift link above to see if your Employer offers a Matching Gift Program and then complete the online Matching Gift form. Another option would be to speak to your HR Dept. representative to obtain the form.
Employers may even turn your volunteer hours into a monetary donation through their volunteer policy. Every additional gift from an Employer will provide more meals, shelter beds, clothing and hope for our homeless and those in need in our communities.
Every additional gift from an Employer will provide more meals, shelter beds, clothing and hope for our homeless and those in need in our communities.
Please find our 501C3 Tax Exempt Form here to give to your Employer when discussing matching gifts. Thank you for your support!
The following are some of the companies who offer a Gift Matching Program and have supported the Springfield Rescue Mission. If you do not see your company, please consider asking your Employer if they have a matching program and complete their application. Thank you for your support!
List of Employers who match gifts are listed here.
| Adobe |
| Aetna |
| Amica Co. |
| Arbella Insurance Group |
| Bank of America |
| Barings, Inc. |
| Barnes Group Foundation, Inc. |
| Battelle |
| Biogen Idec |
| Carrier HQ |
| Caterpillar |
| Chubb Corporation |
| Citizens Bank |
| Continental National American Group |
| Costco |
| Comcast NBC Universal |
| Dell Giving |
| Ensign-Bickford Foundation, Inc. |
| GE Foundation |
| Great West Financial |
| Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. |
| Hartford Fire Ins. Co. |
| Illinois Tool Works Foundation |
| Lexis Nexis |
| Liberty Mutual |
| Lincoln Financial Foundation |
| MassMutual Life Ins. |
| Medtronic Foundation |
| National Assn. of Letter Carriers |
| Otis Elevator – Carrier Corp. |
| Parzych |
| Peoples Bank |
| Prudential |
| Raytheon |
| Regeneron American Charities |
| Schellman & Company |
| Smith & Wesson, Inc. |
| Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. |
| Sun Life Symetra |
| Life Travelers |
| United Health Group |
| United Technologies |
| UNUM Group |
| Verizon |
| VMWare Foundation |
| Voya Financial |
Donating Gift In-Kind Items
All donated Gift In-Kind items donated will go directly to the poor, homeless and hurting people in our community. All items are distributed FREE OF CHARGE! Please find our Operation Hope Tote Basic Needs List here. Please find our Donation Guidelines here.
Donation Days/Times: Monday – Saturday, 8AM to 6PM.
