Give

Send a gift by mail to:

232 NW 6th Ave., Portland, OR 97209.

Make a gift of stock or a designated gift. Fill out this form and send to Chris Wilhite.

We are able to accept electronic funds transfer directly from your account under two scenarios:  

• If you join the Friends of CCC with a monthly donation, or 
• If you plan to make a gift of $5,000 or more  

If you would like to commit to either or both of these kinds of gifts, please contact Chris Wilhite.

Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match any charitable contributions or volunteer hours made by their employees. The impact of your gift could be doubled or even tripled! Find out if your employer will match your gift to Central City Concern. 

Donate to the Recycling and Reuse Operations Center

CCC operates the Recycling and Reuse Operations Center, which sorts, cleans and distributes household items and clothing to our clients.

The center has limited storage space. We accept the following new or gently-used items on a LIMITED basis.

Current high priority items:

• Winter coats
• Winter hats, gloves and scarves
• Hand warmers
• Kitchen supplies (pots, pans, silverware, etc.)
• Men’s jeans
• Socks and underwear (new only)
• Pet food and supplies

Items accepted year-round: 

• Men’s and women’s casual clothing (no office/dress)
• New pairs of socks
• Unopened hygiene items (hand sanitizer, bar soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste and toothbrushes, combs, shaving razors)
• Outdoor gear
• Small kitchen items
• Blankets and sheets

Please contact Teiana Brown to arrange a drop off for your donation.

Donate Your Vehicle

Central City Concern will will gladly accept your car, truck, boat, motorcycle or even RV.

Here’s how it works:

1. Call 855-500-RIDE or submit the online vehicle donation form. Vehicle donor support representatives are available seven days a week to answer donor questions. Within 48 business hours of submitting the form, the vehicle donation support team will contact you to complete the donation and confirm your pick-up information.
2. Schedule your free pick-up. In most cases, your vehicle pick-up can be scheduled within three business days once the donation record has been completed.
3. Receive a donation receipt. Vehicle donations are tax-deductible! An initial donation receipt is provided at the time of the pick-up. If the vehicle sells for $500 or less, donors are also mailed a thank-you letter within 30 days of the sale of the vehicle, which serves as a tax receipt. If the vehicle sells for more than $500 and the donor has provided their tax identification number, an IRS Form 1098-C will be mailed to the donor within 30 days of the sale stating the amount of gross proceeds (the maximum amount of your tax deduction) received from your donation. For specific tax-related questions, please consult a tax advisor.

Donate Through Our Amazon Wish Lists

Check out our Blackburn Amazon wish list or Letty Owings Center Amazon wishlist to purchase for our clients. Please email our Teiana Brown with questions.

Participate in Fred Meyer Community Rewards and link your card to Central City Concern.

A tax-saving opportunity for those 70½ and older. You can give any amount (up to a maximum of $100,000) per year from your IRA directly to a qualified charity without having to pay income taxes on the money. This can help reduce your income and tax burden.

Learn about how Barbara and Terry Lawson made this tax-wise impact.

To Qualify: 

• You must be age 70 ½ or older when you make your gift 
• Gifts must be made directly from a traditional IRA account by your IRA administrator to Central City Concern. 
• Gifts from 401k, 403b, or other plans do not qualify. Your financial advisor can tell you if creating a traditional IRA account would fit your circumstances. If so, you can benefit from the IRA Charitable Transfer. 
• Gifts be outright. Distributions to donor-advised funds or life-income arrangements, like charitable remainder trusts, do not qualify. 

Contact Maya Edelstein to get started.

Turn a home, building, or farm into a pathway from homelessness, poverty, and addiction to healthy, housed and engaged lives. Central City Concern may use the property for its own purposes or will sell it and use the proceeds. 

Benefits include: 

• Income tax deduction based on the appraised value of the property 
• Avoidance of capital gains taxes 

• Meaningful and substantial support for Central City Concern’s mission 

Contact Maya Edelstein to get started.

When you include Central City Concern in your estate plan, you are ensuring that individuals and families who fall on hard times will always have a place to turn to get the housing and health care they need. It is always best to meet with one of our gift officers to help you discern the impact you would like to have or the goal you would like to achieve through your lasting legacy.  

With one sentence, you can leave a legacy gift by designating Central City Concern as a beneficiary in your will or living trust. 

Download the Declaration of Intent for your legacy gift and contact one of our gift officers to discuss the impact you want your lasting legacy to make. 

Contact Chris Wilhite (503-200-3903) or Maya Edelstein (971-383-1234) to get started.