Support Our Mission
Your support transforms lives, one student at a time.
YOUR GIFT TO EMERGE BOLDLY CARVES PATHS TO NEW POSSIBILITIES.
Each donation ignites the journey of academic excellence and leadership for our scholars, ensuring they have the resources to excel. Your partnership with EMERGE is vital, creating educational opportunities that transform lives and communities.
Other Ways to Support
Give by Check
Please make checks payable to “EMERGE” and direct to:
EMERGE
Attn: Development,
3555 Timmons Lane, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77027
EIN 45-4077397
Stocks & Securities
Consider making a meaningful impact by donating appreciated securities, such as stocks, bonds, or mutual funds that you have held for more than a year, to EMERGE.
By choosing to donate in this way, you may benefit from reduced or even eliminated capital gains taxes, along with a federal income tax charitable deduction for the full market value of your gift.
To get started, please consult with your broker for guidance. When you’re ready to make your donation, use the following information to process your gift:
- Brokerage Firm: Fidelity Investments
- DTC Number: 0226
- Account Name: EMERGE Fellowship
- Account Number: Z40186909
Matching Gifts
Many companies offer corporate matching for their employee’s charitable contributions – allowing the impact of your gift to double or even triple. To find out if your employer matches gifts, contact your HR department for more information.
If they do offer matching gifts, request a matching gift form, complete it, and send it to:
EMERGE
3555 Timmons Lane, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77027
EMERGE will support you through this process. Please contact Tahreem Raza at tahreem@emergescholars.org with questions.
Donor Advised Funds
If you would like to make a gift to EMERGE from your Donor Advised Fund (DAF), please contact Janicca Garcia at janicca@emergescholars.org. Please be advised that no goods and/or services may be received in exchange for grants made from a DAF.
Sponsor an Event
Funds raised at EMERGE’s annual Build the Village Luncheon and annual Sporting Clays Tournament enable EMERGE to support over 3,200 high school and college students in their pursuit of a college education. For sponsorship information, please contact Delaney Navarro at delaney@emergescholars.org.
Host a Third-Party Fundraiser
Spread the word and support EMERGE’s mission by hosting informational house party/fundraiser for friends, family, and colleagues or by making EMERGE the beneficiary of a third-party event. For more information and help organizing, please contact Delaney Navarro at delaney@emergescholars.org.
Planned Giving
There are many ways to make a planned gift to EMERGE, including bequests through your will, contributions through trusts, life insurance or retirement, as well as through a Donor Advised Fund. To plan your long-term philanthropic goals, contact our development department at 832.580.3379 or development@emergescholars.org.
If you have planned a legacy gift to EMERGE, please complete our confirmation form that is used for internal tracking purposes only.
Charitable bequests are fully deductible for estate tax purposes.
Support Our Mission
For general questions or to learn more about our Corporate Partnership opportunities, please contact Vice President of Development Janicca Garcia at janicca@emergescholars.org.