How to Donate

How to Donate to the UUFSMA Endowment Fund

There are many ways to make a donation to the UUFSMA Endowment Fund.   Directions on the most common ways to make a current donation are summarized below. Directions on how to make a bequest to UUFSMA are available upon request to a member of the Endowment Fund Committee. You may also request a copy of the UUFSMA Gift Acceptance Policy from a committee member. If there is a source to donate from which we haven’t mentioned below, please ask us about it. The Committee will be glad to help with any questions.

We are grateful for each and every contribution. For all donations, please notify us at treasurer@uufsma.org and endowmentfinancesec.uufsma@gmail.com that the money is coming, the method you have chosen and that your gift is for the Endowment Fund. This will help us to record and acknowledge your donation. Thank you!

For Cash from a USA Account

There are several ways to send money. One of the simplest is a Zelle interbank transfer. This is a free transfer system involving most national banks and many regional banks. Go online to your bank account and find a tab called “send money” or equivalent, with an indication that it is part of the Zelle system. Send the money to uufsma.treasurer@gmail.com The money will automatically go into the UUFSMA bank account. Please make a note that the money is for the Endowment Fund.

You can also send a paper check made out to UUFSMA to:

Frost Bank
Bank by Mail Dept.
P.O. Box 2919
San Antonio, Texas, USA    78299-9966

Make sure there's a notation to “Deposit to Account # 610227587 for the UUFSMA Endowment Fund”. You may also make a direct bank transfer to the UUFSMA’s bank account in the USA. Here are the details:

Frost Bank
111 W. Houston Street
San Antonio, Texas, USA
ABA/ Routing# 114000093
Swift Code FRSTUS44

Beneficiary: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of San Miguel de Allende
Beneficiary address: 4677 Oakridge Road, Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA 97035
Acct 610227587

Finally, you can put a paper check in the Sunday collection basket with a note that it is for the Endowment Fund.

For Payment by PayPal
Please go to the UUFSMA website home page and click on “Donate”. That will take you to a page where you will see “To pay via PayPal click below” with a “Donate” button below it. Click on the “Donate” button to go into the PayPal system to specify your donation. Please note that the transfer is for the Endowment Fund, and use “Family and Friends” to avoid PayPal commission.

For Cash from Mexico
Please provide cash in pesos or make a bank transfer to the UUFSMA bank account.   Checks on Mexican banks are not accepted. For a bank transfer, please email the Treasurer for wiring instructions.

For Cash from Canada
Canadian currency and checks on Canadian banks are not accepted. You may make a wire transfer to the UUFSMA’s bank in the USA. For the best rate, please ask your Canadian bank to convert CAD to USD before wiring the funds. Here are the details:

Frost Bank
111 W. Houston Street
San Antonio, Texas, USA
ABA/ Routing# 114000093
Swift Code FRSTUS44
Beneficiary: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of San Miguel de Allende
Beneficiary address: 4677 Oakridge Road, Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA 97035
Acct 610227587

For Cash from a Donor Advised Fund
Locate the Unitarian Universalist Association in Boston on the list of approved recipients for your fund custodian. They are on the list for all the major custodians. Initiate a grant from your fund to the UUA in Boston, making a note in the Purpose that it is intended for UUFSMA Endowment Fund. UUA will receive the grant and transfer the proceeds to UUFSMA.

For Gifts of Securities
This may be done through the UUA Umbrella Giving program. First, complete the Stock Gift Notification Form at https://www.uua.org/giving/make-gift/giftsstock/notification-form noting in the Gift Purpose section that the gift is for the Endowment Fund of the UUFSMA. After a reply from UUA, you can initiate the stock transfer using the Electronic Transfer Instructions on their website. UUA will sell the securities and transfer the proceeds to UUFSMA .

For Gifts of Non-financial Assets
Speak to or email a member of the Endowment Fund Committee to determine whether your proposed gift of a non-financial asset complies with the UUFSMA Gift Acceptance Policy. Non-financial assets include things like real estate, works of art, and other tangible property.