Donating

For those who would rather set their donation on automatic, consider Donations by Direct Deposit Payments. Per your written instructions, your bank account would be debited monthly or semi-monthly for the amount you choose. You can stop Direct Deposit donations whenever you wish. Contact the Church office to sign up. Or download this ACH form, complete it and return to the Church office to begin electronic donations immediately.

Contributions can be made on your credit card or through your bank account by using the link at the top of this page. Set up a one-time donation or a recurring gift.

Why leave anything to chance? ONE simple sentence in your will can ensure support for St. Elizabeth Parish.

I give to Saint Elizabeth Roman Catholic Church (located at 618 Fullerton Ave, Whitehall, Pennsylvania, 18052) $XX,XXX. or __________ percent (_____%) of my estate to support the future of the parish.

Please be sure to include the address of the Church. There are many St. Elizabeth parishes.

For more information, visit the Diocesan website.

QCD - Qualified Charitable Distributions

For those over 70 1/2, consider making a donation directly to St Elizabeth from your traditional IRA retirement account.

The IRS allows traditional IRA account owners to exclude distributions from their adjusted gross income if they give the money directly to a qualified charitable organization. Qualified charitable distributions can count as required minimum distributions (RMDs), but the distributions are not taxable and they are not added to the AGI. The IRA-to-charity strategy can be a good way to get tax savings from charitable gifts for taxpayers who cannot take charitable write-offs because of the higher standard deductions.

Save taxes while supporting your Church. Consult your tax advisor for details.

EITC - Educational Improvement Tax Credit

How often do you have the opportunity to choose how your state tax dollars are spent? Designed especially for the business owner or high wealth individual, the EITC gives businesses and individuals the opportunity to use their tax dollars for an education credit that would directly benefit the St. Elizabeth Regional school and preschool. Click here for more information.

Help make Catholic education available for everyone!

• Do you want to remember your Church in your will?
• Does the roller coaster ride of the stock market cause you concerns?
• Do you want a secure fixed payment for life?
• A Charitable Gift Annuity will accomplish all these things.
• Visit the Diocesan website for more information.

Gift Cards on Line

To go directly to our online order form, click here.

RaiseRight.com

Under "For Families", click on Join a RaiseRight Program.

Our school enrollment code is in your enrollment packet or may be requested at the school office.

The Gift Card RaiseRight program is an easy painless way to raise money to support Catholic education. You purchase a gift card at face value and use it for your shopping needs. The School receives a small rebate for each card it sells. We have several gift cards available after masses and at the Church and School offices.

For a much greater selection, you can purchase a wide variety of cards on line at the above link. Some of these cards can be loaded directly to your mobile phones for the utmost convenience. Other orders must be picked up from the school office.

You can support a friend or a family member at the school, or allocate credits earned to the St. Elizabeth Parish scholarship fund to aid the greater student body.

Our school may benefit from your purchases through Redners, Giant and several other retailers, as well as specific brands such as Box-Tops for Education. Visit the school web site for more information.