Sue Engel, Spirit of the Mission Award
The staff and board of the Boys & Girls Club of the Bemidji Area are deeply saddened by the passing of Sue Engel. Learn more about her legacy and give a gift in her memory.
The staff and board of the Boys & Girls Club of the Bemidji Area are deeply saddened by the passing of Sue Engel. Learn more about her legacy and give a gift in her memory.
It costs $1,460 a year to fund a Club member, yet we are able to provide affordable after-school and summer programs annually to more than 600 youth ages 6-18. Your generous gift keeps the Club affordable and accessible to every child who needs a safe place to go after school and in the summer.
What your gift provides:
Make a secure online gift or mail a check. Make your check payable to the Boys & Girls Club of the Bemidji Area — BGCBA for short — and mail it to: BGCBA, P.O. Box 191, Bemidji, MN 56619.
To make a gift in honor or memory of someone online or by mail, please include a memo naming the person and where the gift acknowledgement should be sent, including the person’s name and mailing address.
The Boys & Girls Club of the Bemidji Area is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization and contributions are tax deductible to the extent of the law. Tax number: 81-0599601
Download, complete, and mail this form to the Club for automatic monthly payments with no processing fees.
Questions? Contact Emily Fairchild at 218.444.4171 or emily.fairchild@nullbgcbemidji.org
Join our Legacy Society by making a planned gift to support a future generation of kids. A planned gift can reduce the overall tax burden of your estate while providing a lasting legacy for Bemidji area kids. Planned giving also allows you to fulfill your own philanthropic aspirations as part of your will or estate plan.
Together with your financial advisor or attorney, we can help you explore a planned gift that best meets your goals.
Planned gifts may take the form of:
Questions? Contact Emily Fairchild to explore your options at 218.444.4171 or emily.fairchild@nullbgcbemidji.org
Mike and Becky Bergquist
Steve and Sue* Engel
Sharon Fruetel
Andrea and Larry Kent
Betty Masoner*
Betty Murray*
Karl and Ann Mork
Lorraine Sorensen*
James and Diane Wahl
*indicates deceased
Double your investment and challenge others to give when you make a Challenge Gift. Your challenge gift will be used to jump-start a campaign and raise more money than would otherwise be possible. Challenge gifts will offer donors the opportunity to have their gifts matched dollar-for-dollar. Donors appreciate challenge gifts and so do our Club youth who benefit from the added support.
Great Futures Campaign encourages committed donors to help raise funds that sustain the Club through an entire year of operations. Goal: $50,000 challenge gift
Holiday Campaign highlights a Club success story and invites donors to invest in our Club youth as we celebrate the holidays at the end of the year. Goal: $40,000 challenge gift
All challenge gifts are charitable tax-deductible gifts.
Learn more about your challenge gift options. Or if you prefer, make your own charitable gift. Please contact us to discuss your options and preferences or call Andrea Kent at 218-444-4171, andrea.kent@nullbgcbemidji.org .
Join Boys & Girls Club of America’s prestigious Jeremiah Milbank Society. This group nationally recognizes individuals who invest $10,000 or more of unrestricted gifts in a single year to support their local Boys & Girls Club. This includes gifts of cash or stock, and can be made in multiple segments for a cumulative amount of $10,000 or more.
We are deeply grateful for these special donors below who are great champions of our Club kids!
If you’re considering a substantial gift to improve the lives of kids, please contact us to learn more.
2023
Paul & Jody Benshoof
2022
Paul & Jody Benshoof
2021
Anonymous Local Lady
John Bastien
Paul & Jody Benshoof
Steve & Sue Engel
2020
Anonymous Gala Investor
Anonymous Local Lady
Anonymous Turtle River Couple
Anonymous Bemidji Area Family
Joseph & Janice Lueken Family Foundation
Steve & Sue Engel
2019
Anonymous Gala Investor
Anonymous Local Lady
Anonymous Turtle River Couple
Betty Murray
Stu & Sue Rosselet
2018
Anonymous Gala Investor
Anonymous Local Lady
Anonymous Turtle River Couple
2017
Anonymous Turtle River Couple
Betty Masoner
Peter & Laurie Nordquist
2007
Dick and Pam Nelson
Welcome to our Club Amazon Wish List! If you are willing and able to help our Club out, click on this BGCBA Wish List for some great suggestions.
If you have something to share, drop it off at our office at 1600 Minnesota Avenue NW, just off 15th and Bemidji Avenue. We accept donations M-F from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., September through May, and 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., June -August.
Your gift of securities is a thoughtful investment in great futures for Bemidji Club youth. This method of giving allows you to make a meaningful donation to the Club that may have tax benefits which you should explore with your financial advisor or tax professional. Most importantly, you will have a significant impact on the lives of our Club members and our community.
Donations can be made toward our investment account or restricted to our endowment account. A gift to the investment account will make an impact right now to support quality year-round programs for youth. Donors of investment account gifts that value $10,000 or more are invited to join Boys & Girls Club of America’s prestigious Jeremiah Milbank Society. Principal gifts that are made toward our endowment account will be restricted in perpetuity and will make a difference for future generations of youth in Bemidji. Only a percentage of returns may be taken annually from the endowment account per board policy.
We welcome donations of securities through our Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. brokerage account. Stockbrokers require delivery instructions in writing.
For more information about donating through stocks, securities, life insurance, estates, bequests, trusts, real estate, retirement accounts, commodities, required minimum distributions and more, please reach out to Andrea Kent, Executive Director or Emily Fairchild, Resource Development Director.
Talk to your financial advisor or tax professional to see if your donation may be tax deductible.
“*” Indicates Available at Dollar Store
