We are happy to accept your contribution from your DAF. Our parish tax ID/EIN is 36-2170949.

We can accept electronic ACH transfers (preferred for security reasons) or by mail to St. Benedict Parish, 2215 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL 60618.

For ACH transfers, contact donate@stbenedict.com for our incoming ACH bank information.

Visit DAF Direct to quickly contribute from your Fidelity Charitable,Schwab Charitable or BNY Mellon donor-advised fund.

Reduce Your Taxes While Increasing Your Impact

If you are 70 ½ years of age or older and have a traditional individual retirement account (IRA), you can make an immediate impact at St. Benedict through an IRA Charitable Rollover Gift. While there have been recent changes to the tax laws regarding traditional IRAs, owners of these accounts still have the opportunity to make qualified charitable distributions of up to $100,000 in the calendar year.

An IRA Charitable Rollover allows you to make a gift directly from your IRA to St. Benedict that satisfies part or all of your annual RMD from your IRA, and excludes part or all of that distribution from your Federal taxable gross income. It’s a win-win!

Making Your Gift is Easy
• Contact your IRA Custodian and request a distribution to be a charitable rollover to St. Benedict Parish & Schools, a 501(c)(3) qualified charitable organization (EIN 36-2170949.)
• To ensure that we can promptly and accurately credit your gift, ask them to include your name, address and how you would like the gift allocated in the transfer.

Distributions can be mailed to:
St. Benedict Parish
Business Office
2215 W. Irving Park Road
Chicago, IL 60618

A gift of long-term appreciated securities may provide you with greater tax advantages than a gift of cash. You may deduct the current fair market value as a charitable gift and avoid any capital gains tax on the appreciation.

The directions and letter of intent are available for download here, or by contacting Jeanne Anderson.at janderson@stbenedict.com or 773.509.3809

Our address:
St. Benedict Parish
Attn: Business Office
2215 W. Irving Park Road
Chicago, IL 60618

St. Benedict Parish has partnered with Silent Donor to allow you to make a fully anonymous donation in support of our organization.

Silent Donor is the largest anonymous donation platform in the US. Their system allows donors to send fully anonymous, tax-deductible donations to qualified charitable organizations. Access their private donation platform here and just write in St. Benedict Parish & Schools to receive your donation.

You can also specify if there is a particular St. Ben’s program or initiative you'd like to support on their donation form (ie. school scholarships, religious education, music or youth ministry, athletics, etc). Donate anonymously via card, bank transfer, or cryptocurrency. More information on how Silent Donor works is available here.

Please note: After your donation is made, you will automatically receive a tax-deductible receipt directly from Silent Donor. St. Benedict Parish is unable to issue tax receipts or letters for donations made through Silent Donor.