Ways To Give

Gifts FYI's | Become a Raging Fan | The Founder's Club | The Chairman's Circle
Bequests | Charitable Gift Annuities | Donate Stock
Corporate & Foundation Support | Employer Matching Gifts | Gifts In-Kind


Gifts FYI's


Your financial gifts can be sent to U-TURN either online or dropped off either in person or by conventional mail at: U-TURN, Inc., 2101 Maywill Street, Richmond, VA 23230.

Should you like to pay via telephone or have questions or concerns, please contact Paul Manning, U-TURN's Development Manager, at 804-358-2775 or paulmanning@u-turn.org.

Your donations can be designated as either General Fund gifts OR restricted to either the Biblical Studies & Leadership Fund, Scholarship Fund, or the Sport-Specific Fund.

* Cash Gifts
Please make all checks payable to U-TURN, Inc. Include notation as to what Fund you would like your gift(s) directed.

* Credit Cards U-TURN can accept your credit card either in person, online, or by phone (see above).

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Become a U-TURN Raging Fan


Each year U-TURN looks for a minimum of 100 generous friends to commit to support the ministry with gifts of $100 or more. These supporters become members of our annual U-TURN Raging Fans, a special donor group dedicated to helping U-TURN with its day-to-day operations, insuring that our innovative, effective, and life-changing programming can continue at high levels of excellence. Please join our U-TURN Raging Fans today. When you become a member and support us with a minimum financial contributon $500, you and all other U-TURN Raging Fans will receive additonal benefits and privileges, including:

  • Subscription to The Plumbline, U-TURN's monthly eNewsletter.
  • U-TURN's Annual Calendar
  • A U-TURN T-shirt and hat

You can make your contribution to U-TURN in the one of the following ways: either online or dropped off either in person or by conventional mail at: U-TURN, Inc., 2101 Maywill Street, Richmond, VA 23230

For more information on becoming a U-TURN Raging Fan, please contact Paul Manning, U-TURN's Development Manager, at 804-358-2775 or paulmanning@u-turn.org.

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Join The Founder's Club


The Founder's Club is a special group of a minimum of 50 generous friends who commit to help the ministry with gifts of $500 or more. These supporters' exist to help U-TURN with its strengthening its scholarship program for high-risk, inner-city youth. When you become a member and support us with a minimum financial contributon $500, you and all other Founder's Club Members will receive additonal benefits and privileges including:

  • Subscription to The Plumbline, U-TURN's monthly eNewsletter.
  • U-TURN's Annual Calendar
  • A U-TURN T-shirt and hat
  • A U-TURN Mug
  • Speical Invitation to U-TURN's Annual Fall Gala (and other events)

Please note that it takes approximately $2,000 to fully scholarship a child in a high-performance athletic & character development program. Thus, with a minimum of 50 Founder's Club Members, U-TURN can provide 25 high-risk, inner-city youth with transformational development.

You can make your contribution to U-TURN in the one of the following ways: either online or dropped off either in person or by conventional mail at: U-TURN, Inc., 2101 Maywill Street, Richmond, VA 23230

For more information on becoming a U-TURN Raging Fan, please contact U-TURN's Development Manager, Paul Manning at 804-358-2775 or paulmanning@u-turn.org.

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Join The Chairman's Circle


The Founder's Club is a special group of a minimum of 50 generous friends to commit to support the ministry with gifts of $1,000 or more. These supporters become members of our annual Chariman's Circle, a very special donor group dedicated to helping U-TURN with its capital improvements and/or fundraising infrastructure. Please become a Chairman's Circle member today.

When you become a member and support us with a minimum financial contributon $1,000 you and all other Chariman's Circle members will receive additonal benefits and privileges, including:

  • Subscription to The Plumbline, U-TURN's monthly eNewsletter.
  • U-TURN's Annual Calendar
  • A U-TURN T-shirt and hat
  • A U-TURN Mug
  • A U-TURN Umbrella
  • Invitation, Prime Seating, and Meet-and-Greet Session at U-TURN's Annual Fall Gala (and other events)

You can make your contribution to U-TURN in the one of the following ways: either online or dropped off either in person or by conventional mail at: U-TURN, Inc., 2101 Maywill Street, Richmond, VA 23230

For more information on becoming a U-TURN Raging Fan, please contact U-TURN's Development Manager, Paul Manning at 804-358-2775 or paulmanning@u-turn.org.

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Planned Giving - Bequests


A charitable bequest is an effective and simple method of supporting U-TURN without giving up the chosen asset until death. It is written into your Last Will and Testament. Bequests are deductible from your gross estate and can therefore offer estate tax savings. There is no limit on the amount you can leave to U-TURN through your will. When drafting a will, there are various types of bequests for different needs:

  • Specific Bequests: U-TURN can be designated by you to be the direct beneficiary of a stated amount of money, a particular piece of property, or a stated percentage of your estate.
  • Residuary Bequests: U-TURN can be designated by you to receive all or a portion of the remainder of your estate once all specific bequests (to family and friends) have been satisfied.
  • Contingent Bequests: Individuals most often instruct that assets should go to family members or friends. However, in the event that your named benficiaries do not survive you, you can build a contingency in your Will that designates U-TURN as the beneficary to your assets. The Will should identify U-TURN by its legal designation, which is as follows: U-TURN, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, with principal offices located at 2101 Maywill Street, Richmond, VA 23230.

Use of Gifts: You may either restrict your bequest or leave it unrestricted. Unrestricted gifts offer the advantage of permitting WNYC to allocate resources in a manner consistent with changing priorities and strategies over time.

If you complete your will and include U-TURN, please have your broker complete your request and contact Paul Manning, Development Manager, by telephone [804-358-2775], E-mail paulmanning@u-turn.org, or conventional mail: U-TURN, Inc., 2101 Maywill Street, Richmond, VA 23230.

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Planned Giving - Charitable Gift Annuities


A charitable gift annuity is a way to make a gift to U-TURN, Inc. and receive payments in exchange for the gift for your lifetime. A gift of cash or stock of $25,000 or more to U-TURN can provide a guaranteed lifetime income to you, your spouse, and, if you wish, other beneficiaries. A gift annuity is set up with U-TURN through a simple agreement form sent to you for review and signature. The signing of the agreement signifies a contract issued by U-TURN to pay you a lifetime income as specified in the agreement. Once the term of the annuity is complete, the remaining assets are added to U-TURN's Endowment Fund to help sustain the programming you value into the future. In addition to a guaranteed lifetime income, other benefits of a charitable gift annuity include:

  • Income tax charitable deduction
  • Income may be partly tax-free
  • Elimination of capital gains taxes on appreciated securities
  • Possible reduction in estate taxes
  • Higher income for older beneficiaries

If you complete your will and include U-TURN, please have your broker complete your request and contact Paul Manning, Development Manager, by telephone [804-358-2775], E-mail paulmanning@u-turn.org, or conventional mail: U-TURN, Inc., 2101 Maywill Street, Richmond, VA 23230.

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Donate Stock


You can help to insure the sustained success of U-TURN's future by donating gifts of stock. Besides the two common ways to doante stock for planned giving (Bequests and Charitable Gift Annuities), you can donate gifts of stock as one time, monthly, or annual gifts to U-TURN. Please notify us should you have your broker complete your request to do one of the aforementioned methods of stock donations to U-TURN. Mail a copy of your stock delivery instructions to U-TURN, attention Paul Manning, U-TURN's Development Manager, at either 804-358-2775 or paulmanning@u-turn.org.

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Corporate & Foundation Support


Corporate Sponsorship Support
U-TURN is a Richmond, VA based 501(c)(3) non-profit youth service organization that reaches thousands of kids per year with it's athletic training programs and tournaments, elementary and middle school assembly/gym pep ralleys, and agency partnerships impacting high-risk youth. Coporate supporters reach U-TURN's wide socioeconomic range of youth and parents while supporting U-TURN's high-performance and transformational programs.

For sponsorship opportunities, please refer to our Corporate Sponsorship Packet.

Should your company desire to discuss becoming a sponsor, please contact Herb Delaney, U-TURN's Director of Community Relations and Corporate Sponsorships, at either 804-358-2775 x 30 or herb@u-turn.org.

Foundation Support
Whether you are interested in supporting U-TURN's general operating expenses, funding a portion of a program, or making a challenge grant, we would be delighted to discuss the many opportunities available. Please contact Paul Manning, U-TURN's Development Manager, at either 804-358-2775 or paulmanning@u-turn.org, for more information.

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Employer Matching Gifts


Often individuals, corporations, and foundations will match your gift amount to U-TURN. Most employers have matching gift forms in their Human Resource departments. Should you desire to find out about a matching gift opportunity which may bless U-TURN but have questions, please contact Paul Manning, U-TURN's Development Manager, at 804-358-2775 or paulmanning@u-turn.org.

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Gifts In-Kind


U-TURN welcomes contributions in the form of equipment and/or services instead of monetary gifts. Examples of such gifts would be athletic training equipment that coaches need, office / IT equipment and services, event set-up supplies, etc. For more information, please contact Paul Manning, U-TURN's Development Manager, at 804-358-2775 or paulmanning@u-turn.org.

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