Queens Centers for Progress is funded primarily through government sources. There are many years, however, when the level of government funding does not fully cover the cost of providing services. In addition, we often need start-up funding as we add or expand a service in response to a need.

That is why community support and involvement is so important. Corporate and foundation grants and individual contributions have been a source of support since our inception 50 years ago. We are grateful to those who have generously supported us in the past.

You can help continue to make a difference by contributing a gift of cash, stock, or real estate – or by volunteering at our QCP Center. Community support helps to make the hopes, dreams, and wishes of the people we serve come true.

Queens Centers for Progress offers you a convenient way to dispose of your unwanted clothes, toys, dishes and other used household items and generate needed funds for our programs for the developmentally disabled.

Just call (718) 495-3034 Monday through Friday and a pickup will be made at your home! Clothes can be left outside so there is no need to wait at home for the truck. All proceeds generated will benefit QCP.

(You will receive a tax-deductible receipt.)

To ensure that the vital services highlighted on this Web Site can continue, we ask that you consider a living trust or other bequest. Through such planned giving, it is possible for donors to meet their individual needs while at the same time helping a charitable organization in which they believe.

Many donors find that deferred gifts to QCP can provide valuable current tax benefits while at the same time maximizing estate assets passed on to their heirs. Plans can be designed with a number of flexible options.

A Charitable Remainder Trust provides various lifetime benefits:

• Donating property to a Charitable Remainder Trust removes it from your estate for estate tax purposes
  
• The Charitable Remainder Trust pays no capital gains tax on the sale of the assets in the trust, if properly structured
  

A bequest enables you to simply name QCP as a beneficiary in your will. A bequest may consist of cash, securities, real estate, or all or a percentage of residuary estate. It may also consist of a trust set up through your will.

You may use the following format to make such a gift:

I bequeath to Queens Centers for Progress, a not-for-profit organization in the state of New York, located at 81-15 164th St., Jamaica, NY 11432, the sum of $________ for their general corporate purposes.

QCP recommends that you consult a legal or financial advisor in preparing a planned gift. Planned giving is a very important way that QCP receives funds to support its work. Your gift can truly make a difference.

To request information about structuring a gift to QCP, please call (718) 380-3000, Ext. 324.

We have listed a number of items that would help us in our mission at QCP. We will be gratefully appreciative of anyone wishing to donate them – please don’t hesitate to contact us at (718) 380-3000. Ext.324.

• Games (checkers, dominos, puzzles, cards)
• Educational books (math, reading, writing)
• Sports equipment
• Music equipment (stereos, radios, CD players)
• Computers and computer equipment
• Arts and crafts supplies (including canvasses and paint)
• Gardening supplies
• Adult sports clothing (hats, t-shirts, etc.)
• Personal care items (toothbrushes, toothpaste, soaps, wash cloths, deodorant, cosmetic bags)
• Photographic equipment (digital, video, 35 mm)
• Exercise equipment (bikes, treadmills, etc.)
• Canned goods and grain
• Sensory stimulation equipment for our Snoezelen room
• Kitchen equipment (Food processors, blenders, ice cream makers, toaster ovens)
• Remote control toys
• Decorative serving platters and utensils
  

The BIG Wish List

• An outdoor basketball court with adaptive basketball equipment for our non-ambulatory patients.
• An 8- to 12-seat van to transport our participants for their community integration programs.

If you have other ideas, please call us and we will let you know if we can use them.

Donating your old car to QCP could create a tax deduction.  Plus, you'll be helping us - the funds generated when we sell it to a responsible broker will go to help us in our vital work helping developmentally disabled people lead more fulfilling and independent lives.  As always, you should consult your tax advisor.

You may use this form to contact us with questions or to donate your car now. After we receive this submission we will immediately begin processing your donation and follow up with a phone call within four days.

click here for our car donation form

America’s Car Donation Charities Center, and all of its nonprofit affiliates listed herein, value and respect all individuals and organizations seeking to make a charitable contribution. We understand that you may be concerned about privacy issues that surround the use of the Internet.

We’re focused on only one thing: helping you help others in a safe environment. Therefore, we do not disclose information about your individual visits or information that you may give us – such as your name, phone number, address and e-mail address – to any outside companies except for the purpose of completing the donation transaction that you initiate.

We specifically ask for information about you when you make donations such as your name, phone number, address and e-mail address – in order to better provide our service to you.

This information will be used solely for the purpose of completing your donation. When you make the donation, the charity to which you are donating will receive the information you provide.