Ways to Give

 

When you give, you partner with us to renew God's world.

Your gift to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship will ensure the long-term presence of CBF field personnel in the United States and around the world, provide ministries and support to churches and individuals and offer hope, compassion and empowerment to men, women and children who have been forsaken and forgotten by others. Thank you for joining us in renewing God’s world.

Ways to Give

Recurring Gifts

Go here to set up a new recurring gift. To increase or cancel your recurring gift login to your Classy profile here. If you would like to give recurring gifts to field personnel and need a specific link then please reach out to Leslie Brogdon at lbrogdon@cbf.net.

Financial Contribution

For every dollar you give to CBF, 85 cents go directly towards the ministries and mission of CBF. Your gift helps local congregations thrive, nurture a growing community of young Baptist leaders, promote racial equity and justice and share the love of Christ throughout the world through the long-term presence of CBF field personnel. You can give online or if you prefer you may also give by mailing a check payable to "CBF" to:
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
P.O. Box 102972
Atlanta, GA 30368-2972

Memorial or Honorary Gifts

Honor someone you love with the gift of hope. When you make a donation using the “Give Now” button, simply check the box to honor or memorialize someone and complete the information so that we can send your loved one a card to acknowledge your gift.

Giving through your Will (Legacy Gift)

Planning a legacy gift for CBF through your estate plan costs nothing today, and supports our mission for generations. In partnership with FreeWill, you can create a legal will and plan your gift online, for free.

Create your gift today.

For assistance in planning your legacy gift, please contact Shauw Chin Capps, President, CBF Foundation and Chief Legacy Officer, scapps@cbf.net or 770-220-1622. Or visit CBF Foundation for more information about legacy/planned giving.

If you are ready to plan a gift in your will, you can do so today through our partnership with FreeWill, at no cost. Create your faithful legacy.

Giving Stocks/ Transfer Appreciated Assets

Many donors prefer to make gifts of appreciated stocks, bonds, mutual funds, or exchange traded funds because it can have a large impact on our mission, while maximizing potential tax benefits by avoiding paying tax on capital gains.

If you would like to transfer your appreciated stocks online, you can use our​ online tool to walk you through the process in less than 5 minutes. ​Or, if you would prefer to work directly with your broker, follow the instructions on the tool to access our account information.

Transfer your appreciated assets today.

Giving through your IRA

If you are 70 1⁄2 or older, you are uniquely eligible to give from your IRA, achieving the same immediate impact as a cash gift without dipping into your taxable income.
Use our online tool to create your tax-free IRA gift today.

Donor Advised Funds (DAF)

Donor-Advised Funds allow donors to make a charitable contribution, receive an immediate tax deduction and then recommend grants from the fund over time. It is a tax efficient way to manage your charitable donations.

Grants made to CBF through Donor Advised Funds can be designated in the following ways:

  • For CBF to use wherever the need is greatest
  • For the Offering for Global Missions (OGM)
  • For CBF to use for specific ministries/programs that matches the donors’ interests such as advocacy, racial justice/equity, disaster relief, chaplaincy, young Baptists, etc.

Clients of BNY Mellon, Fidelity Charitable and Schwab Charitable can make a designation through the DAF Direct window on this page.

CBF’s tax ID or EIN number: 58-1960860

For more information, please contact Shauw Chin Capps, Chief Development Officer, at scapps@cbf.net or 770-220-1622.

Interested in donating cryptocurrency to CBF?

Thanks so much for your interest in donating cryptocurrency to CBF. You can direct your gift through Crypto for Charity, which will allow you to make a tax-deductible gift of crypto that is converted to US dollars and sent to us so we can put your gift to work toward our mission.

Congregational Giving

Churches are encouraged to make direct contributions to CBF in one of two ways. First, checks can be sent directly to CBF using the address: Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, P.O. Box 102972, Atlanta, GA 30368-2972. When sending a check, we ask that congregations complete, print and include the CBF Remittance Form with your contribution. This allows us to ensure that your gifts are applied to the areas that you want to support. Click here to access the Remittance Form.

Second, churches may also give online using a credit card. Currently, online giving for churches is restricted to three areas: General Budget Support which funds CBF Mission ad Ministries causes, the Offering for Global Missions and the Emmanuel McCall Racial Equity Fund.

If you have further questions about how your church can give to CBF, please contact Rickey Letson, CBF Congregational Stewardship Officer at rletson@cbf.net or 678-230-8341.

Questions? Contact Shauw Chin Capps, CBF Foundation President & Chief Development Officer, at scapps@cbf.net.

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and gifts are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law.