Be The Difference

While the true measure of Beth Mardutho lies not in the size of our endowments but in the impact of our projects at the academic and community levels, your support will make a difference in bringing the Syriac language and its heritage to the Third Millennium. You can make a difference. Please make your contribution today. We have various contribution plans, both short-term and long-term, that allow each person to take part of our success. All donations to our 501 (c) (3) charitable organization are tax-deductible.

If you wish to donate via check or credit card, we recommend that you contact Beth Mardutho to handle your donations requests.

Project Support

A gift towards a specific project ensures that your contribution is used for that project. The following projects are in need of your support:

• eBeth Arké: The Syriac Digital Library
  In partnership with major university libraries, we are building the largest library of books, articles, pictures, maps, and musical recordings and making the material available online in a digitized format.
• Meltho OpenType Fonts
  We have 10 additional fonts to add to our Meltho package. Each font will cost $1500 to produce. You can help us by adopting a font, or donating towards the fonts.

Endowments

An endowment guarantees the long-term livelihood of Beth Mardutho. Your gift will be saved in an account, and we will use the interest from your gift for our general work.

The following endowments are available:

• The Beth Mardutho Endowment. This endowment is used for the general operations and projects of Beth Mardutho. You can contribute to this endowment any amount using the secure form below.
• A New Endowment Under Your Name. You can choose to establish an endowment under your own name or the name of a loved one. Endowments are usually in the amount of $25,000 or more. You can establish an endowment under your name now.

Contact Beth Mardutho directly to donate to our endowments.

Cars, Jewelry, Fine Arts and Real Estate

For a tax-deduction benefit, you can give away your useless old car, a piece of jewelry that you do not need, or even real estate that is of no value to you to the National Charity Support Foundation and tell them to give all the proceeds to "The Syriac Institute" (In case they ask you for our tax identification number, it is 22-3785056.) NCSF will sell the item for you and will give all the proceeds to Beth Mardutho. You will get a full tax-deduction. This is a win-win situation for you and Beth Mardutho. Call NCSF at 1-800-488-4623. [NCSF works only in the USA.]

Bequests

Remember to put Beth Mardutho in your Will. In case your legal advisor should ask for it, Beth Mardutho's Federal tax identification number is 22-3785056.

• Unrestricted Bequest of Specific Assets. The standard legal wording for this type of bequest is as follows: I give, devise and bequeath to Beth Mardutho, The Syriac Institute, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, the sum of $ (or property described) for its general purposes.
• Unrestricted Bequest of a Percentage of Your Estate. This is a good technique for ensuring that Beth Mardutho will receive the desired portion of your eventual estate, no matter how the nature and disposition of your assets might change and grow over the years. If you wish, the residue of your estate can be directed to Beth Mardutho after bequests of specific amounts to family members and friends. The appropriate wording would be as follows: I give, devise and bequeath percent of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate to Beth Mardutho, The Syriac Institute, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, for its general purposes.
• Contingent Unrestricted Bequest. In case an heir named in your Will might not survive you, you can designate Beth Mardutho as a contingent beneficiary of all or a portion of your estate. Such a bequest would read: In the event that (name of primary beneficiary) should not survive me, I give, devise and bequeath (the desired sum, property or percentage of your estate) to Beth Mardutho, The Syriac Institute, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, for its general purposes.

For more information, please do not hesitate to contact the Director, or mail your questions and comments to Beth Mardutho, 46 Orris Ave., Piscataway, NJ 08854.